Isarel-based private equity investor Catalyst Fund has appointed Lisya Bahar-Manoah (37) as partner. Catalyst invests in Israeli technology companies in growth stages. Catalyst Private Equity firm was established in 1999 by Edouard Cukierman, Yair Shamir and Boaz Harel. With over USD300 million under management, the fund supports the long-term growth of medium-sized Israeli companies, with innovation in global markets. Focus sectors for the Fund’s investments include telecom, advanced manufacturing, IT, medical equipment, and life sciences/pharma. Some of the prominent portfolio companies include: Mobileye, Tufin Technologies, Taboola, Arbe Robotics, Eloxx, SatixFy, XJet and more.  During the past 14 years, Bahar-Manoah has gained

HKW, an Indianapolis-based middle-market private equity firm, has appointed Lilly Green as Vice President of Deal Generation. Green will serve as part of HKW’s shared sourcing effort covering business services, health & wellness, and technology. Prior to joining HKW, she most recently served as business development manager for the technology group at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.     “The time and effort we put into our sourcing infrastructure has always been at the core of our business,” says Ted Kramer, President & CEO of HKW. “Lilly’s experience in originating deals and managing relationships in conjunction with understanding the strategic priorities of

Behrman Capital, a private equity investment firm based in New York and San Francisco, has appointed Vincent M Buffa as Chief Executive Officer of its portfolio company Micross Components (Micross), a global supplier of high-reliability microelectronic services and products for the defence, space, commercial aerospace, medical and severe-duty industrial applications. Buffa currently serves as Chairman of Micross and is a Behrman Capital Operating Partner.   Behrman andcBuffa have a successful history of collaboration in the defense and aerospace industry and, in particular, the high-reliability electronic components sector. Buffa served for seven years as the CEO and President of Data Device Corporation

transportation and logistics, has appointed Jerome Lorrain as an Executive Board Member. Lorrain has over 20 years of supply chain, logistics and transportation industry experience in the US, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.   “We are excited to have Jerome on board,” says Kirby Fine, a Principal at ATL Partners. “His successful leadership experience at several major logistics companies globally, and his expansive network within the sector, make him a valuable addition to our Executive Board at ATL. We look forward to drawing on his expertise driving growth and operational improvements as we identify new logistics investment opportunities and develop

Peru & Partners, an expert fund services provider dedicated to the French private equity market, is expanding and strengthening its leadership team with the appointment of two new departmental heads: Christophe Pasquier will lead the firm’s CFO Secondment offering, while Lucie Bouard will head up its Fund Administration practice.Pasquier has over 25 years of finance industry experience with particular expertise in group financial management and private equity. Before joining Peru & Partners, he spent 11 years as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of NextStage AM, a management company that specialises in growing French SMEs through private equity funds. Most recently, Pasquier

B Riley has made key changes to its equity research division, aimed at strengthening the firm’s position as a small- and mid-cap broker-dealer.Mayank Mamtani was promoted to Senior Analyst and Group Head of Healthcare Research, Justin Zelin joins as Biotech Research Analyst, and Chris Souther joins as a Research Analyst focused on Clean Technology and Sustainable Energy.   “We continue to invest in our award-winning research platform with an aim to be Wall Street’s leading source of differentiated small- and mid-cap coverage. Mayank’s Healthcare Group Head appointment comes amidst unprecedented industry disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and follows our

AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), a specialist European financial services private equity firm, has promoted Edward Green, Nassim Cherchali and Tassilo Arnhold to Partner, further strengthening its senior team. As part of this promotion, the individuals will also be appointed to AnaCap’s investment committees as voting members for private equity and credit respectively.  Green joined AnaCap in 2007 as part of our Business Services team within private equity, leading operational engagement across various portfolio companies. His involvement helped Cabot Credit Management becoming a leading UK consumer debt purchasing company and First Names Group developing into a top, global corporate trust and services provider.

Vic Kotecha has joined BerchWood Partners, a global placement agency specialising in raising capital for private equity funds, as a London-based Vice President bringing over 17 years of experience in business development and sales across various areas in the financial sector. Cory Osetkowski is also joining the firm’s New York office as an Associate with two years of experience in derivatives and analysis. Kotecha has managed fundraising mandates across Europe and Asia and was a Director at Argo Capital, an emerging markets focused credit hedge fund, for two years. Prior to that, he worked as an independent fundraiser at DeBere Capital

Global technology investor, Amadeus Capital Partners, has promoted Amelia Armour and Pierre Socha to Partner in the firm’s Early Stage Fund team. Armour says: “I’m delighted to be recognised, having been supported by the great team at Amadeus over the past ten years. The most fulfilling part of the role is working with our portfolio companies to build global enterprises. I’m looking forward to working with many more ground-breaking startups across the UK.” Socha says: “Amadeus has been front and centre of deep technology investment for decades. I’m grateful to be given the opportunity to lead our early stage activities

The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) has appointed Dara Owoyemi as Interim CEO, following the departure of Michelle Kathryn Essomé last month.Owoyemi previously served as Board Member and Chief Operating Officer of AVCA, from 2011 to 2017. She was instrumental in re-building and re-vitalising the Association to deliver on its mandate – to create an enabling environment for private sector investment in Africa. During her previous tenure with the Association, AVCA grew to become a champion and effective change agent for the African private equity and venture capital industry, supporting over 130 members managing cUSD500 billion in