People
SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, has promoted Stephen d’Incelli to Managing Director and appointed Lee Karras as a Director.
Previously a Principal at SK Capital, d’Incelli has played a significant role in sourcing and executing acquisitions as well as guiding portfolio companies where he serves as a member of numerous Boards of Directors. Prior to joining SK Capital in 2015, d’Incelli was a Vice President at Sun Capital Partners where he was involved in a variety of acquisitions including corporate carve-outs, entrepreneurial transitions and add-on acquisitions. Before joining Sun Capital,
BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing companies, has appointed Spencer Woods as an Investor in its Manchester office.
Spencer joins most recently from Wheatsheaf Group – part of the Grosvenor Estate – where he held the role of Senior Investment and Portfolio Manager, taking a lead on M&A activity, guiding strategy and monitoring the performance of the portfolio. In his time at Wheatsheaf Group, he undertook an operational role within a portfolio company and was seconded to the US for six months to support the establishment of Wheatsheaf’s first US office.
Prior to this, Spencer
PEF Services, a fund administrator for alternative investment managers, has promoted Emily Chen and Delphine Jones, CPA to Managing Directors within the firm’s Client Services group, reporting to PEF Chief Operating Officer Beth Manzi.
Chen and Jones each lead PEF Client Services teams responsible for the relationships and services provided to PEF clients including fund accounting, financial reporting and SBIC compliance, and investor services for PEF’s clients and their investors.


Chen’s career includes over 15 years’ experience in alternative asset fund administration. In addition to managing accounting and reporting services, Emily’s team is responsible for PEF’s fund accounting technology platform, Investran. Prior
Gulf Capital, an active alternative asset management firms in the Middle East, is expanding and strengthening its executive team with the appointment of Sharaf F Sharaf as a Managing Director in Gulf Credit Partners, the Firm’s private debt business.
Based in Dubai, Sharaf Sharaf will join as a Managing Director in Gulf Credit Partners, which provides mezzanine debt and structured capital to growing regional small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Dr Karim El Solh, Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Capital, says: “We are excited to welcome Sharaf to our leadership team as we continue to grow our business. Sharaf’s expertise and
Growth Capital Partners (GCP), a partnership-focussed investor, has appointed Liam Bennett as Investment Executive.
Bennett joins GCP from KPMG, where he spent several years based in both their UK and Australian offices. While at KPMG Liam provided transaction services to a range of private equity and corporate clients, including both sell-side and buy-side assistance with a focus on mid-market transactions.
Bennett says: “I am excited to join the team at GCP who have a strong track record of supporting entrepreneurial management teams and their businesses in achieving their growth ambitions. I look forward to contributing to the continued success
Global law firm Goodwin is to open a new office in Santa Monica, California, which will focus on the technology and private equity industry verticals. It will be the firm’s second in Southern California, the fourth in the state, and the eleventh globally.
The new office will be located in a modern, state-of-the-art space at 520 Broadway in Santa Monica. It will initially take up more than 20,000 square feet over the building’s entire fifth floor. AJ Weidhaas, Co-Chair of the firm’s Private Equity practice, will serve as the Santa Monica Office Chair. The office will be home to approximately
Connection Capital, a specialist private client investment business, has appointed a new Head of Funds, Lorna Robertson.
Lorna Robertson (pictured), joins from Invesco where she was responsible for managing relationships with investment and private banks and developing strategic partnerships. Her role covered a range of fund strategies including fixed income, equities, alternative assets, bespoke solutions and fund linked structured products.
Previously she was Head of Capital Market Sales at Raiffeisen Bank International, and a Director at Deutsche Bank specialising in Benelux and UK Structured Credit.
At Connection Capital, Lorna will take charge of the on-going development of its
MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has appointed Bruno Bagnouls as Managing Director and Head of Private Equity and Real Assets of Mitsubishi UFJ Investor Services & Banking Luxembourg.
Bagnouls will oversee Private Equity and Real Assets for Mitsubishi UFJ Investor Services & Banking Luxembourg MIBL, and will lead the strategic market and competitive analysis for private capital across all geographies, with an emphasis on Luxembourg. He will lead the development of the Private Capital Client Line, including private equity, real assets and debt solutions. He will also oversee the management of a
Investment bank GCA Altium has expanded its senior deal team in Frankfurt with Raiko Stelten and Thorsten Weber, employees of the bank for many years, promoted to Managing Directors as of 1 March 2019.
They will further develop the technology, M&A and financing areas of the firm. Stelten joined Altium in 2013 and most recently worked as a Director with a focus on the software, technology and healthcare M&A sectors. For over 12 years he has been part of the team originally set up at Close Brothers/DC Advisory. Throughout this time, Stelten advised on over 40 M&A transactions.
“Raiko
Growth equity firm General Atlantic has appointed Loek van den Boog, former Chairman of Mendix and Myriad, as a Special Advisor and Chairman of General Atlantic Netherlands.
Van den Boog returns to the firm having previously supported the firm as Special Advisor between 1996 and 2004. During his prior tenure at General Atlantic, he served on a number of portfolio company boards, including Global Collect and Patni Computer Systems. Upon his return, he is expected to leverage his software and technology expertise and expansive network to provide strategic support and advice to the firm’s investment teams and portfolio companies.
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
