HIG Capital (HIG) has made a number of organisational changes the firm says are designed to position the firm for continued growth and better manage the increasing scale and scope of its business. The senior leadership team has been expanded with the promotion of Rick Rosen and Brian Schwartz to the newly created title of co-Presidents. Rosen and Schwartz, who have been at the firm since 1998 and 1994, and currently manage the HIG US Middle Market fund and the HIG Advantage fund, respectively, will work closely with Sami Mnaymneh and Tony Tamer, founders and co-CEOs of HIG, who will

Duff & Phelps has appointed Marcus Morton and Albert Maass as managing directors in the firm’s Valuations Advisory Services practice, based in London. Morton is part of the core Valuations Services team focusing specifically on the financial services sector. He has over 25 years of experience in investment banking with significant expertise in all types of valuation opinions, operating models, risk management, cost transparency, control frameworks and compliance.   Most recently, Morton worked at KPMG and prior to that he worked at several investment banks including Goldman Sachs, Nomura, JP Morgan and Barclays, and spent several years as the Senior Risk

Carl Marks Advisors, an investment bank providing financial and operational advisory services to middle market companies, has promoted Scott Webb to Partner. Since joining the firm in 2007, Webb has held positions of increasing responsibility and for the last two years has led the firm’s investment banking restructuring vertical alongside Partner Evan Tomaskovic. As Partner, Scott will continue to specialise in advising companies and creditor groups throughout the capital structure on financial restructurings, distressed mergers and acquisitions, capital raises and other special situations. He brings passion, creativity, deep expertise, and smart, innovative solutions to his engagements, providing clients a wealth

Gridiron Capital, an investment firm focused on partnering with founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams, has promoted Sean Kelley to Managing Director, Business Development and added and promoted Ty Black to Associate as part of the Business Development Team. Kelley will continue to focus on developing new business partnerships, marketing to and communicating with business owners, managing investment partnership sourcing, and exit planning. He will also increase his role in marketing and building the Gridiron brand. Ty Black will become a member of Gridiron’s Business Development Team and will report to Kelley and Gridiron’s two Managing Partners, Tom Burger and Kevin Jackson.

Global investor services group, IQ-EQ, has appointed Colin Targett as Managing Director of its Bermuda and Cayman Islands operations.  This strategic new hire follows other senior appointments announced in recent months evidencing the Group’s drive to build its Funds, Private Wealth and Corporate servicing operations in the region. Targett brings to IQ-EQ more than two decades of senior experience in the fund services space. A qualified chartered accountant by academic training, his career originally began in Bermuda where he spent 10 years working with a number of blue chip organisations, driving forward business growth and leading on all technical aspects of

Pantheon has appointed Rakesh (Rick) Jain as Partner and Global Head of Private Debt based in the firm’s New York office. Pantheon has been active in private debt investments since 1997, with approximately USD1.5 billion committed to investment opportunities across secondaries and primaries. The firm formed a dedicated practice last year to support its demand-led expansion across the private debt asset class. Pantheon plans to hire additional resources in both London and New York. Currently, Toni Vainio, Principal, leads European private debt origination and investments while Francesco di Valmarana chairs the Global Credit Committee. Rick will join the GCC together

LDC, a mid-market private equity investor, has added to its team in Yorkshire with the appointment of Leigh Daveran as an Investment Director. Daveran will work closely with LDC’s Head of Yorkshire and the North East John Garner and the LDC team to drive new investment opportunities across the region’s growing community of medium-sized businesses. Daveran will also have responsibility for supporting the management teams of LDC’s portfolio businesses across the region.   Prior to joining LDC, Daveran spent eight years as CFO of private equity backed building product manufacturer Synseal Extrusions. During his tenure he led an acquisitive growth

Dr Martin Bünning has joined global law firm Reed Smith firm as a partner in its Global Corporate Group where he will work alongside the international tax group advising on national and international transactions. Joining from Ashurst, the tax lawyer and Steuerberater (tax adviser) with more than 20 years’ experience, is recognised among the industry for advising investors in real estate, alternative investments and funds, in addition to supporting clients on private equity, venture capital matters and cross-border M&A transactions. He also has considerable experience counselling clients on tax issues regarding securitisations, VAT and withholding taxes.   Bünning, who will

Impax Asset Management (Impax), the specialist asset manager investing in the transition to a more sustainable global economy, has appointed Chris Dodwell to the newly created role of Head of Policy & Advocacy.  Dodwell is a climate change and environmental policy expert with over 25 years’ public and private sector experience. Throughout his career he has specialised in the financing and delivery of climate action in the UK and overseas.   Dodwell joins Impax from Ricardo where he was Director of Climate Change, Clean Growth and Strategic Partnerships, and responsible for overseeing key projects in these areas as well as

The Dutch company Xenikos, which develops innovative immunotherapies for treating patients with severe immune disease and post-transplant rejection, has appointed Stanley Musial, CPA, MBA as their new Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer. “We are very pleased to welcome Stan to Xenikos,” says Dr Ypke van Oosterhout, Xenikos’ Chief Executive Officer. “He joins us at an important time, as we are currently entering the final stage of clinical testing prior to applying for market approval of our flagship product, T-Guard, and as we determine the financial and organisational steps needed to ensure a successful launch of the product. Stan