Lincoln Road Global Management (Lincoln Road), a private equity firm focused on lower middle market companies, has appointed Alexander Breinin as a Senior Associate.  Breinin is based in Miami and will assist in originating, evaluating and executing potential investments across the business services, value-added distribution and specialty manufacturing sectors in which Lincoln Road invests. “We are excited to welcome Alex Breinin to Lincoln Road’s experienced investment team as we continue to build our deep bench of talent, strengthen our infrastructure and scale our growth to help lower middle market businesses realise their full potential,” says Jeff Magny, Founder and Managing

Clearview Capital Fund IV, and its affiliates, have invested in Next Net Media, and affiliates, a Florida-based operator of three customer-facing brands providing digital marketing solutions, content creation and other support functions to small and mid-sized business.  The HOTH is the Company’s largest brand and provides digital marketing solutions with a focus on search engine optimisation, pay-per-click and other complementary services. Core products include content creation, content distribution, and fully managed digital marketing plans. iWriter and FreeUp are marketplaces facilitating direct engagements between freelancers and small businesses for content creation, article writing and a wide variety of other support functions.

ECI Partners, a growth-focused mid-market private equity firm, has expanded its investment team with the appointment of Investment Manager, Sarthak Sawlani, and the addition of Sarah Zarywacz in the company’s Marketing Team. Prior to joining ECI, Sawlani worked at Oakley Advisory as an Assistant Director, advising a range of private equity firms and corporate clients on M&A in the TMT sector.   Prior to this, Sawlani was a Senior Associate at PwC in their TMT corporate finance team. Sarthak’s experience in working with high growth, technology enabled businesses makes him an excellent addition to the team, where he will play

Fulcrum Asset Management has assembled a panel of strategic advisers as it experiences increasing demand for illiquid investments through its Alternative Solutions business.  The panel will offer an additional layer of analysis and consultation regarding longer-term investments, enhancing Fulcrum’s existing capability in the area.  The three inaugural panel appointees are property expert Julian Stocks, a partner at Knight Frank, alternatives expert Nathan Peters and credit expert Ed Britton. Head of Fulcrum Alternative Solutions, Matt Roberts believes that it is beneficial to seek independent expert opinions given the long-term idiosyncratic nature of these investments. “We are excited by the growing demand

Clearwater International, a global mid-market corporate finance house, has appointed Julian Brown as chief executive officer (CEO) and a member of the firm’s International Board of Directors. The appointment comes on the back of a record period of growth which saw the business complete more than 90 deals worth GBP7.6 billion and grow by over 20 per cent in the last six months. Julian Brown takes over from Michael Reeves, who, having led Clearwater International as CEO since its inception almost seven years ago, has decided to focus on his role as UK Managing Partner and board member of the

Wynnchurch Capital, a middle-market private equity firm, has promoted Ben Cherry and Chris Waldock to Senior Associate. In addition, Wynnchurch recently hired Vishal Garg as a Managing Director in the Operations Group, and Natasha Davenport and Evan Kluck as Associates. Chris O’Brien, Managing Partner at Wynnchurch, says: “We are excited to announce the well-earned promotions of Ben and Chris. They are highly valued members of the team and have been important contributors to the growth and success of the firm. In addition, we are also pleased to welcome Vishal, Natasha, and Evan to Wynnchurch. Vishal is a seasoned operations professional

QED Investors, a global venture capital firm focused on investing in disruptive financial services companies, has promoted Laura Bock to partner. “Laura is a true rising star at QED,” says QED Investors Co-Founder and Managing Partner Nigel Morris. “In addition to her stellar work leading QED to invest in multiple insuretech and infrastructure companies, Laura has played a key role in supporting our vision to increase financial health across the country, working closely with portfolio companies that help Americans pay down their debt and forge a path to financial wellness. “She is a highly strategic thinker with top-notch relationship-building skills,

One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock), a value-oriented, operationally focused private equity firm, has appointed Fola Adamolekun as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer.  Based in New York, Adamolekun will lead and oversee One Rock’s legal and compliance functions.   Adamolekun joins One Rock after serving as an Executive Director and the Deputy General Counsel of Global Alternatives at JP Morgan Asset & Wealth Management, where she was principally responsible for the Asset Management Alternatives Solutions and Private Bank Alternatives Investments groups. Prior to her role at JP Morgan, Adamolekun was the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Valinor

Ostmodern’s Skylark has announced an expansion of its commercial team. Taylor Riese, formerly of Verizon Media Platform has been named the new Chief Revenue Officer and Lasharna Turner, formerly Adobe is the new Head of Marketing.  The news comes after Ostmodern recently secured GBP2 million in investment from Puma Private Equity. The investment in Skylark will contribute towards growth plans, including the development of the platform and the expansion of the commercial arm of the business. This will look like a larger global sales team and strategy. Skylark will be developing robust brand positioning and in depth marketing strategy to