Accelmed Partners (Accelmed), a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in US commercial stage, lower middle market HealthTech companies, as expanded its senior leadership team with the addition of two industry veterans. Eric Tansky, former Managing Director in Oppenheimer & Co’s Medical Technology practice, has joined the firm as General Partner, and Stephen Rubin, former co-head of Proskauer’s Private Equity Group, as Partner.  “Eric and Steve are both deeply experienced and well-respected in their fields, are of high character, and, most importantly, share Accelmed’s commitment to seeking to provide strong risk-adjusted returns to investors by capturing dynamic HealthTech

Growthdeck, a private equity investment firm, has added Hugh Clark, a former Director of the Clarks shoes business, to its new advisory board. Clark joins eight other new board members in being appointed to Growthdeck’s recently formed advisory board. The board has been launched to assist Growthdeck with the appraisal of investment opportunities and to help the firm’s investee businesses with their growth plans. The board is made up of experienced business leaders who have had successful careers steering businesses to high levels of growth. The board members will offer guidance and support to the management teams of Growthdeck’s investee

Prostar Capital, a global private investment firm leading the energy transition to net-zero carbon emissions, has appointed In Ku Kang as an Operating Partner.    Kang, who is based in Seoul, will focus on adding to Prostar’s existing investment footprint in South Korea, where it owns Kyungnam Energy, the largest independent city gas business in the country.  “Kang has worked with the Prostar team for more than five years and we look forward to him bringing his operational insights and deep industry and government connections to his new role as Operating Partner,” says Dave Noakes, Senior Managing Director at Prostar

Mesirow Investment Banking has appointed Lance Bell as a Managing Director, with a primary focus on serving clients within the healthcare services sector.  Bell joins Mesirow from Berkeley Research Group, the sixth largest healthcare consulting firm in the US, where he was hired as a Managing Director in the Investment Banking group to establish the healthcare M&A practice. Brian Price, President and Chief Operating Officer of Mesirow Investment Banking, says: “Lance is a highly accomplished investment banker who serves as an important addition to our team. His extensive knowledge of the healthcare market amplifies our sector coverage and reinforces our

Global law firm Dechert LLP is expanding its global private equity practice group with the forthcoming addition of Sam Whittaker as a partner in its London office.  Whittaker is an experienced corporate lawyer, advising on a full range of complex private equity transactions. His practice focuses on M&A, divestments, co-investments, joint ventures, management equity arrangements and a variety of portfolio transactions.  Mark Thierfelder, Chair of Dechert’s corporate and securities group and chair of the firm’s global private equity practice, comments: “Sam will be a superb addition to our rapidly expanding global private equity team. Our high-quality and collaborative partnership is

Tricia Ward has joined Redington’s manager research team as a director for private markets as the firm continues to broaden its capabilities across the asset class.  She will report to Head of Manager Research, Nick Samuels, and joins a now seven strong team dedicated to covering alternatives and private markets. In total Redington’s manager research team spans over 22 people. Assets under advisory across the firm stand at over GBP500 billion.   Ward joins from the Greater Manchester Pension Fund where she was a senior investment manager responsible for private credit research and portfolio construction as well as development of

Corporate tax specialist Annette Beresford has stepped up to the role of Partner and Head of Tax at Humphreys Law.  Beresford joined Humphreys Law in 2018 where she served as a Senior Consultant advising on UK tax aspects of a broad range of M&A and other types of corporate transactions. Prior to this she spent more than a decade working for major global law firms Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and also Reed Smith, where she worked at the time with HLaw Managing Partner Henry Humphreys. She is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and the

Global alternative investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has expanded its European WhiteHorse team with the addition of Sebastian Lorenz as Principal and Head of the DACH region. Lorenz has 11 years of experience in direct lending and corporate finance. He was previously a Director in the Private Finance division of Barings. Prior to that, he worked for Ares Management. Pascal Meysson, Head of HIG WhiteHorse Europe, says: “The DACH region is a key focus of our direct lending activities in Europe, and recruiting such a talented professional is another milestone in our ambitious path in this asset class”.

Waterland Private Equity (Waterland) has opened a London office and hired of Oli Bevan as Managing Director as part of its strategy to deploy more capital and deepen its presence across the UK. The London office is Waterland’s 11th and follows the opening of the firm’s first UK office in the North West in early 2017. Over the last four years, Waterland UK has made six platform investments and 37 bolt-on acquisitions, with a market-led origination strategy focusing on partnering with entrepreneurs and family businesses operating in fragmented markets. The portfolio spans the UK, from the Textile Recycling International operations

Preqin, a specialist in alternative assets data, tools and insights, has appointed Kumsal Bayazit — CEO of world leading science and health information and analytics provider Elsevier — to the company’s Board of Directors.  Bayazit joined Elsevier as CEO in 2019 from its parent company RELX, an R&D-driven FTSE 20 company. She has played an active role in Elsevier’s partnerships to support a sustainable and equitable future and is a lifelong champion of diversity and equality in science, health and the workplace.    Since 2004, Bayazit has held multiple management positions, including Chief Strategy Officer at RELX, and chairs RELX’s