Navy Capital, a New York-based asset manager focused on the global cannabis sector, has hired Chetan Gulati as a Partner and Head of Research.  Gulati brings nearly 20 years of experience to Navy’s team, having begun his career practicing law at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz where he focused on corporate restructurings and finance. He then joined Perry Capital in 2007, and was ultimately appointed to run Perry’s London operations from 2010-2016. Most recently, Gulati was a Partner at Smith Cove Capital. He holds a BA from the University of Rochester and a JD from Yale Law School.   “We

Debevoise & Plimpton has appointed finance lawyer Sunil W Savkar as as partner and member of the firm’s Finance Group and Private Equity Group. Savkar’s practice will focus on complex acquisition and leveraged financings. He will be resident in the firm’s New York office. “We are thrilled to welcome Sunil to Debevoise,” says Michael W Blair, the firm’s Presiding Partner. “Sunil’s nearly 20 years of broad-gauged finance experience aligns perfectly with our leveraged finance practice. Sunil brings a valuable perspective on complex finance issues that will make him particularly attractive to our clients, and further enhance our finance team.”  

Atrato Capital, the investment adviser to Supermarket Income REIT, has appointed Justin King, the former chief executive of J Sainsbury plc, as a senior adviser. King is recognised as one of the UK’s most successful grocery sector leaders, having led J Sainsbury plc for 10 years until 2014. Prior to that, he was part of the leadership team at Marks & Spencer plc and previously held senior roles at Asda. He, therefore, brings a wealth of experience of the grocery sector and a deep understanding of grocery property strategy. Supermarket Income REIT, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, owns six

Activa Capital has appointed Alexandre Chollet as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Chollet, 37, will be responsible for coordinating the cross-functional activities of Activa Capital. Propr to joining Activa he was Director of Investor Relations at Naxicap Partners (2016-2019) and before that served as Head of Funds and Portfolio at Qualium Investissement from 2011 to 2016, a position he held after leaving the Financial Department of iXEN Partners (formerly Natexis Industrie). Chollet has 14 years of experience within the finance functions of Private Equity and is a graduate of ESCP Europe-Novancia. Christophe Parier and Alexandre Masson, Partners at Activa Capital, say:

Ken Williamson has joined Clearwater International as Senior Adviser to the Board. Williamson brings 17 years of corporate finance experience as a partner with EY in Manchester and London. He headed EY’s UK and Ireland corporate finance business, leading complex transactions and cross-border activity, regularly involving PE sponsors. He is currently Chairman of EDAM, a group of companies providing post-accident services, and Non-Executive Director with responsibility for M&A at EVO Business Supplies Ltd; the UK and Ireland’s largest multi-channel distributor of business supplies and services.   Other notable past roles include, Non-Executive Chairman of DW3 Products Group- a leading replacement

Pan-European private equity firm IK Investment Partners (IK) has opened a new office in Copenhagen, as part of its ongoing commitment to investing in the Nordic region. The Copenhagen office will be led by Partner Thomas Klitbo, who has been with IK since 2007. Thomas will be supported by the existing Danish/Norwegian Mid Cap team consisting of a total of six investment professionals, as well as a local extension of IK’s Small Cap team.   Thomas Klitbo, Partner at IK Investment Partners, says: “We are thrilled to be opening a Copenhagen office. It is part of IK’s efforts to establish

Law firm Morrison & Foerster has appointed Luke Mines as partner in the firm’s global Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) practice in London. Mines, who comes to Morrison & Foerster from Reed Smith, brings to the firm extensive experience in complex, multi-jurisdictional real estate transactions. He is the second partner to join the firm’s newly established London PERE practice since the start of the year, following the arrival in January 2019 of Oliver s’Jacob, also from Reed Smith.  

 “Luke’s practice is a great fit for the firm and aligns well with the needs of our real estate-focused corporate, funds and

Business advisory firm Quantuma has expanded its regional offering with the opening of a new Manchester office, bolstering the city’s booming financial and professional services sector. The office, which is based at Number One, Spinningfields, will see the firm provide a full range of advisory services, including corporate finance, forensic accounting, insolvency and restructuring.   Jeff Jones has been appointed as Managing Director – North West. Jones was formerly head of advisory nationally for BDO, prior to which he was managing partner of their Manchester office. He has also held a number of non-executive positions, while co-founding several new business