LiveOak Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas, has appointed Mike Marcantonio as Principal, and Mason Rathe as Senior Associate. Mike and Mason are the first investment professionals being added to the team outside of the three founding partners and will focus on both executing new

Ipes, a provider of outsourced services to private equity in Europe, has strengthened its senior team in Jersey with the creation of new roles and new appointments. Senior Managers Gary Ayres and Vimbai Bundu-Kamara have been appointed as Operations Directors and have joined the Jersey board. Gary and Vimbai will

Sofinnova Partners, a European venture capital firm specialised in Life Sciences, has appointed Martin T Rothman as Venture Partner. Rothman brings forty years of experience and a strong international network in the medical field to Sofinnova Partners.   As Venture Partner, Rothman will focus on helping the team identify and

Converged ICT Services Provider GCI, a portfolio company of private equity firm Mayfair Equity Partners, has appointed Patrick De Smedt as Non-Executive Chairman. De Smedt brings a wealth of experience to GCI, including 23 years with Microsoft which he joined in 1983 when it was a mere 200 employees. De

Hanneke Smits, CEO of Newton Investment Management and a current trustee, is to succeed Johannes Huth, MD of KKR as Chair of Impetus – The Private Equity Foundation (Impetus – PEF). Huth has served as Impetus-PEF’s chair since 2013. Impetus-PEF finds, funds, and builds the best charities working with disadvantaged young

NorthEdge Capital (NorthEdge) has appointed two new Portfolio Directors following an active start to 2018 in which the firm has completed five transactions at a combined value of GBP160 million. Keven Parker and Andy Tupholme both join NorthEdge as Portfolio Directors.   Parker joins NorthEdge with over 12 years’ experience in leveraged

Great Rock Capital, an asset-focused commercial finance company specialising in middle market lending, has appointed Gerard Hanabergh and Jennifer Cronin as Chief Risk Officer and Managing Director – Marketing and Business Development, respectively. Additionally, Great Rock’s Jim Hogan will be taking on a new senior role as Chief Commercial Officer.   “Jim and I

Seasoned M&A practitioner Jinsong (Jeff) Zhang has joined Orrick as a partner in the firm’s M&A and private equity practice. Zhang joins from King & Wood Mallesons, where he was a partner resident in New York. He previously served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of CITIC Securities USA,

Law firm Paul Hastings has appointed Anu Balasubramanian to lead its private equity offering in London. “Anu is an acclaimed leader in the market with strong relationships with institutional and corporate clients across multiple sectors and geographies,” says Seth Zachary, chair of Paul Hastings. “Our Private Equity practice has developed