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Arsenal Capital Partners names Frank Scrudato as CFO

Private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners has appointed Frank Scrudato as chief financial officer and chief compliance officer. Scrudato (pictured) was formerly chief financial officer and principal of Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co (BRS).    Prior to BRS, he was a director in the transaction services practices of KPMG and Arthur

Reed Smith appoints leveraged finance partner in London

Law firm Reed Smith has appointed leveraged finance partner Ben Davis to its UK finance practice. Davis (pictured), previously at Travers Smith, will join the firm’s London office on 18 March.   Travis’s practice focuses primarily on leveraged finance; he also advises on corporate facilities, refinancings, debt restructurings and general

DMS Offshore Investment Services expands FATCA task force

Fund governance firm DMS Offshore Investment Services has expanded its FATCA task force with the addition of Alaina Danley, formerly director of finance at Bain Capital, and Jennifer Dimitri, formerly director of investment compliance at the University of North Carolina endowment system. Now comprising seven members, the DMS FATCA Task

Infrastructure

3i appoints co-managing partners for infrastructure business

Phil White and Ben Loomes are to be appointed as co-managing partners of 3i Group’s infrastructure business, when current managing partner Cressida Hogg leaves the company at the end of March. White and Loomes will be in charge of portfolio management and strategic development respectively. In addition, White will join

Dinesh Moorjani joins Warburg Pincus as executive-in-residence

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has appointed Dinesh Moorjani as an executive-in-residence (EIR).  Moorjani (pictured) will work with Warburg Pincus to identify and evaluate investment opportunities in the mobile industry globally.   Moorjani was the founder and CEO of Hatch Labs, a mobile technology incubator and captive investment fund. Prior to Hatch

Matthew Thompson joins Enhanced Equity Funds as a vice president

Healthcare-focused private equity firm Enhanced Equity Funds (EEF) has appointed Matthew Thompson as a vice president. "Matthew brings extensive healthcare experience to Enhanced Equity," says Malcolm Kostuchenko, partner and co-founder of Enhanced.  "We are excited for him to join Enhanced to help build the firm's capabilities and expertise as well

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Debu Purkayastha joins Octopus as entrepreneur-in-residence

Debu Purkayastha has joined Octopus Investments’ ventures team as entrepreneur-in-residence. Purkayastha joins Octopus following six years at Google, where he held senior roles globally in its M&A, investments and new business development teams.    In his role as entrepreneur-in-residence, Purkayastha will be working with the team at Octopus to identify

Hudson Ferry Capital promotes Robert Athas to lead business development efforts

Hudson Ferry Capital has promoted Robert Athas to vice president, responsible for leading business development efforts and managing the firm’s intermediary relationships. "Rob has been a wonderful addition to the Hudson Ferry team. Since joining us last year, he has been instrumental in expanding our network of business brokers and

Chicago

Iron Road Capital Partners expands Chicago team

RMB Capital has appointed Kerry Jordan as director of business development for Iron Road Capital Partners, the firm’s alternative investment platform. “We continue to expand our team in an effort to support the spectrum of alternative investments we provide,” says Blair Haarlow, managing principal of Chicago-based Iron Road. “Kerry brings

London offices

HIG Capital strengthens London team

HIG Capital has recruited two experienced private equity investors, Johannes Huttunen and Johan Pernvi, to the firm’s London team. Huttunen was formerly at Silverfleet Capital where he worked on the origination and execution of transactions as part of the team in London. Before that he was at European Capital, working

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