Independent investment bank Zeus Capital has appointed Rachel Birkett as research analyst in its Manchester office. Birkett, who is a qualified chartered accountant, joins from Brown Shipley where she spent two years as a company analyst and fund manager. In this role, Birkett researched the consumer discretionary sector of the

Law firm Noerr is adding a team of 11 DJBW lawyers including three partners and an of counsel to its Warsaw office, effective 1 January 2017. DJBW is an independent Polish law firm founded by ex-White & Case managing partner Witold Daniłowicz and former White & Case partner Witold Jurcewicz,

Inflexion Private Equity has appointed Daryl Cohen as an investment director within the partnership capital team, focused on minority investing. He starts with immediate effect.   Cohen has over 10 years’ investment experience in the UK and Western Europe, completing numerous transactions, add-on acquisitions and refinancings across a range of

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