LendInvest, an online lender for short-term property finance, has appointed its first in-house legal counsel to the company’s expanding team. Ruth Pearson joins LendInvest from Simmons & Simmons where she was a Managing Associate in the Banking team. Ruth joined Simmons & Simmons as a trainee in 2007 and qualified

Exponent Private Equity has announced a number of changes to its team as part of the company’s succession planning strategy. Richard Lenane has been appointed as Managing Partner with effect from 1 January 2016 in succession to Hugh Richards who will retire from the firm after its AGM at the

Emmanuelle Pierret is joining Idinvest Partners as Investment Director of the Growth Capital team. Pierret’s role will mainly consist of the deployment of the NOVI 2 Equity Compartment taking minority stakes in SMEs and midmarket companies with strong growth potential with investment ranging between EUR3 million and EUR20 million.  

Aquila Group has strengthened its real assets portfolio management proposition by appointing Bjoern Meyer as Team Head with responsibility for the company’s wind power and photovoltaic plants. Meyer has 15 years’ experience in the renewable energy sector. Prior to joining Aquila Group, the graduate economist held positions within banks, project

Palatine Private Equity has appointed Rupert Brown as Investment Manager as the firm looks to increase the investment capacity of the southern team. Brown joins from NBGI Private Equity where he spent over four years in the UK investment team working on a number of acquisitions, including ATR Group and

Harvest Partners has promoted Stephen Carlson to Managing Director of the firm. Previously a Principal, he joins the eight current Managing Directors and Senior Managing Directors of Harvest. Carlson joined Harvest in 2010 from DLJ Merchant Banking Partners. He is a cum laude graduate of The Wharton School at the

Private equity firm Winona Capital has promoted Jason Sowers to Partner. “We’re extremely pleased to welcome Jason to the partnership position,” says Laird Koldyke, Managing Director of Winona Capital. “Jason has an unparalleled understanding of the retail industry and has proven his ability to accelerate consumer demand and significantly increase

German early-stage technology investor Target Partners has named Dr Michael Münnix as a Partner. Michael joined the firm as an Associate in 2011. “We are excited and proud to win Michael as Partner,” says Waldemar Jantz, Partner and co-founder of Target Partners. “Michael contributed significantly to nine major investments for