WorldQuant Ventures, an early stage investment firm, has appointed Mark Danchak as Managing Director. Mark will co-run the firm with Steven Lau, Managing Director at WorldQuant Ventures. Danchak joined WorldQuant Ventures from Carbon6 Ventures, where he was a Partner and focused on Seed to A Round investments in early stage

Goodwin has appointed Markus Bauman as partner in its technology and life sciences practice in London. Bauman practises in both the US and Europe, with a focus on advising technology and life sciences clients.   “Goodwin’s technology and life sciences platform in the US is already incredibly strong, and we have

Private equity firm IK Investment Partners (IK) has appointed Sander van Vreumingen as a Partner responsible for IK’s Benelux Small Cap team.  IK has been present in the Benelux region since 1995 and has invested over EUR1 billion into thirteen successful investments during this time. Within the mid cap space,

LDC, a mid-market private equity investor, has strengthened its London team with the appointment of private equity specialist, Philip Weston, as an investment director. The expansion is part of LDC’s nationwide pledge to invest GBP1.2 billion of equity in UK small and mid-sized companies over the next three years, with

Business advisory firm FRP Advisory has strengthened its team in the Midlands with the promotion to partner of Arvindar Singh-Sall, who is based in the firm’s Birmingham office. FRP Advisory Midlands team now comprises 31 staff, including six partners and five directors spread across offices in Birmingham and Leicester covering

Private equity lawyer Fraser Dawson has been elected partner at Gibson Dunn, effective 1 January 2018. Dawson, who is based in the firm’s Dubai Office, has experience in acting on a broad range of M&A and other corporate transactions including MBOs, JVs, secondary buy-outs, co-investments, consortium arrangements, restructurings, convertible loan

Idinvest Partners has appointed Charles Daulon du Laurens as Partner and Global Head of Investor Relations and Marketing. Daulon du Larens will be in charge capital raising, investor relations and marketing functions on a global basis, managing teams based in Europe and Asia.   He joins from AXA IM-Real Assets,

Victory Park Capital (VPC), an investment firm focused on middle-market debt and equity investments, has appointed Troy Jamison as chief risk officer (CRO) for the firm’s nonbank financial services portfolio. Jamison is based in Chicago and reports directly to CEO and Co-Founder Richard Levy.   As VPC’s first CRO, Jamison