Equistone Partners Europe, an investor in mid-market buyouts, has appointed Steven Whitaker as chief operating officer (COO). He will be based in the firm’s London office and begins his role with immediate effect.   Whitaker joins Equistone after seven years at Vision Capital, where he was chief operating officer and

Trivest Partners has promoted Steve Reynolds to principal effective immediately. Reynolds joined Trivest as an associate in 2011 and was previously promoted to vice president in 2013.   At Trivest, Reynolds has been actively involved in identifying acquisition targets, analysing investment opportunities, monitoring portfolio companies and leading successful realisations. He

Elizabeth Burgess, senior partner and a founding partner of private equity investor Altus Capital Partners, is to leave the firm to pursue other opportunities.  Burgess says: “I have worked with Russ and Greg Greenberg for over 15 years. We established Altus Capital Partners back in 2003 and I am incredibly

The British Business Bank has appointed Neeta Atkar as a non-executive director to the board and the new chair of the British Business Bank Board Risk Committee, effective 1 July. Atkar is chief risk officer at TSB Bank. She is a member of TSB Bank’s executive team, responsible for setting the bank’s

River SaaS Capital has appointed Wendy Jarchow as chief investment officer. Jarchow will manage River SaaS Capital's portfolio of loans, devise strategies for growth and act as a liaison between investors.   "Wendy has a wealth of investment and start-up knowledge, and we are excited to have her join our

Monroe Capital has appointed Steve Hinrichs as Managing Director in its Los Angeles office. He will serve as the firm’s Group Head for the Southern California region. “We are very excited to add Steve to the Monroe Capital team,” says Ted Koenig, President & CEO of Monroe Capital. “Steve has

Munich-based Venture Capital firm Target Partners has appointed Holger G Weiss as its newest Venture Partner. Weiss will help to build out Target Partners’ startup network, with a focus on the Berlin ecosystem and the topics of Future Mobility and Internet of Things. Weiss has 15 years of entrepreneurial experience

Cyrus Investment Management (CIM), a specialist engineering turnaround EIS investment adviser, has appointed Clare Glackin, Head of Industrial Practice at Odgers Berndtson, to the firm’s Advisory Board. Glackin heads the Industrial practice at Odgers Berndtson, where she undertakes executive searches for manufacturing and engineering businesses. Her particular focus is senior

BGF (Business Growth Fund) has appointed Will Copeland to the investment team in the Midlands. Copeland joins BGF from PwC where he worked as a manager in the transaction services team, providing due diligence to a variety of buyers, sellers and refinancers. Based in BGF’s Birmingham office, Copeland joins a