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.

UBS Asset Management’s (UBS-AM) Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) business has appointed Stefan Rose as a Portfolio Manager in its Infrastructure Debt team. Rose’s appointment further strengthens REPM’s USD4 billion infrastructure platform, which invests in both equity and debt, and it follows the announcement of three other senior hires

Knight Corporate Finance, a boutique advisor based in Warrington and London, has strengthened its team with three key appointments, following a sustained period of growth which has seen the firm’s deal count approach 90 transactions. Neeraj Dhuna and David Middleton, both ICAEW chartered accountants, join as Corporate Finance Manager and

Sidley Austin has appointed Alexander Temel and William Schwab as partners in the firm’s Boston office. They are members of Sidley’s global Private Equity practice. Both were formerly with Latham & Watkins. “We are excited to have attracted top talent like Alex and Bill as we continue to expand our

Polaris Investment Advisory AG (Polaris), Zurich, has appointed Dr Hanspeter Bader, Baldomero Falcones, Dr Thomas Friese and Matthias Knab as Members of its Senior Advisory Board. “We are delighted to have gained such renowned and globally-networked experts for our company. With this step, we are substantiating our claim of having

Life Sciences venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners has appointed Maina Bhaman as Partner. Bhaman comes to Sofinnova Partners with a long track record as a successful healthcare investor. Prior to joining, she was Director of Healthcare Investment at Touchstone Innovations (formerly Imperial Innovations) in London (UK) since 2006. She has

Eurazeo has appointed Virginie Morgon, the company’s current Deputy CEO, as CEO from 19 March, 2018. Morgon (pictured), will replace Patrick Sayer at the end of his fourth term as CEO and Chair of Eurazeo’s Executive Board. Morgon’s experience and key contribution to numerous successes made her the Supervisory Board’s

Following its recent acquisition of Bento Sushi (Bento), YO! Sushi (YO!) has appointed Richard Hodgson as Chief Executive Officer, commencing in December. Hodgson was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Pizza Express, where he was instrumental in driving the internationalisation of the business.   As agreed with the Board when Mayfair