Coave Therapeutics (Coave), a clinical-stage biotechnology company backed by international life science and strategic investors Seroba Life Sciences, Théa Open Innovation, eureKARE, Fund+, Omnes Capital, V-Bio Ventures, Kurma Partners, Idinvest, GO Capital, Sham Innovation Santé/Turenne, has strengthened its leadership team with the appointments of Thomas Blaettler MD, as Chief Medical Officer, and Patricia Françon PhD, to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer. “I am very pleased to welcome Thomas and Patricia to the leadership team at Coave. Their collective accomplishments and deep domain expertise in neuroscience, cell and gene therapy, in addition to their extensive clinical drug development

Neil Evans is to re-join Clifford Chance in January 2022 as a private equity partner based in London. Having originally practised at Clifford Chance, and then Simpson Thacher Bartlett, Evans re-joins from Mayer Brown’s private equity practice having advised on transactions with a range of clients, including Blackstone, KKR and Bain Capital. Evans’s appointment reflects Clifford Chance’s continued investment in its global private equity practice. The firm has over 700 private equity lawyers globally and the team supports clients throughout the world’s major financial centres and emerging markets. Recent highlights include advising on Clayton, Dubilier & Rice’s bid for Wm

BGF has appointed Roshni Bandesha to the role of head of ESG and Sustainability. In her role at BGF, Bandesha will be responsible for embedding its sustainability strategy and integrating ESG within new and existing portfolio companies. She will report directly into executive chairman, Stephen Welton.   Bandesha has spent the last decade working with global organisations to harness the power of ESG and purpose. Most recently, she led the impact and ESG strategy at LeapFrog Investments, one of the largest dedicated impact investors, reaching over 170 million low-income people across 11 emerging markets.    In her role, Bandesha led

The Riverside Company, a private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle-market, has appointed Allison Cole as Managing Director & Global Head, Fundraising and Investor Relations, leading Riverside’s expanding global fundraising and investor relations team.  Cole will build and cultivate Riverside’s relationships with investors and oversee the firm’s capital raising efforts. “From our first interactions with Allison, she impressed us as a person and professional, and she’s a great cultural fit,” says Riverside Co-CEO Stewart Kohl. “We are excited about having her lead our expanding Fundraising and IR team as we grow our USD13.5 billion of assets under

Grain Management (Grain), a private equity firm focused on investments in the global communications sector, has appointed industry veteran Kevin Naughton as a Managing Director.  Former Chairman and Co-head of Credit Suisse’s Private Funds Group, Naughton’s role at Grain will focus on investor relations, with a particular focus on capital formation and strategy for product development. “We are thrilled to welcome Kevin to the Grain team,” says David Grain, Founder and CEO of Grain Management. “His deep experience in global fundraising will be a welcome addition to our deep bench of talent as we continue to expand our international presence

The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle-market, has appointed Allison Cole as Managing Director & Global Head, Fundraising and Investor Relations, leading Riverside’s expanding global fundraising and investor relations team. Cole will build and cultivate Riverside’s relationships with investors and oversee the firm’s capital raising efforts.   “From our first interactions with Allison, she impressed us as a person and professional, and she’s a great cultural fit,” says Riverside Co-CEO, Stewart Kohl. “We are excited about having her lead our expanding Fundraising and IR team as we grow our USD13.5 billion of

Crestbridge has appointed Marta Ciemiega as Business Development Director, for the US.

Summit Partners, a global growth equity investor, has added JD Mullin to the firm’s Executive-in-Residence (EIR) programme.  In this role, Mullin will work closely with Summit’s technology team to identify new investment and leadership opportunities in growth-stage software companies. Mullin brings substantial experience in leading and scaling fast-growing SaaS businesses, as well as in building engineering and product teams that help drive rapid innovation and support high-velocity sales models. Mullin joins Summit’s EIR program from Intuit, where he has led the QuickBooks Time business unit since 2019. He joined Inuit following the company’s acquisition of TSheets, a leading SaaS-based time

Essling Capital, an independent company specialising in private equity, is strengthening its team to support the development of its co-investment activity and increase its international presence.  Arnaud Lipkowicz joins as Partner of Essling Capital and Head of the Co-Investment activity, which has existed since the company’s inception. Lipkowicz has more than 20 years of experience in private equity in Europe and North America, mainly in primary, secondary and co-investment activities. Prior to joining Essling Capital, Lipkowicz was a Managing Director of GCM Grosvenor’s Global Private Markets business (cUSD30 billion of assets under management), a member of its Private Markets Global