Axis Arbor Partners (Axis Arbor), an international debt advisory firm, has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of David J Parker as Managing Partner, effective immediately.   Parker was previously a founding partner and Managing Partner at Marlborough Partners and brings over 20 years of financing experience in debt advisory and capital markets. He will be based in London and will work alongside Gurjit S Bedi, founding Managing Partner of Axis Arbor, to further enhance expertise and execution capabilities following the successful launch of the firm last year and its exceptional track record since its foundation.    Axis Arbor

Apex Group (Apex), a global financial services provider, subject to Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) approval, has appointed Frederic Bilas as CEO and Member of the Board of Directors of Apex Fund Services in Luxembourg (Apex Fund Services). In this role, Bilas will be responsible for driving Apex Fund Services through a phase of significant growth to become the leading fund services provider in Luxembourg, implementing the scalable governance structures and systems to deliver the highest level of service to clients. Client service remains at the heart of the Group’s strategy and has recently created two new departments

Excel Fitness, a Planet Fitness franchisee, has named CJ Bouchard as Chief Executive Officer. Bouchard has worked in the Planet Fitness system since 2006. He joined Excel in 2018 when the Planet Fitness franchise that he founded was acquired. While with Excel, he has served as both President and Chief Operating Officer. Bouchard has also been instrumental to Planet Fitness as an active member of the Planet Fitness Independent Franchise Council.  Excel co-founder Mike Turner will transition from CEO to his new role as Chairman of the Board. Excel has been a portfolio company of Altamont Capital Partners since 2016.

Private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners (TSG) has promoted Alex Gilmore and Kelly Pease to Vice President. Gilmore and Pease are based in London and New York, respectively. “Alex and Kelly have made significant contributions evaluating new investment opportunities and working with our partner companies to create value,” says Jamie O’Hara, President of TSG Consumer Partners. “They have proven to be valuable members of the TSG team, and we are proud to recognize them with these well-deserved promotions. We look forward to their continued success and growth in their new roles.” Since joining TSG in 2020, Gilmore has worked with

Sidley Austin has appointed Dan Graham, Paul Dunbar, and Emilie Stewart as partners in London. Graham and Dunbar have joined the global M&A and Private Equity practice and Stewart has joined the Global Finance group. They join from Vinson & Elkins LLP. Graham’s practice focuses on advising private equity firms and other financial institutions on transactions, including leveraged buy-outs, venture and growth capital investments, joint-ventures and co-investments, opportunistic and distressed acquisitions, take-privates, and carve-outs across the investment lifespan through to exit. Mr. Graham has experience advising private equity funds across a significant range of asset classes and sectors. He has

ZEDRA has appointed Murjel Breedveld Jagesser as Client Director in Luxembourg’s Corporate Services and Global Expansion team alongside Charles-Alexandre Houillon as Director of Fund Management Services.

VMG Partners, a private equity firm specialising in building iconic consumer brands, has appointed Brianna Rizzo as the company’s newest Talent Partner.  Among her many responsibilities, Rizzo will lead the Talent strategy for VMG Catalyst, a fund that launched in 2019 and seeks to invest in tech businesses, including digital consumer products, services, experiences and marketplaces as well as the infrastructure and technology stack that enable these businesses. In tandem with Rizzo’s new role, the San Francisco-based company also announces the firm’s expansion with a recently opened office in New York City. A veteran in the field, Rizzo brings exceptional

Shore Capital portfolio company EyeSouth Partners has added Dr James H Guildford, MD based in West Palm Beach, Florida.  Guildford will join Retina Care Specialists in providing first-class treatment of retinal, macular, and vitreous diseases. He has served the West Palm Beach, Stuart, and Port St Lucie communities for decades, and saw the value in partnering with Retina Care Specialists and EyeSouth for the next phase of his career.   “I am delighted with our new association with Retina Care Specialists and EyeSouth, and see this as a great opportunity for me to continue to provide the highest quality of

ComplySci, a provider of regulatory technology and compliance solutions for the financial services sector, backed by K1 Investment Management, has appointed Wendy Fraulon as its Chief Financial Officer. The addition of Fraulo to the executive team will help ComplySci further accelerate its organic, long-term growth as it continues to invest in its industry-leading employee compliance solutions and considers expansion through acquisition. The new hire follows a USD120 million strategic investment in ComplySci from K1 Investment Management and the appointment of two new members of the company’s Board of Directors: Stephen Marsh, Chairman and Founder of Smarsh, and Susan Theder, Chief

Gresham House, a specialist alternative asset manager, has bolstered its Strategic Equity team with the appointment of investment managers Amber Stone-Brown and Cassie Herlihy. Stone-Brown and Herlihy join an investment team with more than three decades of experience, led by UK equity specialist Ken Wotton and portfolio managers Adam Khanbhai, Brendan Gulston and Laurence Hulse. The pair will work across Gresham House’s award-winning range of UK equity funds, including the LF Gresham House UK Multi Cap Income Fund, Strategic Equity Capital plc and the Baronsmead VCTs – applying the team’s private equity approach to investing in both public and private