Idinvest Partners has opened a new office in Frankfurt and added three German nationals to its private debt team. The new Frankfurt office will be represented by Florian Zimmerman, who has been working with Idinvest since 2014.   Christophe Bavière, president of Idinvest Partners, says: “Brexit has accelerated the fact

Avenir Capital, an Australian-based, global value manager, is Fidante Partner’s newest boutique investment management partner. Nick Hamilton, general manager at Fidante Partners, says: “Avenir Capital is an exceptional investment manager. Avenir’s investment approach has been developed from its private equity heritage that we believe provides the foundation for long-term investment success.

Civitas Capital Group has strengthened its sales team with the promotion of two existing members of staff and the addition of two new hires. Irene Shen has been promoted to director, sales and investor relations. In her new role, Shen is responsible for expanding Civitas' presence in the alternative investment

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has appointed Gavin Rees as market manager on its global fund banking team in the UK. The team serves private equity and venture capital funds with banking services and customised financing.   SVB banks businesses such as Momondo, Darktrace, ReceiptBank and Made.com.   Rees has over

Monomoy Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on value investing and business improvement in the middle market, has appointed Ashley Johansen as a managing director and head of investor relations and fundraising.  Johansen will help Monomoy develop an investor relations programme designed to enhance and expand the firm’s partnership

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