Ed Saunders has re-joined global law firm Goodwin as partner in the firm’s private equity practice in London. Saunders was previously a finance associate in Goodwin’s UK Private Equity practice for three years to 2019. Saunders acts for managers, general partners, funds, banks, non-bank lenders and other market participants on a range of products across the fund finance sector. His extensive experience includes acting on subscription line, umbrella and managed account financings, net asset value (NAV) and hybrid fund facilities across various asset classes, preferred equity arrangements and management and co-investment liquidity lines, including advising on security packages in respect of

Star Mountain Capital, a private investment manager with over $3 billion in assets under management focused exclusively on investing in established, small and medium-sized businesses in the North American lower middle-market, has appointed T J Della Pietra as a senior advisor.

Motive Partners, a specialist private equity firm focused on building, backing and buying the financial technology companies, has appointed Bridget van Kralingen as Partner.  

Edison Partners, a growth equity investment firm, has appointed Rush Baker as partner, head of investor relations, and Casey Myers as partner, head of Edison Edge value creation platform.  Baker will lead communications with existing and prospective limited partners. In sourcing new capital partners for the firm, he will leverage the firm’s strong foundation of superior performance, and bring it to new markets.  Before joining Edison, Baker was a partner at Snowbridge Advisors, a New York-based private fund placement platform specialising in private equity and debt fund advisory and capitalisation. He began his career in finance at Deutsche Bank where

Jeff Zucker, the former boss of CNN, is in advanced talks to join RedBird Capital Partners, a private equity firm with a focus on professional sports investments, according to media reports. Zucker, who prior to CNN headed up WarnerMedia’s Turner Sports division and also led NBC’s Olympic Games coverage, is being lined up to lead a new $1 billion sports investment fund at RedBird.  The firm already has a diverse portfolio of professional sports investments having recently acquired Italy’s AC Milan football club. RedBird is also the third largest shareholder in John W Henry’s Fenway Sports Group, the parent company

JP Morgan Asset Management has launched a new life sciences private equity team, Life Sciences Private Capital, which will invest in both early and growth stage healthcare companies across multiple strategies aligned to specific market opportunities.  The team, led by new hire Dr Stephen Squinto as chief investment officer and managing partner of Life Sciences Private Capital, will focus on novel therapeutics and technologies in several target areas including Genetic Medicine, Oncology, Neurodegenerative Disease, Rare Diseases, Autoimmunity, AI/ML platforms, Metabolic Diseases and Neuropsychology.    Squinto joins from OrbiMed Advisors and brings more than 30 years of experience in the biotechnology

Energy technology investor, EV Private Equity, has promoted Karem Kobayashi to partner and head of responsible investment at its HQ in Stavanger. Kobayashi previously held the role of director of responsible investment.

Lower mid-market private equity firm NorthEdge has made several changes to its leadership team with Michael Joseph stepping down as Executive, and Grant Berry taking on the role.   Joseph will continue to be a part of the NorthEdge family on a part-time basis, moving into the role of Senior Advisor and continuing to provide the guidance, expertise and support that has enabled NorthEdge to grow over the last ten years.     In his new role, Berry will use his extensive experience to chair the Investment Committee and will remain involved in new investment activity and investor relations.    

Jasper Ridge Partners, a firm providing customised investment solutions for families, foundations and global institutions, has appointed Greg Ruiz as a partner in its private equity practice.  Together with Rick Hayes, Jenny Chen and Jamie Scarbrough, Ruiz will help lead the team’s deep bench of investment talent and contribute to the ongoing expansion of its co-investment and direct private equity capabilities. Ruiz comes to Jasper Ridge Partners from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), the USA’s largest pension fund, where he led the Private Equity program focused on private equity investments across a broad range of strategies and geographies.

Grant Avenue Capital (Grant Avenue), a lower middle market healthcare-focused private equity firm, has appointed Brian Berkin as a managing director, effective immediately. Berkin will be responsible for sourcing and executing investments across Grant Avenue’s subsectors of focus, including Services, Devices, Pharma & Pharma Services, and HCIT. A seasoned private equity professional with nearly 20 years of experience transacting across middle market healthcare, Berkin brings significant origination, due diligence, capital raising, and operations experience to Grant Avenue. Throughout the course of his career, he has worked hand-in-glove with management teams to successfully grow their businesses. At Grant Avenue, Berkin will help