Global investment bank GCA Altium has announced a series of promotions across its UK offices, with Dominic Orsini and David Edwards both becoming Managing Directors in Manchester. Since joining GCA Altium in 2012, Dominic has been involved in a number of high-profile software and tech-enabled services transactions. During the last six months he has advised on the secondary buyouts of Mobysoft from Livingbridge and CIPHR from LDC, as well as on Eque2 securing investment from WestBridge.   David joined GCA Altium in 2009, and over the last 12 years has established a leading role in deal origination at the firm.

Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, has appointed Sanjay Kohli as Head of European Investor Relationship Management.  In this newly created role, Kohli will be responsible for the management, execution and strategy to serve Investcorp’s clients in Europe and report to Timothy Mattar, Investcorp’s Global Head of Distribution.   Timothy Mattar, Global Head of Distribution, says: “At Investcorp, we are committed to providing our clients with exceptional service across our diversified portfolio of alternative investment solutions. Sanjay has been a great ambassador for our firm, helping to ensure that we consistently meet and exceed our clients’

Seyfarth has appointed partner Talat Ansari to its Litigation department in New York.  Ansari was most recently a partner at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, where he focused his practice on international arbitration and led its India practice group in New York. Ansari handles commercial litigation and international arbitration matters, regularly advising India-based clients doing business in the US, including large Indian conglomerates, and US industrial and financial clients doing business in India. In addition to handling international litigation and arbitrations, he advises on corporate and commercial transactions (M&A, finance, trade regulations), and infrastructure projects. “Talat is an experienced litigator

Queen’s Park Equity (QPE) has added three new members to its investment and origination teams. Alison Price joins the investment team, bringing six years of investment and board experience across the healthcare and education sectors. Prior to QPE, Alison was part of the investment team at impact investor Bridges Fund Management where she focused on new investments and supporting portfolio companies to achieve their growth ambitions. Alison began her career at PwC followed by four years at Deutsche Bank. Valentina Matheus joins the investment team from Mazars Corporate Finance where she focused on supporting clients through M&A transactions within the

HIG Capital (HIG) has expanded its European WhiteHorse Direct Lending team with the addition of Ignacio Blasco as a Managing Director. Blasco will be based in HIG’s Madrid office. Blasco has over 28 years of experience in leveraged finance and direct lending, covering a wide range of sectors and investment strategies. Prior to joining HIG, he was a Managing Director at Houlihan Lokey in Madrid. Prior to that, he was a Managing Partner of Montalban Debt Funds, after a long and successful career at Société Générale in Madrid and London.   Commenting on the hire, Pascal Meysson, Head of HIG

York Capital Management (York), a global private investment firm, has appointed seasoned private equity investor Seth Pearson as a Managing Director in the firm’s private equity group.   Pearson will be responsible for deal sourcing, transaction execution, and portfolio company oversight and will be joining the investment committee of the York Special Opportunities Fund III (YSOF III), York private equity’s most recent investment fund, with approximately USD800 million in committed capital.   Prior to joining York, Pearson spent over 13 years at Wellspring Capital Management LLC, most recently as a Partner. At Wellspring, he helped found and lead the firm’s

Thornburg Investment Management (Thornburg), a global investment firm that oversees USD46 billion in assets, has appointed Steven Klopukh, CFA, and Tim McCarthy, CFA, as portfolio managers and managing directors.  Klopukh and McCarthy oversee two small- and mid-cap (SMID) equity mutual funds and plan to introduce SMID managed account and model delivery capabilities.    Both have nearly two decades of SMID investment experience and worked together at Allianz Global Investors since the mid-2000s.  Prior to Thornburg, Klopukh spent 18 years at Allianz, most recently as director and lead portfolio manager on the US Small- & Mid-Cap Growth team. McCarthy spent 17

LeapFrog Investments, a Profit with Purpose investment firm, has added Dr Biju Mohandas to its global healthcare team.  Mohandas will serve as Partner and Global Co-Lead for Healthcare, alongside partners Dr Felix Olale and Michael Fernandes, deepening LeapFrog’s distinctive investment expertise in this high-growth sector in emerging Asia and Africa.   LeapFrog’s healthcare companies include GoodLife, the largest pharmacy chain and healthcare provider in East Africa, and MedGenome, the leading South Asian genomic research and diagnostics company. Together, portfolio companies have reached millions of people with healthcare, protecting and enabling many vulnerable families and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.