Bowside Capital, a private investment firm that specialises in the North American private equity, small capitalisation market, has appointed Dru Rushing as a vice president. Rushing will be involved in sourcing, due diligence and monitoring of private equity investments.   Prior to joining Bowside, Rushing spent over seven years as

SharesPost, a liquidity provider to the late-stage, venture-backed asset class, has appointed Kelly Rodriques to its board of directors. Rodriques has more than 25 years of financial services and technology experience and has been an investor in more than 20 venture-backed firms.   He was a founding investor of mFoundry,

Ignition Partners, an early stage business software venture capital firm, has appointed Bob Kelly as a managing partner in the firm’s Seattle office. Kelly will be one of the firm’s four partners responsible for fund investments and overall firm strategy.   Kelly brings more than 20 years of experience with

Global investment bank GCA Altium has made three senior promotions in its Manchester team. Dominic Orsini and Adam Sivner become directors, while Mark Smith takes the role of assistant director.   Orsini has spent four years at GCA Altium, joining the company as an associate in September 2012. During his

UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners has appointed Melanie Goward as investment director in the firm's London-based investment team. Goward brings more than 15 years’ experience in investing in early-stage businesses, including the technology, life science and biotechnology sectors.   Goward will be responsible for handling new early-stage and

Private equity firm CenterOak Partners has hired three new professionals. Ben Adams has been appointed vice president; Carrie Calhoun as senior associate of business development and investor relations; and Josh Weaver as associate.   With these hires, the staff at CenterOak now totals 22 individuals, including 13 members of the

Private equity firm Campbell Lutyens has expanded its US activities with the appointment of Gerald Cooper as a partner. Cooper will be based in the firm’s New York office and will be focused on the development of Campbell Lutyens’ US secondary advisory practice.   Prior to joining Campbell Lutyens, Cooper

Business adviser Richard Malczyk has joined business funding solutions provider Pegasus Funding Resources as a consultant. Malczyk started his career in R&D before moving into product management and international marketing for News Digital Systems, part of News Corp.   At News Corp he managed the introduction of new technology to