Private equity firm JW Childs Associates has hired Philippe Schenk as managing director, Kyle Casella as vice president and Jess Yuan as associate. Schenk will lead investor relations activities for JW Childs. Casella and Yuan are primarily responsible for due diligence and analysis of new investment opportunities and monitoring of

East Capital Explorer is to terminate its investment agreement with East Capital and become an independent investment company. East Capital Explorer is acquiring East Capital’s shares, representing 96 per cent of the formerly jointly owned holding company.   The compensation for the control shares and certain other obligations amounts to

Perella Weinberg Partners has appointed Mauro Rossi has a managing director in the firm’s advisory business. Based in New York, Rossi will be a member of the firm’s financial institutions group (FIG), providing strategic and financial advice to clients in the insurance sector.   Rossi has over 15 years of

Catapult Ventures has appointed Dr Tony Flinn as a venture partner with its new GM&C Life Sciences Fund. Flinn, who becomes the fund’s second venture partner, is an authority in contract research organisation (CRO) companies, having founded Onyx Scientific in 2000 to offer contract chemistry services for many of the

Private equity firm Constitution Capital Partners has expanded its team with the appointment of Raymond Shih as an associate and Athilia Chau Banh as a staff accountant. Shih joined the firm on 1 August and Banh on 15 August.   Shih joins Constitution Capital’s investment team as an associate from

NorthEdge Capital has appointed Prem Mohan Raj as its new chief financial officer (CFO).  Raj joins NorthEdge with over 12 years of private equity experience.   He joins from Livingbridge, where he worked in senior financial management positions, latterly as CFO, across a range of its funds, including its limited

Private equity fund administration provider Ipes has appointed Alyson Yule as depositary director. She joins the firm from Wells Fargo Global Fund Services where she led its depositary function.    Yule, a Chartered Accountant, has over 25 years of experience in the onshore and offshore finance industry and has detailed

RueOne Investments, an alternative asset manager that offers institutional asset owners and family offices direct investment opportunities, has appointed Michael Caro as director of partnerships. Caro, who is also a partner in the firm, is responsible for overall business development – cultivating relationships with RueOne's asset manager partners and global

Kaye Scholer has moved its London office from 140 Aldersgate Street to the 33rd floor at CityPoint on Ropemaker Street, Moorgate. Home to many of London’s llegal and financial firms, CityPoint is a landmark skyscraper located in London’s primary financial district and historic nucleus.   In addition to closer proximity to the