TAG Associates, a New York City-based multi-client family office, has appointed Jonathan M. Bergman as a managing director, reporting to the chief executive officer David Basner. Bergman’s primary responsibilities at TAG will be to serve as portfolio manager to client accounts and conduct investment manager diligence. He will also join

Emergence Capital Partners, a venture capital firm focused on SaaS and technology-enabled services, has hired Sean Jacobsohn as venture partner.  Jacobsohn has a long track record at SaaS companies and is an experienced angel investor and adviser to start-up companies, including Emergence Capital portfolio company Doximity.  Jacobsohn is also co-founder

Corsair Capital, a private equity firm focused exclusively on investing in the financial services industry, has added D. Ellen Shuman to its advisory board.   Shuman has specialised in endowment management for almost three decades, serving as vice president and chief investment officer at Carnegie Corporation of New York (1999-2011), and

DFJ Gotham Ventures, an early-stage technology venture capital firm based in New York, has promoted Thatcher Bell to managing director. Bell was previously a principal at the firm. He will join founding managing directors Ross Goldstein and Danny Schultz. "Thatcher has demonstrated the ability to find and partner with leading

Blum Capital Partners, an investment firm active in investing in both privately structured investments as well as blocks of publicly traded securities, has hired Peter Westley and Carol Fu in its investment team as partner and associate, respectively. Westley was previously a managing director at Salomon Smith Barney and a

Rutland Partners, a turnaround and restructuring investor, has appointed Michael Reynolds as investment executive. Reynolds is a business and legal studies graduate from University College Dublin and a postgraduate (accounting) of the Michael Smurfit Business School, Dublin.  Reynolds qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG Corporate Finance in 2010 where

Waller Capital Partners, a New York-based investment bank and advisory firm focused on the telecommunications, media and technology sectors, has appointed William L. Bradley as a managing director. Bradley will lead Waller’s efforts with data centre, managed hosting and cloud computing clients, and will also support the firm’s telecom infrastructure

Inflexion Private Equity has promoted Richard Swann from investment director to partner. Swann joined the investment team in 2008 and has led Inflexion’s investments in Rhead Group, Phlexglobal, National Accident Helpline and FDM Group. He holds seats on all their boards. John Hartz, managing partner at Inflexion, says: “We are