Cairngorm Capital has appointed Stuart Whiteford as investment manager. Whiteford joins from the EuroAsia special assets group at Goldman Sachs, where he was an executive director involved in strategy and investment for a range of European opportunities.   Prior to Goldman Sachs, he was a member of Citigroup’s UK investment

BGF (Business Growth Fund) is continuing to expand its team covering the South West of England with the appointment of James Skade, who will be based in the firm’s Bristol office. Before joining BGF Skade spent five years at EY, most recently in the corporate finance team where he advised

Private equity firm NMS Capital Group has launched a real estate investment and advisory firm called NMS Capital Realty Advisors (NMSRA). NMSRA will focus on providing direct and indirect financing solutions for construction, senior secured and mezzanine loans to clients and advisory solutions related to real estate sales, recapitalisation and

Idinvest Partners, a European SME investor, has opened a Shanghai office to support the growth of its portfolio companies in Asian markets. The office will be led by Solomon Moos, corporate development Asia, who joined Idinvest in July 2016 from Allianz Global Investors.   Moos will be supported by three

IGF, a commercial finance provider for SMEs, has made a trio of new hires across the UK. Kelly Tighe joins as client manager on the firm’s invoice finance team; Aman Gill is regional sales director, also on the invoice finance team; and Mark Stainsby joins IGF Business Credit, the firm’s

Joan Schriger and Brian O’Keefe, founders of Pharus Capital Management, a San Francisco-based private fund manager, have joined Pacific View Asset Management. Schriger and O’Keefe bring with them a portfolio of venture capital investments and a track record dating back to 2013.   Throughout their careers, they have been active

RCP Advisors has promoted Dave McCoy to managing partner; Alex Abell, Nell Blatherwick, Michael Feinglass and Andy Nelson to partner; and Ross Koenig and Michael Rice to vice president. McCoy joined RCP in 2010 and has 15 years of private equity experience. Heis the portfolio manager for RCP’s co-investment funds

K&L Gates has appointed Michael D Cuda as a partner in the firm’s banking and asset finance practice in Dallas. Cuda joins K&L Gates from Squire Patton Boggs.   With more than 25 years of energy and banking experience, Cuda counsels clients on domestic and international energy and oil and gas

Transport industry-focused private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Group has appointed Niall McComiskey as a managing director. McComiskey joined Greenbriar in 2006 and has led the structuring and sourcing of a number of investments across the transportation space, with a particular focus in the aerospace, commercial vehicle, distribution and shipping sectors.