Private equity firm GI Partners has appointed Philip Yau as Managing Director with responsibility for strategic origination and business development opportunities, He will also oversee the investor relations team, and manage the firm’s co-investment efforts.  Yau joins GI Partners after 24 years in investment banking, including 12 years in the UBS

Private equity investor LDC has strengthened its Yorkshire and North East team with the appointment of senior corporate finance specialist, Gareth Marshall, 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

Duff & Phelps, a global valuation and corporate finance adviser, is pleased to announce that Christian Mouillon has joined the firm as a Global Senior Adviser. Mouillon brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the firm as a former Global Vice Chairman at EY. He will focus on growth

Munich Venture Capital firm Target Partners has appointed Jan Wolter as Venture Partner. A successful founder and executive, Wolter will contribute his experience in enterprise software to the Target Partners network. Wolter is Managing Director for Europe at Applause, the a specialist in In-The-Wild Software Testing. Previously he was co-founder

Leveraged finance lawyer Lorraine Vaz is the latest partner to join McGuireWoods in London, as the firm positions to meet growing demand in the UK for US-style leveraged financings. She comes to McGuireWoods from King & Wood Mallesons, where she was a partner. Vaz is the third partner to join the London

Octopus has appointed Helen Cowing as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Group. The appointment comes as the Group embarks on its ambitious next phase of growth. This includes plans to almost triple institutional assets under management over the next five years, and reach two million energy customers over the

Growth private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners (Palamon) has appointed Oliver Hemsley and Josyane Gold to its Board of Advisors. Hemsley is the founder and former CEO of Numis Securities, the London-listed small and mid-cap capital markets specialist. Under his 25 year leadership, Numis became one of the UK’s most

Consumer-focused private equity firm Fireman Capital Partners (FCP) has promoted Chris Akelman to Principal and Ekta Sharma to Vice President. “We are pleased to announce the promotion of two highly talented members of the Fireman Capital team,” says Dan Fireman, Managing Partner of FCP. “Both Chris and Ekta have been

Astarte Capital Partners, a specialist alternatives co-investment platform with a focus on real assets, has made three appointments to its London-based team. The three new hires will reinforce Astarte’s ability to invest in niche real assets by forming partnerships with seasoned operating teams. The new recruitments come at the time