Credit-oriented private equity firm Orion Energy Partners has added several key hires in its New York and Houston offices, including key additions in investor relations, investments, risk optimisation and business development. Reyno Norval, Managing Director, Investor Relations and Business Development joins Orion Energy with more than a decade of experience in the energy infrastructure industry across private equity advisory, capital raising, business development and principal investing. He spent the last three years working very closely with the Orion Energy team as Director at Asante Capital including playing a leadership role on the capital raise of Orion Energy Credit Opportunities Fund

Piper, a specialist investor in consumer brands, has enhanced its consumer offering with the appointments of Saskia Roberts and Flora McAlpine. Roberts has spent nearly 20 years working for customer and retail consultancies on strategy, customer proposition, marketing and brand experience. She most recently led customer communication channels at O&CC Ltd (owner of high-street brands Cotswold Outdoor, Snow+Rock, Cycle Surgery and Runners Need) and has previously worked on customer strategies for companies such as SABMiller, Heal’s and Argos.   Roberts joins Piper as Associate Partner and will focus on customer insight and brand strategies across Piper’s existing portfolio, as well

Truffle Capital, an independent venture capital firm focussed on creating and financing start-ups with disruptive technologies in life sciences and information technology, has announced the appointment of Denis Gestin as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Holistick, the first startup company funded by Truffle Capital’s new BioMedTech Crossover fund. “We’re extremely pleased to welcome Denis Gestin as Chairman of the Board of Holistick. His extensive management experience and track record in successfully launching global medical technologies, including in cardiology, will go a long way for the development of the company and its future commercial success,” says Philippe Pouletty, MD,

Investment bank and asset management firm Piper Jaffray Companies has appointed David Lee as a managing director within its financial sponsors coverage group. He will be based in the firm’s New York office. Lee joined Piper Jaffray from Houlihan Lokey, where he was part of the firm’s financial sponsors group. In this role, he originated and executed M&A, capital markets and restructuring transactions for leading private equity and hedge fund clients.   Prior to Houlihan Lokey, Lee worked as an investment banker and private equity investor at Stone Key Partners, Altaris Capital Partners and Lehman Brothers. He is a graduate

UBS Asset Management’s (UBS-AM) Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) business has appointed Rodolphe Brumm as a Portfolio Manager on its Infrastructure Equity team, based in London and effective immediately. Brumm will be responsible for activities supporting the origination, analysis and execution of infrastructure equity investment opportunities across Europe. He joins REPM’s wider infrastructure platform which has in excess of EUR4 billion of AUM in debt and equity strategies.   Brumm joins UBS-AM with over 18 years of investment experience globally. He is relocating to London from San Francisco, USA where he spent the past two years acting as Senior

Kuber Ventures, an alternative fund investment platform specialising in EIS and SEIS investments, has added two new SEIS funds to its offering, as well as new iterations of two existing funds. The British Design Fund 2 and The British Robotics Sidecar Fund have joined the platform which has seen strong interest from advisors, intermediaries and private investors following the move into a genuine growth-orientated environment.   The British Design Fund 2 is focusing its investments in UK based early-stage companies that seek to lead the market in innovative product design and manufacturing. The fund aims to invest at least GBP100,000

Mid-market private equity investor LDC has announced several promotions, new roles and appointments on the back of a successful year of investments and exits. The firm, which operates from nine local offices, says the changes are a continuation of its strategy of further strengthening its regional operating model and driving new investment opportunities across the UK mid-market.    Recognising recent success in the Midlands, including the secondary buyout of Neilson Active Holidays, Richard Whitwell, currently head of East Midlands, has been promoted to Director and Head of the Midlands region. Rob Schofield, based in LDC’s Birmingham team, also becomes a