YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has appointed Laura Sisson as an investment manager. Sisson, who is based in company’s Manchester office will support YFM’s investment team in the origination of new growth capital and buyout opportunities, predominantly in the North West.Laura joins from KPMG’s transaction services team in Manchester, where she worked with management teams and private equity firms on a wide range of mid-market transactions, predominantly in the business services and industrial sectors.   Andy Thomas, partner at YFM, says: “We’re pleased to welcome Laura to the team at YFM as we continue to build our presence in the North

Global law firm Goodwin has appointed James Grimwood as a partner in the firm’s private equity group in London.Grimwood advises on private equity transactions for institutions and management teams both domestically and cross border. He has a wealth of experience in handling corporate transactions, including M&A, joint ventures and reorganisations, having acted on many large and high-profile matters. Grimwood is ranked as a ‘Leading Individual’ for Private Equity: Buyouts by Chambers UK.   “In London, our private equity practice has now grown to more than 60 lawyers across deals, funds and debt and we are looking forward to continued momentum,”

London-based growth capital investor, VGC Partners, has appointed Alex Read as Director, New Investments, as the firm looks to back more businesses from its GBP50m growth capital fund.Read joins from Alantra, a global investment banking and asset management firm, where he spent three years as an Origination Associate. In his role, he was involved in direct deal origination of privately-owned businesses and financial sponsor coverage with small-cap and mid-market private equity firms, reporting directly to the firm’s senior partners. Prior to this, he began his investment banking career at Spayne Lindsay & Co, a specialist consumer boutique advisory.   Read’s

Latham & Watkins has appointed Kate Withers as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Department and a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Private Equity Practice in New York. Watkins advises clients of all sizes in connection with private equity and strategic corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, technology-focused joint ventures, carve-outs, structured investments, and complex licensing transactions. “We are thrilled to welcome Kate to our premier global Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practices,” says Marc Jaffe, Global Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Corporate Department. “Kate’s experience advising on sophisticated corporate transactions, combined with her highly technical background

Early-stage venture capital firm Ridge Ventures has added Head of Investor Relations Susan Stella and Principal Kamil Saeid to its team. Stella will lead marketing and communications strategy with limited partners. Saeid will source new investment opportunities and work alongside Ridge Ventures portfolio companies that have collectively raised more than USD1 billion in each of the last two years. A significant amount of Ridge Ventures’ fourth fund, with capital exceeding USD150 million, is still available for new deals. “Susan’s vast experience in venture and Kamil’s empathetic, founder-first mindset are a welcome addition to the Ridge family,” says Alex Rosen, Managing Partner

Stirling Square Capital Partners (Stirling Square), a pan-European mid-market private equity firm, has added Manuel Gari and Andreas Theilgaard to its investment team.  Prior to joining Stirling Square, Gari worked at Goldman Sachs and focused on the TMT, Consumer & Retail and Healthcare sectors. Gari holds an MBA from The Wharton School and a BSc in Business Administration and Management from ESADE Business School. He is a Spanish national and speaks Spanish, French and English.   Theilgaard joins Stirling Square from The Carlyle Group where he worked within their International Energy Partners strategy. Prior to that, he was at Gunvor Group and at Rothschild

Middle market private equity form Wynnchurch Capital has promoted Greg Gleason to Partner and member of the Investment Committee and Brian Crumbaugh, Paul Ciolino and Roy Sroka to Partner.John Hatherly, Founder and Managing Partner at Wynnchurch, says: “We are thrilled to announce these well-deserved promotions to Partner. They are a recognition of the hard work, dedication and significant contributions of Greg, Brian, Paul and Roy to the growth and success of Wynnchurch.”  Chris O’Brien, Managing Partner at Wynnchurch, adds: “We are very fortunate to have such a deep and long-tenured team of leaders at Wynnchurch, especially during such challenging times.

InHealth MD Alliance (IMA), an independent provider of high-quality primary care physician services, has appointed Dr Mark Leenay as CEO, effective 27 April, 2020. Leenay succeeds Dr Nelson Pichardo, Founder and CEO of IMA, who will remain on the Board of Directors and, with his wife Patricia, will retain significant ownership in the company.   Headquartered in Orlando, IMA provides preventative care services, chronic disease management, and patient care coordination and case management. IMA has more than 60 physicians serving over 20,000 members.   “We are delighted to continue the tradition of physician leadership at IMA by welcoming Dr Leenay,” says

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