Specialist business advisory firm FRP Advisory has strengthened its debt advisory and forensic services practices with two partner appointments based in its London office. Tom Cox and Nishad Morjaria bring the firm partner total to 50, collectively bringing almost 35 years’ advisory experience to the business. Cox has joined the debt advisory team working with firms on a national scale and joins FRP Advisory from consultancy firm AlixPartners, where he was a director.   Cox previously co-founded AlixPartner’s debt advisory practice, where he acted on the buy-side for a number of mid-market private equity houses, with a particular focus on

Private equity-backed soft drinks manufacturer Clearly Drinks has appointed Mick Howard as its new CEO, following a strong 2018 in which the company increased headcount by 45 per cent and expanded its product offering. Howard moves into the role following nine months as Clearly Drinks’ Chief Operating Officer, where he oversaw headcount growth from 76 to 110 in 2018. He brings 25 years of experience within the food and drink industry to the role, having held senior positions at major companies including Britvic, SAB Miller and Puratos.    As CEO at Clearly Drinks, Howard will build on the company’s top-quality

Bowmark Capital, a mid-market private equity firm, has appointed Simon Adcock as a partner and head of portfolio management.  Adcock brings over 20 years’ experience in corporate advisory and management roles and was previously senior portfolio director at Lloyds Development Capital. Prior to that, he was a partner and regional head of corporate advisory at Deloitte.   At Bowmark, he will be responsible for managing and developing the portfolio management and value creation function, which supports the strategic and operational development of the firm’s portfolio companies.   The appointment follows the closing of Bowmark Capital Partners VI, which reached its

creditshelf AG, a specialist in digital SME financing in Germany, has appointed Dr Gregor Heinrich as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective from 15 January. In his new role, Dr Heinrich will be responsible for IT and data analytics. He will report directly to creditshelf CEO Dr Tim Thabe, but will not himself be a member of the Management Board.   Heinrich has more than 10 years’ experience as a CTO, most recently at Stonebranch, a mid-size provider of products and services for the automation of IT processes, focusing on the financial services industry. His responsibilities at Stonebranch encompassed product development

Duane Morris has named partners Michael C Hardy of the firm’s Baltimore office and Nanette C Heide of the firm’s New York office as co-chairs of the Private Equity division of the Corporate Practice Group. “Nanette and Mike each have strong experience in private equity transactions and bring to this new assignment a high degree of enthusiasm and commitment to continuing the success and expansion of the Private Equity division of the Corporate Practice Group,” says Brian P Kerwin, chair of Duane Morris’ Corporate Practice Group. “They will bring some fresh and exciting ideas to the business, and will exert

Blank Rome has appointed Robert L Kahan as a partner in the firm’s Corporate, M&A, and Securities group in Los Angeles. Kahan focuses his practice counselling middle-market companies in the lifestyle industries, including restaurants, entertainers, marketers, and merchandisers, across a variety of corporate transactions. Bob joins Blank Rome from a leading Am Law 100 firm in Los Angeles.   “We’re thrilled to have a veteran attorney like Bob join our growing corporate team,” says Grant S Palmer, Blank Rome’s Managing Partner and CEO. “Bob is well known for his negotiation skills, having represented both buyers, sellers, and investors over the

Gabriel Urwitz, founder and Chairman of Segulah, will step down from the role of Chairman. Having founded the business in 1994 and served as Managing Partner as well as Chairman for 25 years, Urwitz will remain a member of the Investment Committee for the duration of the Segulah V investment period, as well as board member in several portfolio companies. Sebastian Ehrnrooth, currently Managing Partner, will take on the role of Chairman.   Ehrnrooth, who joined Segulah in 2000 as a deal partner, has led and participated in a large number of transactions in Segulah II, III, IV and V.

Kainos Capital (Kainos), a food and consumer-focussed private equity firm, has promoted Jay Desai to Partner.   Desai was previously a Managing Director of Kainos and has over 15 years of principal investing, investment banking and strategy experience in the food and consumer products sectors.   Andrew Rosen, Managing Partner of Kainos, says: “We are very proud to recognise Jay’s accomplishments with this well-deserved promotion. Since re-joining the Kainos team three years ago, Jay has significantly improved our business development efforts and is a valued voice within our organization.  We continue to invest in our human capital at Kainos and