Gordon Brothers Group, an advisory, restructuring and investment firm specialising in the retail, consumer products, industrial and real estate sectors, has added Judy K. Mencher to its investment management affiliate, GB Merchant Partners, as president of the debt investment group. Mencher will focus on the debt portfolio.  "Judy’s expertise in

Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets has appointed Paul Osment as director for leveraged credit sales reporting to Martin Bates, head of capital markets sales. In this newly created position, Osment will join the leveraged credit sales team covering banks and leveraged investors for both bonds and leveraged loans. Osment has over

Churchill Financial, a middle market focused commercial finance company, has promoted Chris Cox to managing director and chief risk officer and Thomas Hennigan to senior vice president and head of underwriting and portfolio management group. Cox (pictured) was previously Churchill’s head of underwriting and portfolio management group.  He joined Churchill

Atlantic-Pacific Capital, a placement agent and advisory firm, has appointed John Crocker as a partner in its private funds business. As part of Atlantic-Pacific’s global distribution team, Crocker will focus on marketing private equity, real estate and infrastructure funds in Australia and New Zealand. Additionally, Crocker will assist in originating

Law firm Dechert has hired James Waddington in London as a partner. Prior to joining Dechert, Waddington was a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.   Waddington advises commercial and investment banks and private equity and hedge fund clients in connection with finance and derivative transactions, credit default swaps, lending

Venture capital firm Energy Ventures has strengthened its international oil and gas team with two appointments. Shantanu Agarwal joins the Aberdeen-based team as an associate while Kristian Lier will be based in Houston as investment manager.   Agarwal joins Energy Ventures from Schlumberger when he held different positions, including business

Evolution Group, a UK investment bank, has appointed Steve Bartlett as head of private company and private equity coverage.  Bartlett will be responsible for leading Evolution’s growing focus on private companies and the private equity market. He will report to Garry Levin, Evolution’s newly appointed head of the corporate finance

Financial services firm Perella Weinberg Partners has named Jeffrey Silverman a partner of the firm, effective immediately. Silverman will join the senior management team of the firm’s asset management business and will be based in New York. Silverman has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry.