Murray Devine has appointed Mark Emrich in the firm’s New York office. Emrich will lead Murray Devine’s New York business development activities with an emphasis on alternative investment firms and financial service intermediaries including investment banks, law firms, accounting and audit firms, and insurance companies. Emrich has over 20 years

Callan, an institutional investment consulting firm, has appointed Harshal Shah, CFA, as a senior vice president in the firm’s Private Equity (PE) Research Group in its San Francisco office. Shah most recently was a PE portfolio manager with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CALPERS). Prior to that, he was

Motive Partners, an investment firm focused on fintech companies, has appointed a Global Advisory Council (GAC) The council consists of: Douglas Flint CBE, Former Group Chairman of HSBC; Russell Fradin, Operating Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and former President & CEO of SunGard Data Systems; Rosemary Leith, Founding Director

Bregal Freshstream has appointed Lodewijk de Graauw to the newly formed role of Head of Portfolio Operations, in which he will be responsible for working closely with the management teams of companies within Bregal Freshstream’s portfolio, helping them to develop and execute strategies in order to maximise their growth potential. 

Magnus Lilja is taking over the responsibility for leveraged finance at SEB in Germany effective 1 January, 2018. Lilja has many years of experience in the business of leveraging private equity acquisitions. After working for KPMG and the Royal Bank of Scotland, he moved to SEB in Frankfurt in 2011.

Cebile Capital, a secondaries adviser and placement agent, has opened an office in New York as part of a wider North American expansion strategy. Founded in 2011, Cebile has become one of the pre-eminent partners to mid-market private equity GPs for fund placements. It also advises buyers and sellers of

Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment firm with more than USD31 billion in assets under management, has established an office in Seoul, South Korea. The new office will enable the firm to more effectively serve clients and access investment opportunities in the region. Chris Cho, who joins the firm

Illuminate Financial Management, a venture capital firm specialising in capital markets technology, has expanded its team with the appointment of former UBS and IHS Markit Managing Director, Roger Spooner as Head of Strategic Relationships. Andrew Patey, former Group Finance Manager at Octopus Investments has also joined as Head of Finance.