Fiera Capital is consolidating all of its UK based subsidiaries and operations including Fiera Real Estate UK, Fiera Capital UK and Fiera Infrastructure at its new European HQ in Mayfair. Read the full story at Hedgeweek…

HIG Bayside Capital (Bayside), the distressed debt and special situation affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG), has promoted Andrew Scotland to Co-Head of the firm’s European special situations debt activities.Scotland will act as co-head alongside Bayside Managing Director Duncan Priston. Scotland has over twenty-two years of investment banking and distressed investment experience. He previously worked as a Managing Director in RBS’s Special Situations Group for more than six years, where he was focused on European distressed investments.   Executive Managing Director John Bolduc says: “Since joining the firm in 2013, Andrew has been instrumental in helping to grow the firm’s distressed

Squire Patton Boggs has expanded its Global Corporate Practice in London, adding significantly to its international private equity (PE) team, with the appointment of former KPMG heavyweight Stephen Ball, and leading PE practitioners Charles Leeming and Ben Squires from Simpson Thacher.  All three join as partners and will work closely with Corporate and Financial Services colleagues across the firm, in the UK and Europe, the US, Middle East and Asia-Pacific.   “Stephen’s reputation precedes him, as a widely respected, highly trusted advisor on business strategy and decision-making at the highest level,” says Jonathan Jones, Squire Patton Boggs’ European Managing Partner.  “He brings

Alpine Investors, a middle market private equity firm focused on software and services, has promoted Matt Moore to Partner and Daniel Cohen to Principal. The promotions build on the growth trajectory of the firm, which is currently deploying its USD1 billion fund closed in 2019.   “At Alpine, we measure ourselves by the quality of our talented, dedicated and diverse team,” says Graham Weaver, CEO and Founder at Alpine Investors. “Matt and Daniel have been instrumental in our firm’s growth – in making great investments, building the team and  creating an amazing culture.  We’re excited to recognise their contributions and look forward to

EV Private Equity, a global private equity firm focused on the energy sector, has promoted Houston-based Matt Anstead to Senior Partner. In his new role, he will continue to provide strategic input to the firm’s current portfolio of leading energy service companies, in addition to supporting the execution of new investment opportunities on behalf of EV Private Equity. Anstead has more than 20 years of experience in the global energy sector. He joined EV Private Equity in 2014, and during his time as a partner he helped build EV Private Equity’s position as a world-leading private equity firm specialising in technology-rich

Former Macquarie Group Senior Investment Specialist Teiki Benveniste has been appointed as the Head of newly formed Ares Australia Management, which was formed as a strategic joint venture between Ares Management Corporation (ARES) and Fidante Partners in October 2019 and is aiming to become one of Australia’s leading credit and alternative asset managers. As the new Head of AAM, Benveniste will be based in Sydney and will be responsible for building strong investor interest in the specialist asset manager and for increasing assets under management as the joint venture launches a range of investment strategies. Benveniste will also serve as a

LDC-backed global digital marketing agency Croud has appointed the former Chief Executive of Dentsu Aegis Network, Jerry Buhlmann, as its Non-Executive Chairman, with immediate effect.The new appointment follows LDC’s recent GBP30 million investment in the business to support the existing management team’s growth strategy. In his role as Non-Executive Chairman he will be working alongside Croud’s Co-Founders Luke Smith and Ben Knight to further accelerate the agency’s global growth, which last year reached over 40 per cent year-on-year growth and an annual revenue of over GBP15 million.    Founded in 2011, Croud provides marketing strategy and consultancy alongside SEO, PPC,

Middle market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has appointed Bob Linscott as an Operating Partner. Prior to joining Wynnchurch, Linscott served as the Vice President of Operations for Fluke Corporation (Fluke), a subsidiary of Fortive company and a manufacturer of industrial test, measurement and diagnostic equipment including electronic test equipment. Chris O’Brien, Managing Partner at Wynnchurch, says: “We are excited to welcome Bob to the Wynnchurch team. Bob brings over 30 years of operating experience – serving in a variety of roles while overseeing businesses or divisions ranging in size from USD100 million to almost USD2 billion. He will be instrumental

One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock) has appointed Rohan Narayan as a Partner. Narayan joins One Rock from Lindsay Goldberg. Previously, Narayan served as a Vice President in Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division and as a Vice President at Ripplewood Holdings. While at Ripplewood Holdings, Mr. Narayan worked alongside numerous One Rock investment professionals and operating partners, including One Rock Founders and Managing Partners Tony W Lee and R Scott Spielvogel.   “Rohan is a seasoned and highly-respected private equity executive who brings a wealth of middle market expertise to One Rock. Having known and worked with Rohan for many years,