HQ Capital has hired Amy Thiessen as Director of Business Development to lead capital-raising and business development in North America. She will be based in New York. Thiessen will raise capital and develop new strategic partnerships across HQ Capital’s platform with institutional investors in North America including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, endowments and foundations. She will also manage existing strategic partnerships with groups in the US and Canada.   Thiessen joins HQ Capital with 13 years of experience in capital markets in Europe and the US. Previously, she was a Principal at Park Madison Partners, raising capital

Ancala Midstream Acquisitions Limited (Ancala Midstream) has appointed Paul Mitchell as its Chief Financial Officer. Mitchell joins the senior executive team as Ancala Midstream, which owns interests in and operates the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation pipeline and terminal (SAGE System) and the Beryl pipeline, seeks to expand its activities in the midstream sector across the North Sea. He will play a key role in the further development and implementation of Ancala Midstream’s strategic plans.   The SAGE System comprises a 323-kilometre, 30-inch pipeline and a gas processing terminal located at St Fergus, 65 kilometres north of Aberdeen. The 30-inch Beryl

Independent venture capital firm Truffle Capital has appointed former VEXIM CEO Vincent Gardès as a senior partner in the firm’s BioMedTech team. Under the leadership of Philippe Pouletty, MD, the team also includes Alain Chevallier and Antoine Pau.   Gardès will have responsibility for generating new investments in the field of medical devices for Truffle Capital’s new BioMedTech fund and will actively support Truffle portfolio companies.   “My work relationship with Truffle Capital goes back many years, to the days when I was hired as CEO of VEXIM, a company founded by Truffle Capital and acquired by Stryker Corporation in April

Chicago-based RedRidge Diligence Services – a provider of due diligence services to investors and lenders – is opening its first international office in London. Matthew Reid, Associate Director, has relocated from the US in order to lead the London operation.   “In the US, RedRidge has an excellent reputation for a bespoke approach that offers efficiency, flexibility, high-quality service and timely execution in both the lending and equity investment markets,” says Matthew. “Our role now is to transfer that excellence into new markets, starting in Europe from our London base.”   In addition, RedRidge has appointed Andrew Robbins (pictured), as

Mid-market private equity investor LDC has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of portfolio director Martyn Vitty. With more than 12 years’ experience in senior leadership roles, Vitty joins LDC from high-growth manufacturer ELEY Group, where he held the positions of interim CEO and finance director.   Vitty joined LDC-backed ELEY Group in 2015 and played a key role in securing new contracts and establishing ELEY Americas in the USA. He also helped to implement the firm’s buy-and-build strategy overseas, which included the acquisition of Texas-based company KSS and the sale of Accles & Shelvoke to Frontmatec in Denmark.

HarbourVest Partners has appointed Karen Simeone as a Managing Director in the firm’s private credit business based in Boston. Simeone joins Managing Directors Jamie Athanasoulas and Peter Lipson and will specifically expand HarbourVest’s senior credit investing capabilities.   “Institutional investors are allocating to private credit strategies at a robust pace, and we are building a strong team to provide our clients with the type of credit exposure they seek,” says Peter Wilson, Managing Director, HarbourVest. “Karen’s 20 years of credit experience will enable HarbourVest to continue adding to our private credit capabilities in both commingled fund and separate account formats.”

Joseph N Sacca, a long-time commercial and securities litigator with a top tier roster of clients and trial experience, has joined BakerHostetler’s Litigation Group as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Sacca comes to BakerHostetler from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.   Sacca represents clients around the world in complex corporate, commercial, and securities litigation in federal courts, state courts, and in arbitration proceedings. He also has extensive experience advising public companies and private equity firms in litigation involving mergers and acquisitions.   His arrival follows other key additions to BakerHostetler’s litigation roster this year, including

Crown Agents Bank has appointed Susanne Chishti to its board as a non-executive director. Chishti brings more than 20 years of financial expertise, board-level experience focused on organisational governance, and a strong understanding of the small and medium size enterprise market. Her experience draws on 14 years in banking, with senior positions held at Morgan Stanley, Lloyds Banking Group and Deutsche Bank. In 2014, Chishti founded FINTECH Circle – a global fintech community which enables emerging financial technology firms to expand their businesses and provides educational courses via the FINTECH Circle Institute and the bestselling FINTECH Book Series. Chishti is