Vector Capital, a private equity firm specialising in transformational investments in established technology businesses, has promoted five individuals across its investment and value creation teams.  Sandy Gill has been promoted to Managing Director, and Stephen Goodman, Amir Ravandoust, Gabriel Shields-Estrada, and Tom Smith have been promoted to Principal. Additionally, Vector Capital has appointed private equity veteran Mac Hofeditz, who most recently was a Managing Director at GCA Advisors where he founded and led its Private Funds Group, as Managing Director and Head of Marketing and Investor Relations. Alex Slusky, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Vector Capital, says: “These promotions

Ocorian, a global leader in corporate and fiduciary services, fund administration and capital markets, has appointed Marc van Rijckevorsel as Head of Business Development – Corporate and Fund Services for the US. He is based in New York. Van Rijckevorsel reports to Ocorian’s Chief Commercial Officer, Simon Behan, who remarked “We are delighted to welcome Marc to our team at this exciting stage of our growth. His commercial experience, expertise and client-focused approach will be instrumental in driving new business development for Ocorian both in the US and globally.” Van Rijckevorsel has extensive experience working with large private equity, real

Lewis & Clark Capital, a St Louis-based private equity firm investing the capital of its Managing Partner, Tom Hillman, has promoted Jeff Connell to Managing Director.  Connell will continue to play an operating role at Ovation Holdings, a diversified process and flow control solutions provider, and FTL Finance, a specialty finance business.   Since joining Lewis & Clark Capital in 2015, Connell has been an integral part of the Lewis & Clark Capital investment leadership team. “Through his leadership, Ovation Holdings has grown from a single location into 12 facilities spanning the Central region of the US with over 500

Vector Capital, a private equity firm specialising in transformational investments in established technology businesses, has promoted five individuals across its investment and value creation teams.  Sandy Gill has been promoted to Managing Director, and Stephen Goodman, Amir Ravandoust, Gabriel Shields-Estrada, and Tom Smith have been promoted to Principal.   Additionally, Vector Capital has appointed private equity veteran Mac Hofeditz, who most recently was a Managing Director at GCA Advisors where he founded and led its Private Funds Group, as Managing Director and Head of Marketing and Investor Relations.    Alex Slusky, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Vector Capital, says:

Genstar Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the financial services, healthcare, industrials, and software industries, has promoted Matt McCabe to Principal. Ryan Clark, President and Managing Director at Genstar Capital, says: “Matt has made meaningful contributions to our firm and also as a board member at a number of our portfolio investments. He is indicative of the deep talent represented within our firm and is highly regarded by our partners and all of our professionals. Matt has demonstrated the core values of Genstar and we believe he will make even greater contributions in the

Pemberton, a European private credit manager transforming traditional credit markets, has added a Managing Director to the firm’s Business Development team, Sanford ‘Sandy’ Ewing who joined on 5 July 2021 and brings more than two decades of experience in the field. Ewing will support Pemberton’s international expansion, which is set against a backdrop of growing international demand from investors for European private debt. He joins Pemberton as a Managing Director for North America, where he will be responsible for all aspects of investor coverage, client servicing and consultant relations across the North American market.   He was previously Co-Head of

Mercury Capital Advisors has added four senior professionals to amplify distribution efforts for the firm. Matthew Haimes, based in London, Jill Cohen and Jennifer Tunney, both based in New York, have joined the firm as Partners, while Sara Modalal, based in Dubai, has joined as Principal. All four hires joined in Spring 2021. “These four new team members bring decades of invaluable industry experience across institutional asset raising, investor relations and client solutions. We are excited to see the value Matt, Jill, Jen and Sara will add as Mercury continues its commitment to excellence and to our clients,” says John Franklin

Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment management firm with USD45 billion of assets under management, has appointed Jennifer Brown as Partner and Global Head of Consultant Relations.  Brown will manage consultant activities worldwide and will strengthen relationships with consultant partners who are seeking to provide clients globally with top tier private equity and private credit solutions. “Jennifer brings the experience, expertise and collaborative approach to help create strategic value for investment consultants and institutional asset allocators,” says Kevin O’Donnell, Partner and Global Head of Investor Relations. “It is imperative that Adams Street provide innovative solutions for the consultant community

Claire Alvarez has been promoted to Partner by Foresight Group, a listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager. Alvarez, who joined Foresight from Deloitte as a senior investment manager in 2016, has played an important role in establishing Foresight in the North West as an active and supportive investor in SMEs.  She led the successful investment in Lancashire-based e-Commerce firm Hedges Direct, which generated a 5.6x return over the investment period as revenues soared 93 per cent. Alvarez has also worked closely with Nisha Katona, MBE, founder of Mowgli Street Food, supporting the business through its rapid growth from three

Turnspire Capital Partners has appointed Luis A Mercader as Director of Operations and Finance.  Mercader will work closely with the Turnspire investment team to acquire middle market businesses that can benefit from Turnspire’s deep financial and operational expertise. He will lead portfolio company onboarding and support management teams as they execute significant value enhancement initiatives. In addition, Mercader will oversee the build-out of Turnspire’s fund infrastructure and internal processes as the firm continues to grow.    Turnspire Managing Partner Ilya Koffman, says: “We have had the pleasure of getting to know Luis over many years, most recently through his work as