The Seattle office of global law firm K&L Gates has appointed Christopher J (CJ) Voss as a partner in the corporate/M&A practice. Voss joins K&L Gates from Stoel Rives LLP, where he practiced for more than 20 years. Previously an attorney/advisor with the Office of the Chief Counsel for International

British Business Bank Investments, the commercial arm of the British Business Bank, has appointed Catherine Lewis La Torre as Chief Executive Officer, effective from 1 September 2016.  Lewis La Torre joins British Business Bank Investments from Cardano, where she is Head of Private Equity and responsible for managing a portfolio

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has appointed Stefan Krause as a Senior Advisor. He will support the firm in the identification and evaluation of new investments in Europe.  Krause has over twenty years of experience as a senior executive leading international businesses headquartered in Germany. Most recently he served as

Leading mid-market private equity house LDC has strengthened its support for management teams with the appointment of Chris Coulton as Portfolio Director. Coulton joins LDC after 15 years at Deloitte where he specialised in advising mid-market private equity-backed businesses. In his new role, Coulton will work alongside LDC’s portfolio to

PwC Legal has appointed Stephen Richards as a Senior Manager in the firm’s Corporate Group in London. Richards joins from Laytons where he was a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial Team of that firm. Richards has nearly ten years’ experience working in corporate law. He has a broad practice,

RSM has appointed James Lewis as an M&A partner in its corporate finance practice. Lewis joins RSM from Deloitte where he jointly led the firm’s PLC M&A Advisory team. Prior to that, he held advisory and M&A positions at both Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse. In his career to date,

Centaur Asset Management has appointed Rose Omundi as Corporate Counsel. This is the latest in a series of senior-level appointments across the business. Prior to moving to the UAE, Omundi was based in Kenya and worked for one of the leading banks in Kenya as a Senior Legal Counsel and

Private equity firm Harvest Partners has appointed Michael JP Klein as an Advisor. Klein will support the firm in identifying and evaluating investment opportunities in the automotive aftermarket parts, distribution, services, and retail sectors.  Klein has more than 35 years of experience in the automotive aftermarket, including CEO roles with

Investec Specialist Bank continues to expand its Growth & Acquisition Finance team with the appointment of Nicole de Silva and Prasan Desai to the London office.  In their respective roles, Nicole and Prasan will report to James Stirling and focus on providing senior debt, mezzanine finance and minority equity across