GCP, a provider of blended equity and debt to the UK’s small to medium sized businesses, has announced the appointment of Richard Shaw as investment manager. Richard, who joins from Clearwater Corporate Finance, provides additional transactional resource as GCP begins to deploy its recently raised GBP160m Fund III. This is
Epi-V LLP, the specialist upstream oil and gas services investment fund, has appointed Grahame Cook (pictured) as chairman. Cook is a chartered accountant by training and has over 20 years’ experience in global investment banking, including senior management roles at Barclays de Zoete Wedd and UBS. During this time
ECI Partners LLP, the UK growth focused mid-market private equity firm, has appointed Joe Garrood (pictured) as an Investment Manager in its London office. Garrood will join ECI’s commercial team which is dedicated to accelerating growth, unlocking value and delivering upside projects for portfolio companies. Involved both pre and post
The Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands (BVI) offices of international law firm Maples and Calder (Maples) have recruited seven partners and three associates to join the firm’s growing investment funds practice. Currently at offshore firm Walkers, partners Julian Ashworth, Heidi De Vries, Sheryl Dean, David Marshall, Philip Millward and
Bertrand Meunier joins CVC Capital Partners (CVC) as a Managing Partner and member of the PE Board with immediate effect. He will be based in London where he will have global responsibilities including leading the newly formed global consumer goods sector and overseeing the development of the firm in France.
HgCapital, the leading European sector-focused private equity investor, has promoted Kai Romberg to partner. The move recognises Romberg’s strong performance, delivered since he joined HgCapital in 2004 as an Associate.

 Romberg has played an important role in many value-creating investments including SiTel, Addison, Visma, CSG, Achilles (which won the Fast Track
Darby Overseas Investments, the private equity arm of Franklin Templeton Investments, has hired two new executives. S Scott Gregory has been appointed managing director, with responsibility for seeking new or expanded commitments to Darby’s family of emerging markets private equity funds by communicating Darby’s investment philosophy, process and strategy to
Jersey Finance has appointed Heather Bestwick (pictured) to the new role of Deputy Chief Executive Officer. She will maintain the role of Technical Director, leading the Jersey Finance technical programme, but will have additional responsibility for several operational functions including human resources, finance and IT. An English solicitor and former
Ernst & Young has appointed Robert Bruning as managing partner for the firm’s San Diego practice. He succeeds Mark Stephens, who will be retiring in June after 36 years of service to the firm. Bruning has been an assurance professional and executive officer in the technology, manufacturing and consumer product
Anson Group Limited has appointed Professor Richard Conder as its new chairman and Melville Trimble as a new director. Both appointments are non-executive and took effect from Friday 9 March 2012. Professor Richard Conder retired in 2011 from being the Chief Executive of the GTA University Centre in Guernsey having
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