Fredrick D Scott has launched Fredrick D Scott LLC (FDS), a venture capital and private equity firm that will principally invest in and acquire minority-focused financial and banking institutions. Scott (pictured) was formerly the head of ACI Capital Group. Founded in August 2009 and registered as an investment adviser with
Palatine Private Equity has strengthened its investment team with the appointment of Andy Lees as a partner. Lees (pictured) joins the private equity firm from Barclays where most recently he led the large corporate team across the North West of England. He has over 20 years’ experience in
Private equity firm SL Capital Partners has promoted Richard Chapman, Cameron Graham and John Cancellieri to the position of investment director, as well as Andrzej Plichta to investment manager. Chapman, who joined SL Capital’s Edinburgh office in 2007, is responsible for primary fund investments, secondary investments and co‐investments. He is
Clive Snowdon has been appointed group managing director of the Moore Group. This new role is the first senior position to be announced since the fund business was acquired by First Names Group in January. Snowdon’s (pictured) experience and knowledge ideally place him for the new role at
Placement agency BerchWood Partners has promoted Paola Tarazi to partner in its London office. Tarazi (pictured) will continue to lead the expansion of the firm across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with a particular focus on originating new client relationships, managing fundraising mandates, and distributing funds. David
Carne Group, a provider of governance and oversight services to the global funds industry, has appointed Jean de Courrèges as a director within its international team of independent fund directors. Courrèges brings to Carne more than 30 years in banking and portfolio management in North America, Europe and Asia,
Debt management company MoneyPlus Group (MPG), backed by Palatine Private Equity, has appointed Richard Elgott as commercial director. Elgott has spent the past seven years working in professional services, most recently at Deloitte and, prior to that, KPMG. He is an accountant by profession and has worked in corporate
Independent private equity firm Nixen Partners has appointed Vincent Houlot as partner. The 37-year-old, who graduated from Ecole Centrale Paris and Oxford University, began his career in 1998 with the consulting firm Bossard Gemini Consulting. In 2002, Houlot joined NiXEN Partners where he has been involved especially in
Lynn Nicholson has joined the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) as senior communications manager. Nicholson’s (pictured) responsibilities include the delivery of member, industry and press communications with a particular focus on strategy and content. An experienced communications professional and M&A consultant, Nicholson joins from B2Boost,
August Equity has strengthened its investment team with three promotions. Rob Simpson (pictured) has been promoted to business development director whilst Mehul Patel and Anthony Bellau are now investment directors. Simpson, who joined August Equity in 2011, has sourced a number of acquisitions for August Equity including the
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