Specialist business advisory firm FRP has strengthened its corporate finance practice in London with the appointment of Greg Cox as a director.  With more than 10 years’ experience, including a year in industry with Inchcape plc, Cox joins from Deloitte, where he worked within the mergers and acquisitions team.   Cox specialises in advising family-owned, privately-owned and private equity-backed businesses on a range of transactions, including acquisitions, disposals and management buyouts. He typically advises on deals valued between GBP10 million and GBP100 million.  With broad sector expertise, Cox’ notable past deals include advising on the sale of a major dessert

Seraphim Capital, a specialist investment group focused on the Space sector, has appointed Jan Wörner, former Director General of the European Space Agency, as Senior Advisor and Member of the firm’s Advisory Board. Wörner has held a long and distinguished career in the Space sector. He served as the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), the highest-ranking official of the ESA, for over five years between 2015 to 2021 and served as Chairman of the ESA Council from 2012 to 2014. Wörner led an ambitious technology strategy for Europe to strengthen its position in an increasingly competitive global

Perwyn has appointed Chris Pape as Portfolio Director and member of the the firm’s Portfolio Committee. Pape will be based in Perwyn’s London office but will operate across our portfolio. Andrew Wynn, Founder and Managing Partner, says: “Chris is a great addition to the team and both sides of our business, Private Equity and Growth Capital, will benefit from his considerable expertise in supporting corporates and their management teams on the value-creation journey. This includes strategic growth projects, M&A, integration, upgrading systems & processes and refinancing projects. His input will be highly beneficial to help us scale our engaged partnership

Crestbridge, a provider of private equity and real estate administration solutions, has appointed James Watts as Director, Head of Client Operations within its Institutional segment. In his new role, Watts is responsible for the development and enhancement of cross function systems, controls and procedures that support the strategic management and growth of client relationships, as well as ensuring the high-quality levels of bespoke client service that Crestbridge is increasingly known for. Prior to joining Crestbridge, Watts’ previous roles included COO of Augentius, a leading global provider of alternative investment solutions to Private Equity and Real Estate Funds. He also played

Private equity house YFM Equity Partners (YFM), which has offices in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester, has promoted Adam Hart to investment director.  Having joined YFM as an investment manager in 2018, Hart has been involved in making seven new investments including leading the growth capital investment into Outpost earlier this year.  In the last 12 months Adam has also worked on the GBP7 million primary buyout of loss adjustor and claims management specialist GHG and represents YFM on the board of Sharpcloud.  Prior to joining YFM, Hart spent three years in an SME-focused corporate finance role, advising management teams

Kinzie Capital Partners LLC (Kinzie), a Chicago-based private equity firm, has appointed Michael Eisinger as a Vice President of the Investment Team. He will be actively involved in identifying, evaluating and executing Kinzie’s investment opportunities and assisting in managing Kinzie’s portfolio investments.   “We are all excited to welcome Michael to the Kinzie team,” says Suzanne Yoon, Founder and Managing Partner, Kinzie Capital Partners. “His experience and talent align with Kinzie’s vision and I look forward to leveraging his insights and experience to support our portfolio companies and investors in the years to come.”    Eisinger brings ten years of

Campbell Lutyens, a global private capital advisor, has hired Darren O’Brien as a Principal in its Chicago office, further strengthening its secondary advisory team in North America.  The firm’s US based secondaries team was established in 2017 and has advised on USD10.3 billion of transactions over the past four years.   O’Brien has more than 14 years of experience, primarily in private equity and investment banking. He was most recently a Partner at Origami Capital Partners. Previously, he worked at WL Ross & Co, Brookfield Asset Management and Citigroup. He holds an MBA from Yale School of Management.  “We’re delighted

Charles Russell Speechlys is strengthening its funds offering in London with the hire of Edyta Brozyniak as Partner. Brozyniak advises on fund formation of private equity and venture capital funds, co-investments, and investor negotiations. With a focus on family offices and foundations in Europe, specifically Germany and Switzerland, Edyta advises institutional and UHNWs on investments in private equity funds. She has experience in limited partner representation and advising on investment management agreements. Edyta will join Charles Russell Speechlys’ Financial Services and Funds team.   The Financial Services and Funds team work with clients from across the financial services industry, advising