Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today has named John Stroup, Executive Chairman of Belden, as an Operating Advisor to CD&R funds.  Stroup joined Belden, a global leader in signal transmission and security systems solutions for mission-critical applications in enterprise and industrial markets, as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2005 and became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2016. Under his leadership, Belden grew revenue from USD1.2 billion in 2005 to USD2.1 billion in 2019. During this period, Stroup drove Belden’s transformation from a provider of high-quality cable products to a leading manufacturer of end-to-end networking and connectivity solutions. He stepped

Yellow Wood Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm focused on investing in consumer brands and companies, has promoted Jennifer Roach Pacini, Andrew Nguyen, and Sarah Mascioli Ensslen to Principal; Payton McVey to Vice President and; Amrutha Mandalap to Senior Associate. Dana Schmaltz, Partner of Yellow Wood Partners, says: “We are excited to distinguish this group of talented professionals.  They are indicative of the deep consumer talent within Yellow Wood. Through their diverse backgrounds and investment and operating experiences, they all have demonstrated the core values of our firm as we continue to build world-class consumer businesses. “It is a great

Winston & Strawn has appointed Kathleen Blaszak, as a partner in the Corporate practice in the firm’s Washington DC. Blaszak has extensive experience in the telecommunications, media and technology sectors, having represented media companies, private equity firms and entrepreneurs in the broadcast, cable, newspaper, digital media, technology and automotive sectors. She brings considerable experience advising these clients on mergers and acquisitions, new venture formations, joint ventures, complex commercial transactions, investments and strategic partnerships, and other general corporate and business matters.   “Winston has an outstanding reputation for quality and client service,” says Blaszak. “I am looking forward to working closely

Resurgens Technology Partners (Resurgens) has added six new team members to its portfolio operations team. The new additions are Jon Ingram as principal of portfolio operations, Edward Kenna as VP of portfolio operations, Wayne Williams as operating partner, Mike Swindell as operating executive (Product & Strategy), James Pitts as operating executive (R&D) and Nigel Brown as operating executive (Sales). Ingram and Kenna will work together to manage value creation initiatives across the entire Resurgens’ portfolio, helping implement measures for strategic planning, talent design and alignment, sales and marketing effectiveness, as well as acquisitions and integration.   Working closely with Resurgens’

Boutique law firm Kleinberg Kaplan has appointed David Pentlow as Senior Counsel in the firm’s Private Funds & Investment Management Practice. Pentlow has extensive experience representing private equity funds, hedge funds, real estate funds and other investors, financial institutions, and issuers – from start-ups to established public companies – in connection with securities offerings and other finance transactions, fund and product launches, SEC, CFTC and related regulatory matters, and other transactions. “We welcome David Pentlow to Kleinberg Kaplan. Our clients will benefit from his breadth of experience across investment fund, regulatory and corporate matters,” says Andy Chonoles, managing partner of

Council Capital, a healthcare-focused private equity firm based in Nashville, has announced a promotion and three new hires to support the firm’s continued growth.  New hires include Geoff Crisanti – Value Creation Senior Associate, Harrison Johnson – Investment Associate, and Christian Ward – Chief Financial Officer. In addition, the firm promoted Paul Lagarde from Associate to Senior Associate.      Geoff Crisanti, Value Creation Senior Associate, will be focused on providing strategic and operational support to portfolio company executive teams. Geoff was most recently with Aspire Health, where he drove strategic partnerships and led a direct-to-physician sales team. He began

SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, has appointed Daniele Ferrari as Senior Director. Ferrari brings over 35 years of direct operating and executive experience in the chemicals industry, most recently serving as the CEO of Versalis, one of Europe’s largest chemicals companies, and as Chairman of Matrìca, a joint-venture with Novamont, a leader in the bio-plastics industry at the forefront of the renewable chemistry sector. At Versalis, Ferrari led the company’s efforts to reposition downstream and grow the company’s portfolio of higher margin, specialty and renewable chemical products, including creating

Growth investor Grafton Capital has appointed Amaad Mahmood and Daniel Cheung to its investment team.  Mahmood joins as an Investment Director, and will focus on sourcing, evaluating, and executing investments. Prior to joining Grafton, Mahmood was a growth investor at Mobeus Equity Partners.   Cheung joins Grafton Capital as Associate Director from Downing Ventures having begun his career in Corporate Finance at Arma Partners.   Last month, Grafton Capital announced the appointment of Tom Morrell as Chief Financial Officer, who joined from Brookfield Asset Management.   These recent appointments to Grafton Capital’s investment and operational team come at a time

Dispute resolution lawyer Rachael Reynolds has been appointed as global senior partner at Ogier. Reynolds has led the Cayman litigation team on some of the largest and highest profile cases in the Cayman Islands over the last decade, including acting for investors in respect of the collapsed Abraaj Group (previously the largest Private Equity structure in the Middle East), acting for the provisional liquidators in the Ocean Rig restructuring (one of the largest contested schemes of arrangement in the world), and she was also the advocate in several of the leading cases considering the meaning and effect of the Cayman

United Insurance Brokers Ltd (UIBL) has appointed James Wilson as Head of M&A and Financial Lines. “UIB is extremely pleased to welcome James Wilson who will spearhead our M&A and Financial Lines offering within our Specialty team, which offers clients the full suite of specialised insurance solutions to address complex risks. Wilson has over 17 years’ experience in the sector and has held management positions both as an Underwriter and Broker. His expertise spans all M&A and Financial & Professional Lines products and he is a regular contributor to industry publications and frequent speaker at seminars, having worked with clients