Noerr has appointed five new equity partners as of 1 January 2018, including four women. Meike von Levetzow, Annette Pospich, Marlies Raschke, Bärbel Sachs and Ralph Schilha were admitted to the partnership. Michael Bergmann and Pavol Rak were designated as (non-equity) partners and will work as Senior Counsel in the

Frederic Mege, a dual-qualified French and English private client lawyer, has joined Moores Rowland, an independent firm based in Monaco. A member of the Paris Bar Association, the Institut des Avocats Conseils Fiscaux (IACF), the Law Society (England & Wales) and the Society for Tax and Estate Practitioners (STEP), Frederic

Harvest Partners has named two new partners in its structured capital business effective 8 January 2018. The new partners – Steven Duke and Sean Murphy – co-lead the strategy and were formerly Managing Directors. Structured capital is Harvest’s non- control senior equity product. Duke joined Harvest in 2014 and serves

SV Health Investors, the venture capital and growth equity firm, has promoted Michael Balmuth to Managing Partner from Partner, and Houman Ashrafian to Partner from Venture Partner and Entrepreneur in Residence. SV manages seven funds that aim to support entrepreneurs and companies that create breakthrough treatments and healthcare solutions. The

AXON Partners expands its team with the addition of a new senior professional, Vincent de Boursetty, as a Principal in the firm’s Swiss office in Zug. De Boursetty has 12 years of corporate finance and private equity experience. Prior to joining AXON, Partners he worked at London‐based corporate finance advisory

Orrick has appointed Ali Ramadan as a partner in the firm’s Technology Companies Group, resident in the London office. Ramadan is the sixth partner and 20th lawyer to join Orrick’s London Technology Companies team. The Orrick team has ranked No1 for European venture capital volume for the past seven quarters

Aurelius Equity Opportunities further builds UK team with appointment of Peter Wood as Principal. Aurelius Equity Opportunities SE & Co has added Peter Wood to its UK team, with immediate effect. Wood joins Aurelius as a Principal, based in the London office, working as part of the investment team to

Edge Investments, a specialist investment house focused on the creative industries sector, has added to its team with the appointment of two specialist investment professionals – Niall Santamaria and Joshua Burge. Santamaria joins Edge from Exodus Ventures, a specialist firm within the high-growth, early-phase digital media sector. A holder of the CFA

FPE Capital (FPE), a growth private equity investor in UK lower mid-market companies, has appointed Connor Trendell as Investment Manager. Trendell, who joins FPE Capital from Deloitte, where he was a member of the firm’s TMT M&A Advisory team, is FPE Capital’s second appointment following the final close of FPE

TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm, has promoted six investment staff members in the firm’s Boston, Menlo Park and London offices, effective 1 January 2018. “It is an honour to recognise the well-deserved promotions of these talented and dedicated team members who have each played a vital role