Maven Capital Partners (Maven), one of the UK’s leading SME finance providers, has added to its team with the appointment of James Rosthorn and Dean Cox as Investment Managers. Chartered Accountant, Rosthorn, joins Maven as an Investment Manager based in the Manchester and Lancashire offices and will be responsible for new investments across the North of England. Prior to joining Maven, he was a Corporate Finance Advisor at Top 10 Accounting firm, Mazars, where he advised owner managed businesses on sales, acquisitions, fundraising and MBOs.   Qualified Solicitor and Corporate Finance Masters, Cox, is Maven’s second appointment to the investment

KKR has made new leadership appointments in its flagship private equity businesses in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Henry Kravis and George Roberts, Co-Chief Executive Officers and Co-Founders of KKR, say: “While our firm has evolved over the years, private equity is where it all began. Today, this asset class remains as important as ever as it continues to support companies and communities and meet the critical needs of our fund investors. We believe these promotions will enable us to maintain our leadership in private equity for decades to come.”   KKR currently has USD75 billion in private equity assets

Ocorian, a provider of trust, administration and fiduciary services to corporate, institutional and private investors has appointed Pamela Valasuo as Head of Sales for Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Valasuo brings over 20 years’ experience of professional and financial services experience to Ocorian and will lead the business development strategy for the region.   A native English and Finnish speaker, Valasuo has previously held various senior management roles with several established service providers in Luxembourg. She holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Buckingham and Stellenbosch University respectively and has also completed INSEAD’s International

MSIF, a Liverpool-based SME fund which this week celebrates 25 years in business, is to merge the team of investment company SPARK Impact Limited with its regulated fund management subsidiary Alliance Fund Managers (AFM). The agreement will see SPARK Impact Director Mark Borzomato appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AFM, and an experienced equity investment team of Marc d’Abbadie, Jerry Mobbs and Lynsey Barnes join the existing AFM business.   Borzomato, who has over 24 years’ corporate advisory and investment experience and who has worked for MSIF twice before, says: “I am delighted to be back and incredibly excited

Idinvest Partners, an investor in SMEs across Europe, has appointed Sylviane Guyonnet, COO of Idinvest and Eric Gallerne, Co-Head of Private Debt Strategy, as Managing Partners. Guyonnet and Eric Gallerne are both members of Idinvest Partners’ Executive Committee, which also includes Bavière, CEO & Founding Partner, and Benoist Grossmann, Founding Partner, as well as Managing Partners Matthieu Baret, Nicolas Chaudron, François Lacoste and Christophe Simon.   Guyonnet, joined Idinvest Partners as CFO in 2000 and in 2010 was appointed as COO. Having been at the firm for almost twenty years, today she manages a team of 45 people working in

Akin Gump is to add private equity partner Weyinmi Popo to the team in the firm’s London office. Popo, who will join Akin Gump from Orrick later this month, advises UK and international clients on private equity, M&A, infrastructure and energy transactions with an emphasis on Africa. His experience includes advising Africa-focused private equity sponsors, strategic investors and family offices on complex cross-border investments.   “Weyinmi’s transactional private equity experience will complement our recent hires in London and the firmwide Africa practice,” says Akin Gump chairperson Kim Koopersmith. “He will also add depth to the firm’s corporate, private equity and funds

Livingbridge has appointed Andy Harrington, Robyn Smith and Tom Smith as investment managers, alongside two further new hires in the business. Harrington joins the new investment team having previously worked at Next Wave Partners. Harrington worked as an investment associate for two years. Prior to working at Next Wave Partners, Harrington spent three years as a private equity assurance senior at EY.   Prior to joining Livingbridge, Smith worked at KPMG as a senior associate in the corporate finance M&A team. Smith also worked as a strategy consultant within KPMG’s global strategy group. At Livingbridge, he will work alongside the

Paul Conroy, Group Head of Real Assets and Private Debt at independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has moved to the firm’s Luxembourg office. Previously based in Jersey, Conroy will continue to lead the Group’s real assets and private debt offerings, with Group-wide oversight of the delivery of fund and corporate services to the real estate, infrastructure, asset leasing and private debt sectors.   Conroy’s relocation reflects the Aztec Group’s ongoing focus on further strengthening its pan-European capabilities, and reinforces the Group’s commitment to having a cross-jurisdictional Executive Committee.   While based in Luxembourg, Conroy will continue

Invest Europe has appointed Eric de Montgolfier as its new CEO. Invest Europe represents Europe’s private equity, venture capital, infrastructure sectors. A highly-experienced private equity professional, de Montgolfier joins from Brussels-listed investment manager Gimv, where he was Partner and Head of Gimv France, responsible for overseeing investment and group strategy in the market.    “It is a great honour to be joining Invest Europe as CEO,” de Montgolfier says. “I have enormous respect for the work of the association and its team in Brussels. I look forward to bringing the experience I have gained in over 30 years at private