Clearwater International has appointed Natasha Eden (pictured), to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Eden joined the business in early 2014 following roles at Lloyds Bank, Close Brothers and Experian, and is a founding member of the firm’s international board. Since arriving at Clearwater, Eden has worked on the merger and rebrand of the UK business with its European partners in Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, France, Germany and China.   In her new role, she will be responsible for the group marketing, learning and development and international expansion, with advanced discussions taking place with potential partners in the US,

International law firm Hill Dickinson has appointed Gavin Jones as a Partner within the firm’s Restructuring and Insolvency Team in Manchester. Jones was previously the National Head of Business Restructuring at DWF LLP, and returns to Hill Dickinson having worked as an Associate at Hill Taylor Dickinson between 1993-97. His appointment is effective as of January 2018. Jones will be working closely with Head of Restructuring, Paul Spence, to further expand the Restructuring and Insolvency Team nationally and drive growth across the firm’s UK offices in Manchester, London and Liverpool.   Jones is a highly-regarded practitioner within the restructuring and

Tower Arch Capital, a lower-middle market private equity fund that partners with entrepreneurs and family-owned companies to create long-term value for its management teams and investors, has promoted Aubrey Burnett from Vice President to Principal; Thomas Feveryear from Controller to Chief Financial Officer; and Kathy Mickelson from Executive Assistant to Office Manager. “Each of these individuals has exhibited exceptional performance in their respective areas and has contributed greatly to the continuing success of the fund.  We are thrilled to announce these well-deserved promotions and look forward to another outstanding year,” says Ryan Stratton, a Tower Arch partner.   Burnett joined

Modern Energy Management (MEM), a specialist in delivering project lifecycle certainty to renewable energy developers, financiers and investors, has appointed Marc Wright as Senior Resource Engineer. With extensive international experience, Wright will lead project development from Bangkok, as the business expands its prospecting operations throughout key emerging markets.   As opportunities for renewable energy development across Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America proliferate, investors must ensure all project risk profiles remain low, to guarantee bankability. This, combined with continued market expansion anticipated in a series of fast-growth markets throughout Africa and Asia, provides specialist developers embedded in these territories with

Business advisory firm FRP Advisory has strengthened its restructuring team with the appointment of Phil Reynolds as partner based in the firm’s London office. Reynolds has 23 years’ restructuring experience gained within a number of ‘big four’ professional services firms both in London and internationally.   Reynolds has a focus on providing advisory and insolvency services to both corporates and their lenders principally within the mid-market and has deep experience in the retail, technology and leisure sectors. He has also more recently been closely involved with the charities and wider not-for-profit sector, having undertaken restructurings to resolve pensions issues, or

Maranon Capital, an alternative investment management firm focused on private credit investments in middle market companies, has appointed Laura Albrecht as Managing Director and Partner. “Laura’s promotion reflects her increasing leadership roles within Maranon in addition to her outstanding contributions underwriting and managing investments and her overall dedication to Maranon’s success,” says Tom Gregory, Maranon’s Co-Founding Partner. “We are deeply committed to the development and advancement of experienced investment professionals and are excited to have Laura as our Partner in the continued growth of Maranon.”   Laura earned an MBA from the JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University

Victory Park Capital (VPC), an investment firm focused on middle-market debt and equity investments, announced today that Todd Kushman joins as a principal and head of capital markets. Kushman is based in New York. Kushman will lead the firm’s capital markets initiatives, which includes optimising and identifying new alternative investment product offerings.   “Todd’s deep experience in structured finance at leading financial institutions is additive as we look to further optimise the financing options for our investment vehicles,” says Richard Levy, CEO and Founder of VPC. “We have confidence that his leadership in capital markets will assist the firm in expanding our

Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP), a private equity firm specialising in the financial and business services sectors, has made a series of leadership team and new Partner appointments designed to further evolve its management and governance structure and to address continued firm growth over the long-term. Steven Pierson and Robert Belke have been named Managing Partners of LMP, with responsibility for managing the business day-to-day, overseeing finance, operations, and investor relations, and continuing to grow the team and resources over time. Pierson will Chair the newly-created Management Committee that includes Partners Robert Belke, John Cochran and Spencer Hoffman. Belke has been

Lancaster Pollard has hired Adam Zeiger as a managing director with the firm’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) group. Zeiger will lead business development efforts for the firm’s growing sell-side and buy-side advisory services for seniors housing and care properties. “We could not be more excited to have Adam as part of our team,” says Chad Elliott, also a managing director in Lancaster Pollard’s M&A group. “His impressive career track record, as well as his plethora of strong relationships in the seniors housing and care industry, will substantially contribute to, among other things, our ability to deliver outlier results with enhanced