Palatine Private Equity has made six promotions across its UK business. The new Senior Investment Directors include James Gregson, Kieran Lawton and James Winterbottom. Gregson joined Palatine in 2017 to assist Partners Beth Houghton and Zoe Clements with the deployment of its GBP100 million Impact Fund, which invests in businesses with a positive social and/or environmental impact across the UK. He has played an integral role in numerous transactions, including e-days, an employee absence management tool, and Veincentre, a clinic specialising in treatment for varicose veins.   Lawton has worked at Palatine for four years having previously worked at BDO in

Balance Point Capital (Balance Point), a provider of capital to lower middle market companies, has promoted Nathan Elliott to Managing Director, Adam Sauerteig to Senior Vice President, Grant Groher to Vice President and Dan Freshman to Senior Associate.“We are very pleased to promote these outstanding professionals, each of whom has added meaningful value within our firm and our portfolio,” says Seth Alvord, Managing Partner of Balance Point. “We look forward to their continued contributions in the years to come.” Partner Justin Kaplan adds: “These individuals have played key roles in advancing our investment strategy of providing flexible capital solutions to

Faegre Drinker has appointed Gregory R Hall as a partner in the firm’s Corporate group based in Denver. Hall comes to the firm from DLA Piper’s Phoenix office.For more than 28 years, Hall has represented clients in securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring transactions, and other corporate and business matters. He advises clients on domestic and cross-border deals; capital markets transactions, including public and private offerings of equity and debt securities; tender offers and exchange offers; domestic and international joint ventures; venture capital and private equity transactions; bank financings; and debt restructurings. “We are pleased to welcome Greg to Faegre

Blue Wolf Capital Partners (Blue Wolf), a New York-based private equity firm, has appointed John Boncher as a strategic advisor. 

Dow Schofield Watts is to launch a new debt advisory arm DSW Debt Advisory led by Phil Tarimo, which is aimed at medium-sized companies seeking debt funding of GBP20 million or above. It will initially operate from the firm’s Northern offices but the aim is to roll it out nationally.Tarimo, who was the North of England Regional Managing Director for Corporate & Structured Finance at Royal Bank of Scotland, also helped to found Deloitte’s debt advisory business in 2005 which was the first of its type outside London. He went on to Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank where he became UK

Dunedin, a UK mid-market private equity house, has expanded its team by hiring Claire Blackhall and James Morrison into its dedicated Research and Direct Origination Team. This new team provides the wider investment team with pre-qualified target companies to approach, as well as the co-ordination of valuable sector and corporate knowledge.   Blackhall, who joined in September 2019 as Associate, was previously a Manager in the KPMG Private Equity Group in London, working on a variety of M&A transactions. James Morrison, Junior Analyst, joined in November from business change consultancy Voyager Solutions where he was involved in data analysis.   Bennett,

Blackstone Infrastructure Partners (BIP) has appointed Jonathan “Jon“ Kelly, formerly Managing Partner and Head of Europe for Brookfield Infrastructure, as a Senior Managing Director and Head of European Infrastructure. In this role, Kelly will be responsible for the build-out of a dedicated European infrastructure team and the sourcing of investment opportunities across the region. “We are excited to welcome Jon to our senior leadership team,” says Sean Klimczak, Global Head of Infrastructure at Blackstone. “Jon’s exceptional investment track record across a wide range of sectors and his experience leading teams in the region make him the ideal choice as we seek

The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) has appointed a new Board which brings together leaders from across Africa with diverse expertise to lead the institution.The incoming AECF Board members include: Hixonia Nyasulu – One of the influential businesswomen on the African continent, Nyasulu joins as the new AECF Board Chair and brings global experience across multiple business sectors and serving on several Boards, including AngloAmerican, Sasol, and Unilever PLC. She is the Founder and current Executive Chairman of Ayavuna Women’s Investments (Pty) Ltd, a women-controlled investment vehicle focused on promoting the economic empowerment of women. Teklewold Atnafu – One of

Northern Trust has appointed Sara Gilbert to spearhead business development for its alternatives asset servicing business in Europe.