Alternative investment firm Context Capital Partners has appointed Arun Gowda as a Managing Director and Head of Business Development. In the new role, Gowda will focus on developing and managing new institutional and family office relationships, and drive Context Capital Partners’ business development process.   “Arun is a strong addition to the Context team, bringing an established track record of raising assets and developing long-term relationships with institutions for a wide range of alternative investment strategies,” says Ron Biscardi, CEO of Context Capital Partners. “We welcome him to our team and look forward to leveraging his skills and relationships to

Capnamic Ventures, an early-stage tech venture capitalist firm based in Berlin and Cologne, has expanded its investment team with the appointment of Christian Knott as a Partner. Also joining the team are Sebastian Schüller, as an Investment Manager, and Frederik von Bossel, as an Analyst.   Knott joined Capnamic Ventures in 2014 as an Analyst. Previously, he was responsible for over 80 portfolio companies at HTGF (High-Tech Gründerfonds) in Bonn as an Investment Controller. Christian studied International Business Administration at the Cologne Business School. Later he successfully completed his Master’s degree with a focus on entrepreneurship at HHL Leipzig.  

Leeds headquartered private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP) has appointed Matt Tice as an investment manager. An experienced corporate finance adviser with a strong track record of advising businesses in the mid-market, Matt joins from Deloitte in Leeds where he worked as a manager in the corporate finance team.  Previously, he spent two years with BHP Corporate Finance in the role of corporate finance manager, having also been with Mazars for six years, latterly as a corporate finance executive.   Working alongside KCP partners Owen Trotter and James Hall in the firm’s Leeds office, Matt’s appointment will further strengthen

Pomona Capital, a global private equity firm, has promoted Chief Financial Officer, John Stephens, to Partner and CFO. “John has demonstrated the experience, energy, integrity and humanity so crucial to Pomona Capital and its investors”, says Michael D Granoff, chief executive officer of Pomona Capital. “We are thrilled to have him join the Partner team and are confident he will make a significant contribution to the success of the firm going forward.”   Stephens joined Pomona in 2011 and led the Asia office for three years before becoming the firm’s chief financial officer in 2015. Now based in New York,

Four Springs Capital has hired Gregory Kammerer as Senior Vice President on its capital markets team. Kammerer will focus his efforts on representing Four Springs transactions primarily with family offices and institutional investors. Kammerer brings nearly a decade of experience working with family offices and institutions within the real estate and private equity sectors. Prior to joining Four Springs Capital, Kammerer worked at a private equity real estate fund, working on nearly USD500,000,000 of value add real estate transactions. Kammerer rejoins Four Springs Capital where he originally started his career.   “We are pleased to welcome Greg back to the

Bain Capital Ventures, a seed-to-growth stage investor focused on enterprise software and technology, has appointed Adam Levin as a partner in Boston, focused on growth stage investing. Levin will be responsible for identifying and cultivating investments in enterprise software and data services companies.   Levin most recently worked as a vice president in growth private equity at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors in Los Angeles, where he focused on software-as-a-service and enterprise companies. While there, he led investments in DiCentral, Proficio, Azalea and Cryptzone (acquired by BC Partners) among others. Before Kayne Anderson, Levin was a venture associate at Crosslink Capital

Alter Domus, a provider of fund and corporate services to alternative investment managers, has appointed Alexander Traub as the new Regional Executive Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. Traub is also a member of the Alter Domus Group Executive Board. Traub has had a broadly diversified 18 year career in financial services, almost all of which has been spent in Asia with the last 10 years in Singapore. He spent the last four years building the Asian business of a global private equity and real estate fund services group from a 4 person office in Singapore to approximately 300 people across

Consonance Capital Management, a public equity investor in the healthcare industry, has appointed Kevin Pyun as Partner and Director of Research. Pyun, who has been with Consonance Capital Management since 2008, is actively involved in every facet of the firm’s core investment process, focusing most heavily on the due diligence surrounding both new and existing portfolio positions across all healthcare subsectors. He is also responsible for managing the analytical efforts of the broader investment team.   The announcement comes after continued growth for Consonance Capital Management and represents a further commitment to providing best-in-class investment opportunities in publicly traded healthcare

eSentire, a managed detection and response (MDR) provider, has appointed Kerry Bailey as CEO, effective immediately. J Paul Haynes, former eSentire CEO, will assume the role of president and COO, and remain responsible for operations and the technical direction of the company. “Kerry is a seasoned leader with extensive experience delivering high growth and creating value within the information security services industry. We are confident in his ability to take eSentire to the next level at this important time in the company’s growth trajectory,” says Cary J Davis, managing director, Warburg Pincus, eSentire’s lead investor.   A growth and change leader

Tony James, President and Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone is to hand over day-to-day management of the firm to Jon Gray, Global Head of Real Estate. James will continue in a full-time role at the firm and assume the title of Executive Vice Chairman, reporting to Stephen A Schwarzman, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.   Gray will become President and Chief Operating Officer also reporting to Schwarzman. Two long-time leaders in Blackstone’s real estate group, Ken Caplan and Kathleen McCarthy, have been named Global Co-heads of Real Estate succeeding Gray.   James says: “I have had a wonderful 15