IQ-EQ has appointed Stefan Rolf as global head of securitisation and private debt, a new leadership position signalling the extension of IQ-EQ’s service range in the securitisation and private debt space. Rolf is a seasoned senior leader with over 25 years’ experience in financial services and banking. He has worked in Germany, the Netherlands and Singapore holding a series of regional and global leadership roles, including Global Head of Securitisation for both Volkswagen Financial Services and ING Bank. Before joining IQ-EQ, Stefan was ING Bank’s Global Head of Balance Sheet Distribution.   In his new role, Rolf will drive the

Runway Growth Capital (Runway), a provider of growth loans to both venture and non-venture backed companies seeking an alternative to raising equity, has hired Jeff Goldrich as managing director, Technology. Operating out of the Chicago office and reporting directly to Founder, chief executive officer, and chief investment officer, David Spreng, Goldrich will employ his sector expertise to originate top tier growth and late-stage investment opportunities. Goldrich’s goal is to support entrepreneurs and investors while expanding Runway’s footprint. Goldrich’s experience covers dozens of relationships across a range of company sizes, stages, industry verticals, ownership structures, and transaction types. Previously, Goldrich was

Hogan Lovells has expanded its M&A year based in Boston with the appointments of Joe Basile and Zohar Nevo. Both join from Foley Hoag, where Basile, who joins as a senior advisor, was a partner and co-chair of that firm’s M&A practice group. At Hogan Lovells, they reunite with their former Foley Hoag colleagues Alex Aber and Adrienne Ellman. Aber joined Hogan Lovells as an M&A partner in Boston in June, while Ellman joined the New York office of Hogan Lovells as an M&A partner in February. Both previously co-chaired the M&A practice at Foley Hoag with Basile.   Basile

Excellere Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm specialising in partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams through recapitalisations and management buyouts, has promoted Matt Halverson to principal and Ryan Revolinski to senior associate. Halverson joined Excellere in 2014 and has been a key deal team member on AIS Healthcare, SCA Pharma, and Mentis Neuro Health prior to its sale. In addition, he has helped lead Excellere’s origination efforts in the medical products sector as well as made significant contributions to the firm’s value creation tools and processes.  Revolinski joined Excellere in 2020 and is an active team member on portfolio companies

Vida Capital (Vida), a portfolio company of RedBird Capital Partners and Reverence Capital Partners, has appointed David Shapiro as a managing director. He will be based in New York and report to David Gussmann, senior managing director. In this role, Shapiro will be responsible for continuing to grow Vida’s alternative asset strategies across the capital spectrum and asset types.   Shapiro joins Vida from Monarch Alternative Capital, a special situations hedge fund, where he was a vice president focused on investments in financials, structured credit, and real estate across the capital structure in both the United States and Europe. At

Vista, a B2B independent insurance broker, has appointed Dan Blake the company’s new head of private equity. Blake is a chartered insurance broker and joins Vista from Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers, where he managed a portfolio of clients, mainly in manufacturing and contracting, paying premiums in excess of £4,000,000.   He began his career with technical specialist J K Lee (now part of the Howden Group) and brings a wealth of analytical expertise with him to this new role.  While Blake will add further strength to Vista construction team, recognised in the region as one of the few independent

Forge Global Holdings, a global private securities marketplace, hired Johnathan H Short as its chief legal officer and promoted Jose Cobos, Forge’s current chief operating officer, to president.

Peakside Capital Advisors AG (Peakside) has added Nicolaus Bitter and Sebastian Junghans to its investment team in Frankfurt. Joining as principals, they will both drive deal sourcing and the execution of transactions for Peakside’s value-add, core-plus and core strategies. Before joining Peakside, Junghans (37) and Bitter (33) were both Associate Partners at REVCAP in Frankfurt, working on transactions across Germany. Junghans was previously employed at Tishman Speyer and UBS Real Estate and holds a Master in Real Estate from EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht, while Bitter worked for Morgan Stanley Real Estate in Frankfurt and also holds a Master

One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock), a value-oriented, operationally focused private equity firm, has added Susan Fiesta to its team of Operating Partners. Working alongside One Rock Operating Partners Sally Cunningham and Andrea Greene, Fiesta will be responsible for driving post-acquisition value at One Rock’s portfolio companies through strategic solutions focused on financial, accounting and tax services.   Fiesta has 20 years of experience advising on domestic and international tax matters. Prior to joining One Rock, she served as Principal and Global Tax Director at Avison Young (USA) Inc. Prior to her role at Avison Young, Fiesta led the international