Harwood Capital Group has launched a new investment business to complement its existing portfolio of companies. The group has identified a significant gap in the current market and believes that investors are increasingly looking for long term, unconstrained, concentrated opportunities to invest in publicly listed small to medium sized quoted

Emlen Harmon has joined JMP Securities as a managing director and equity research analyst following regional banks. He is based in the firm’s New York office.   Earlier this month, Harmon initiated coverage of nine companies: Associated Banc-Corp; BancorpSouth, Inc. First Horizon National Corporation; First Republic Bank; Hancock Holding Company;

Telecommunications expert Ralf Gerbershagen will be supporting the senior adviser board of Clearwater International, a globally active corporate finance house focusing on mid-market transactions, with immediate effect. Gerbershagen, 54, has decades of management experience in the international telecommunications industry as well as a network of business contacts in the digital

Idinvest Partners has appointed Alban Wyniecki as an investment director. Wyniecki will provide strategic direction and oversight of Idinvest’s Growth Capital Fund II, which recently held its first close at EUR250 million.   The fund’s first investment this year was in Vestiaire Collective, an online e-commerce marketplace for pre-loved clothes.

Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) has appointed Michael Anstey as an investment director specialising in healthcare investments. Anstey says: “There is an abundance of impressive innovation in bioscience occurring in the Cambridge Cluster. We are on the cusp of something fantastic here. It's exciting to be part of an opportunity in

BGF (Business Growth Fund) has appointed Fiona Gibson to support its growing portfolio in the South West of England. Gibson joins BGF from Lloyds Banking Group where she was head of equity investments, responsible for the bank’s portfolio of more than 250 legacy equity assets. Whilst at Lloyds, Gibson delivered

Matthew Pohlman has rejoined law firm Goodwin as a partner in the hospitality and leisure practice in the London office. Pohlman brings extensive experience in the development, operation, management, acquisition, disposition and financing of hotels, resorts and other mixed-use hospitality assets around the world.   “We are delighted to welcome

Private equity and infrastructure investment specialist Omnes Capital has made a number of key promotions and appointments with Eric Rey appointed as managing partner, responsible for the firm’s mid-cap business. Rey also joins Omnes Capital’s executive committee.   In addition, Pierre-Axel Botuha and Etienne Chemel have joined the mid-cap team