ADM Capital Europe LLP, a London-based private equity and investment advisory firm that manages the Cibus and the Cibus Enterprise Funds, has appointed Sam Franklin as Head of Investor Relations.   Franklin has a nine-year track record working across public and private equity markets and in investor relations. The Cibus Fund has a global mandate to invest in mid-market sustainable food companies and the Cibus Enterprise Fund invests in exciting venture companies transforming food production.  The Funds see significant investment opportunities presented by global demographic changes, shifting consumption patterns and the inability of the world’s fastest growing economies to meet

Pine Island Capital Partners (Pine Island), a private investment firm that combines an experienced investment team with a group of accomplished former senior government, military officials, and business leaders, has appointed former NASA Administrator Major General Charles F Bolden Jr, USMC (Ret) as a partner. Bolden served as the 12th Administrator of NASA from 2009 to 2017, where he oversaw the transition to a new era of space exploration guided by the development of advanced technologies in aeronautics and aerospace. He led the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program and oversaw the development of the Commercial Resupply Services and Commercial

BTIG has appointed Biju Kurian as Managing Director in its Technology, Media and Telecommunications Investment Banking unit.  Kurian will focus on investment banking opportunities for growth-oriented companies across enterprise software applications. He will be based in BTIG’s New York office, and report to Matt Clark, Chief Operating Officer, BTIG Investment Banking. Prior to BTIG, Kurian was a Director within Investment Banking at Stifel, focused on financial sponsors coverage, and previously held roles within software investment banking and mergers and acquisitions while with the firm. Earlier in his career, he covered the technology sector at various financial institutions including Deutsche Bank,

Khalid Javaid has been appointed as Head of Legal at Blackstar Capital. Javaid has over 20 years of experience as a banking and finance lawyer, with a focus on structured finance and securitisation transactions. In his new role at Blackstar Capital, he will be responsible for providing structuring, legal and execution advice in relation to transactions and new business, along with providing legal oversight of regulatory matters and government affairs.   Prior to his arrival at Blackstar, Javaid was a legal director at DLA Piper LLP and had worked for Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, both in London, after qualifying at

Squire Patton Boggs has promoted senior lawyers Louise Barber and Mae Salem to Partner. Barber has a particular focus on cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions (including public takeovers), equity capital markets transactions, joint ventures and corporate governance. From an M&A perspective, her experience includes advising UK, US and European companies on cross-border public and private transactions, and her capital markets experience includes advising on a number of initial public offering (IPO) and secondary fundraising transactions on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market and AIM.   Barber has advised on a number of high-profile transactions, most recently advising ECI

Volery Capital, a private equity firm focused on growth investments ​​in ​​the financial services industry has added two new Senior Advisors, Michael Arougheti, Co-Founder, Director, Chief Executive Officer and President of Ares Management Corporation, and Renée Beaumont, a leading impact investing adviser and former Partner at Generation Investment Management.  They join Robert Rosen, the Founder and former CEO of National Financial Planners, a Board member of Ares Capital Corporation and Founder or CEO of four other companies in the financial services sector, as Senior Advisors to Volery. “The experts on our Advisory Board are a critical part of the fabric

Yellow Wood Partners (Yellow Wood), a Boston-based private equity firm focused on investing in consumer brands and companies, has appointed Mark Malo, an experienced executive with over 30 years’ experience in the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry, as an Operating Partner.  Dana Schmaltz, Partner of Yellow Wood, says: “Our functional based operational management approach to investing and improving our consumer portfolio companies is designed to maximise a brand’s performance. Mark’s extensive experience working in and successfully leading all aspects of the sales function for numerous brands throughout his career will bring immediate value to our firm and our portfolio investments. He

North Sky Capital (“North Sky”), a specialist in impact private equity and sustainable infrastructure investing, has appointed Angela Wood as Chief Financial Officer, while North Sky’s long-time CFO, Denise Galvin, will be transitioning to a part-time role as Senior Advisor, where she will continue to provide advice on strategic decisions.   “First and foremost, I want to publicly express our gratitude and appreciation to Denise for her dedication and invaluable help in building North Sky into a market leader in impact investing. She has been instrumental to our success, and we could not have done it without her. We are

American Residential Services (ARS), the nation’s largest provider of residential heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and plumbing services, has appointed Scott Boose as Chief Executive Officer.  Boose, a senior executive with significant experience in the HVAC, plumbing, and home services industries, succeeds David Slott, CEO of ARS, who will remain in a senior advisory role and assist Boose and senior management during this orderly leadership transition.  Based in Memphis, Tennessee, ARS operates a network of more than 70 locally managed service centres in 24 states, with approximately 6,000 highly talented employees and the largest team of HVAC technicians and plumbers