Investec Specialist Bank (Investec) has added to its Growth and Acquisition Finance team with the appointment of Steven Ive as an originator. He will report to Gary Edwards, and focus on Asset Based & Cash flow lending to drive growth amongst mid-market companies. Ive joins from GE Capital Bank (GE)

Private equity firm TA Associates has added investment staff with Amara Suebsaeng, Alex Melamud and Max Cancre rejoining the firm as Vice Presidents in Boston, Menlo Park and London, respectively, while John DiCola has joined the firm as a Vice President in Boston. “We are pleased to welcome John to

ApplePie Capital, the first marketplace lender solely dedicated to the franchise industry, has appointed Jeff Zinn as Head of Capital Markets. Zinn comes to ApplePie Capital from Jefferies & Company, a global investment bank and institutional securities firm, where he served as Managing Director, specialising in structured product sales since

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn has appointed Alex Plakas as a partner in the firm’s Private Equity Practice Group. Plakas, who joins from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, will be based in Honigman’s Chicago office, which was recently acquired as part of a strategic growth plan aimed at better serving clients

Piper Jaffray Companies has hired Stuart C Harvey Jr (pictured) as a partner in the Piper Jaffray merchant banking group. The group manages private equity investments in commercial businesses with strong growth prospects. Harvey previously served as a managing director at Piper Jaffray from 1993-2003, and will be rejoining the firm

Global law firm White & Case has expanded its Nordic private equity capabilities with the addition of Johan Steen (pictured) as a new partner in Stockholm. “The Nordic private equity market has been consistently one of the most active in Europe and is home to some of the world’s most

UK-based Loyalty Bay has raised USD1 million in a late seed funding round led by Talis Capital with Howzat Partners, NEON Adventures, Chris Mairs and Richard Verney all participating. Matus Maar has joined the board as Investor Director.  Loyalty Bay enables businesses to reward and incentivise any action (i.e. sale,

BerchWood Partners has appointed Jean-Marc Cuvilly as a principal of the firm in its New York office.  Cuvilly will be responsible for origination efforts and maintaining limited partner relationships throughout North America.  He has over 20 years of experience in private placements, fundraising and investment banking.   “Jean-Marc’s extensive experience