PwC UK has made changes to its Deals leadership team and strengthened the practice with the promotion of 18 new equity partners, effective 1 July 2021.  Hein Marais takes on leadership of Transaction Services and Nicola Preedy will head up Regional Deals. They join the firm’s Deals leadership team reporting to Ken Walsh, UK Head of Deals.  There are promotions to partner across each of the four business units – Business Restructuring Services, Corporate Finance, Forensic Services and Transactions Services. Isabelle Gross, Jane Steer, Katie Lightstone, Kim Milward-Oliver, Toby Banfield and Zena Alston are appointed as partners in the Business

SS&C Technologies Holdings has appointed Suresh Krishnamurthy to lead client solutions for SS&C GlobeOp Private Markets, SS&C’s private equity and real assets fund administration business.   He will report to Bhagesh Malde, global head of SS&C GlobeOp Private Markets.  “We are very excited to have Suresh join our rapidly growing private equity and real assets business. His extensive expertise and track record in building solutions for Alternatives clients will enhance SS&C’s capacity to help our clients improve, transform and manage their business processes at scale,” says Bhagesh Malde. As the alternative investment landscape continues to expand, demand has grown for

Schulte Roth & Zabel (SRZ) has added Gregory Ruback as a partner in the Finance & Derivatives Group, resident in the firm’s New York office. He joins SRZ from DLA Piper, where he was a partner in the Finance Group. “Greg is a market-leading lawyer with specialist expertise, and we are thrilled to welcome him to SRZ,” says Craig Stein, co-head of the Finance & Derivatives Group.  “Greg’s substantial expertise across a broad range of industries and asset classes will further enhance our strong capabilities and client offerings,” says Boris Ziser, co-head of the Finance & Derivatives Group and a

Fast-growing private equity house YFM Equity Partners (YFM), which has an expanding network of regional offices across the UK, is strengthening its presence in the Thames Valley with the opening of a new office in Reading to be closer to businesses and professional advisers in the region and build its reach across the South West where it has undertaken a raft of recent investments.  Located at Fora in Thames Tower, the company’s new offices in the city centre will house a four-strong YFM team who all live in the region, including investment partner David Wrench, a 15-year veteran of the

In order to address the UK and European market demand for in-package Optical I/O, Downing Ventures portfolio company, Ayar Labs, has established an international subsidiary – Ayar Labs UK Ltd. Optical I/O has emerged as a key technology for future High Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications worldwide. Hugo Saleh, VP of Business Development and Marketing at Ayar Labs, is leading these expansion efforts as the Managing Director of the UK subsidiary. Ayar Labs is also evaluating additional sites within Europe to support European customers and projects. “The need for High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence continues to

SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, has appointed Jennifer Cattier has General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer. Cattier will also lead SK Capital’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives. Cattier has nearly 25 years of legal and compliance experience across multiple alternative investment asset classes. Prior to joining SK Capital, Cattier served for over five years as General Counsel of Almanac Realty Investors, the private real estate investment division of Neuberger Berman. Before joining Almanac, Cattier served in senior legal and compliance positions at Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank, focusing on

Marston Holdings, a UK-based provider of integrated technology solutions to the transportation and enforcement sectors, has appointed Steve Callaghan as Chairman of its board of directors.  This appointment follows significant new investment from Inflexion Private Equity Partners LLP and Intermediate Capital Group plc.   Marston Holdings supports organisations implementing transportation and enforcement-related public policy, from streetscape design to installation and monitoring of video cameras. As part of its focus on transportation, Marston Holdings has a strong commitment to supporting sustainability.   Callaghan brings a wealth of experience in technology, transportation and sustainability, as well as leadership experience and commercial acumen