BGF (Business Growth Fund) has expanded its Manchester-based team with two appointments. Paul Dolyniuk joins as an investor after 10 years at KPMG while Daniel Beckett, who joins from Bureau van Dijk, will focus on business development across the North West, Yorkshire and North East.   Most recently, Dolyniuk worked

Caledonia Investments has appointed Alex Mills as an investment manager in the firm’s unquoted pool.  Mills joins from Graphite Capital where she worked on the recent New World Trading Company and Aero Technics Group acquisitions as well as representing Graphite on the board of the Groucho Club.    Prior to

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has appointed Harris C Siskind as the global head of its corporate and transactional practice group, effective immediately. Siskind replaces Ira J Coleman who will take over as the chair of the firm as of 1 January 2017.   Siskind advises clients on

RueOne Investments, an alternative asset manager that offers institutional asset owners and family offices direct investment opportunities on a deal by deal basis, has appointed Tracie Ahern and Hoyt Stastney to the firm’s board of directors. Ahern (pictured), who is currently a principal at Danesmead Partners, a fund fiduciary services

US Capital Partners has appointed Britt Doyle as senior vice president (SVP). Headquartered in San Francisco, US Capital Partners is a private investment bank that makes direct debt investments, participates in debt facilities, and has wide distribution for debt and equity private placements for small and medium-sized businesses.   A

Palladium Equity Partners, a private investment firm with approximately USD2 billion in assets under management, has promoted three investment professionals to the position of managing director and three to the position of principal. Marcos Rodriguez, chairman and chief executive officer of Palladium, says: "We are pleased to announce well-deserved promotions

Private equity firm NorthEdge Capital has strengthened its new business team in the north with the appointment of Nicola McQuaid as investment manager and Greg Holmes as investment executive. McQuaid spent 10 years working at PwC in the firm’s corporate finance division before joining JLA, an HgCapital backed business, where

Highview Capital has hired six investment professionals with expertise in private equity, credit and restructuring. Brice Baradel and Steve Russell have joined the team as principals; PJ Gilbert and Dan Picmann as vice presidents; and Tim Park and Kapish Haldia as associates.   All six will be based in Highview’s