Investec Specialist Bank (Investec) has appointed Megan Chavkin to its Corporate & Acquisition Finance team, led by Callum Bell, Head of Corporate & Acquisition Finance at Investec. Based in the team’s London office, Chavkin will be responsible for the origination and execution of leveraged finance and private debt solutions for clients across Europe.   Chavkin had three years’ experience within the Corporate Investment Bank at Nedbank. There she was a member of the Leveraged Finance team, which focuses on leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, share-backed and sponsor-backed funding in the large-cap corporate space.   Since it was established in 2012, Investec

Hermes GPE, a specialist investor in global private equity, has appointed two new senior investment professionals, Sanjeev Phakey and Fidel Manolopoulos (pictured), who will both be based in the firm’s London office.  These appointments bring Hermes GPE’s investment team to 20 professionals across three offices in London, New York and Singapore.   Phakey joins Hermes GPE from the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) where he spent six years working across the private markets platform. Phakey joins Hermes GPE to focus on fund and co-investments in the EMEA region, which is led by Simon Moss. Prior to joining USS, he worked at

Interswitch, an Africa-focused integrated digital payments and commerce company, has appointed Kenneth Olisa OBE, FRSA, FBCS, as its new Chairman, succeeding Adedotun Sulaiman, MFR. The appointment follows the recent minority investment by TA Associates in Interswitch in March of this year. Helios Investment Partners, which invested in the company in 2011, is majority shareholder of the company.   Olisa is a British businessman with a career in technology that commenced at IBM and spans well over 40 years. He founded and led the technology merchant bank, Interregnum and is also the founder and Chairman of Restoration Partners, an independent boutique

GCA Altium has hired James Craven to join its Global Technology team as Managing Director, based in London. Craven has 17 years’ M&A experience in the technology sector, having previously been with Canaccord Genuity, DC Advisory, and PwC. He has expertise across a wide range of technology sub-sectors including software, fintech, data & analytics, broadcasting technology, tech enabled services, IT services, managed services and telecom services.   In recent years, Craven has completed several high-profile transactions including Broadridge, Callcredit, Civica, Epicor, Infor, NTT Data, Park Place Technologies and Tata.   His deals include extensive cross border M&A experience across private

Annie-Laure Servel, senior manager and associate of Artemid, a subsidiary of Capzanine and Amiral Gestion, has been named as the firm’s new Chief Investment Officer (CIO). “With this new role of CIO, we’re continuing with our restructuring in order to better respond to the financial challenges of the economy and to manage the speed of our development, which has been boosted by the levy provided by Artemid Senior Loan II,” says Servel. “Today, the total amount levied by Artemid has reached around EUR700 million. We’re seizing the opportunity created by this new structure to expand our team with a fifth person

Clearwater International has added to its debt advisory team with the appointment of two new experienced recruits in its Manchester and Birmingham offices. Having already made four appointments earlier on in the year, the debt advisory team now stands at nine members in the UK, with a total of twenty across the wider international business.   The debt advisory team has experienced a period of sustained growth having completed 20 transactions so far in 2017, the majority of which having been advised by the UK team. Debt advisory services include offering support to clients undertaking acquisitions, growth financing, shareholder events,

Framework, a private equity investment data firm, has appointed Jesper Steiness, as Director of Global Business Development. Launched in 2000, Framework provides enterprise investment data management solutions for the global private equity sector. Framework is experiencing a period of growth and change, as is private equity. The industry is seeing: larger allocations from Institutional Investors; larger funds; bigger deals and volumes of business. Added to this, the regulatory environment is encouraging higher allocations and more and more investors are expecting full visibility of their investment managers’ processes.   Harnessing its 17 years expertise and experience in the sector, Framework’s solution

Johannes Landgraf has joined Munich-based venture capital firm Target Partners as an analyst. He will focus on in-depth research covering various industries and new technologies. In addition, he will be involved in the due diligence process for evaluating startups. Landgraf holds a Bachelor of Science in International Business/Finance from Maastricht University and a Master in Computer Science from the University College London.   “As a leading venture capital investor for tech startups, Target Partners is the ideal place to combine my genuine passion for economics and technology. I am especially looking forward to the entrepreneurial spirit of the team and

WorldQuant Ventures, an early stage investment firm, has appointed Mark Danchak as Managing Director. Mark will co-run the firm with Steven Lau, Managing Director at WorldQuant Ventures. Danchak joined WorldQuant Ventures from Carbon6 Ventures, where he was a Partner and focused on Seed to A Round investments in early stage technology companies. Prior to Carbon6 Ventures, Mark served in senior positions at Harbinger Capital Partners and 24/7 Real Media.   “I have had the pleasure of co-investing with Mark in several of our current portfolio companies,” says Steven. “Mark brings with him over 20 years of experience as an investor