Bijal N Vira has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton as a corporate finance partner, based in the firm's New York office. Vira joins from Winston & Strawn. Vira's practice is focused on representing investors and committed funds in their equity investment and/or lending activities, and his experience is comprehensive

Venky Ganesan, Managing Director of Menlo Ventures, will serve as the 2016-2017 Chair of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) Board of Directors. Ganesan’s appointment was made official at the Second Annual NVCA Leadership Gala & Summit in San Francisco, this week. Ganesan becomes Chair of the NVCA Board of

Alliant has expanded its presence in the Gulf Coast region with the opening of a New Orleans office, which will be manned by Christian Chauvin and Noah Hardie. The pair have joined the company’s Alliant Americas division to provide insurance and risk management solutions to clients in a range of

Flare Capital Partners, a healthcare technology venture capital firm, has appointed Dr. Gary Gottlieb One year since Flare Capital’s launch and initial fund closing, the firm continues to expand its broad network of specialised resources that are leading the transformation of the business of healthcare. Flare Capital’s new team members offer unrivalled

Mobile gaming entrepreneur and INSEAD-alumni Eyal Rabinovich has joined Octopus Ventures, the London-based venture capital investor best known for backing Zoopla Property Group, Secret Escapes, SwiftKey and graze.com. Eyal brings 13 years of technology industry experience to the role, having co-founded the Israeli-based data-driven games publisher PlayScape. Eyal’s appointment comes

NorthEdge Capital, the private equity firm focused on investing in businesses in the North of England, has promoted George Potts and James Marshall to Investment Manager. Potts joined NorthEdge in 2011 and was part of the team to close the firm’s maiden fund at GBP225m in 2012. He has been

Mid-market private equity firm LDC is aiming to bolster its investment in Welsh businesses with the launch of an office in Cardiff, which will be led by experienced Welsh dealmaker, Dewi Hughes. LDC invests up to GBP100 million of equity capital to support the growth of SME and mid-sized businesses

Michael Weisser and Sarah Stasny have joined the New York office of Kirkland & Elliss as partners in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group with a focus on private equity. Weisser and Stasny represent many of the leading private equity funds and their portfolio companies in connection with investments, acquisitions, divestitures