Direct lender Beechbrook Capital, which backs small and medium-sized businesses in the UK with a turnover of between GBP10 million and GBP100 million and EBITDA of more than GBP1 million, has opened its first regional office in Manchester. The office, in Hardman Square, Spinningfields, will support the UK SME Credit

Pan-European private equity firm Agilitas has appointed Debojit Mukherjee as chief operating officer (COO) with immediate effect. Debojit joins Agilitas after seven years at Change Capital Partners, where he was chief financial officer and prior to that head of operations.   Earlier career positions have included director of operations and

Akin Gump has appointed Michael Joyce as a partner in its global energy and transactions practice in Singapore. Joyce comes to Akin Gump from Norton Rose Fulbright, where he was head of the oil and gas group for Australia.   He has relocated from Sydney, Australia, back to Singapore where

Peer-to-peer finance platform Assetz Capital has appointed Mark Standley, the former branch manager at Handelsbanken Cardiff and Bridgend, to oversee the firm’s expansion plans for South Wales.   Prior to his time at Handelsbanken, Standley was with Barclays leading a mid and large corporate business development team across South Wales. 

David Sheasby, head of governance and sustainability at Martin Currie, has been appointed to the PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment) ESG Engagements advisory committee. Martin Currie’s experience in engagement with investee companies, as well as the considerable work Sheasby has done in this area, prompted the PRI’s appointment.   Sheasby

Ralf Schremper is to join as a partner in the private equity team at Oakley Capital with a focus on building out Oakley’s presence in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland). He is anticipated to join Oakley in August 2017.   Schremper will join from ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, a