Palatine Private Equity has strengthened its UK team with the appointment of Gareth Wilson as Portfolio Operations Director to boost operational efficiencies across its portfolio. Wilson is an experienced management consultant and joins the firm having worked as an independent consultant leading key strategic and cost saving projects for a number of private equity backed companies. He has also worked as a Senior Associate at McKinsey & Company and Together Group, where he provided strategic advice and guidance to its chief executive.   In his new role at Palatine, Wilson will be responsible for improving the performance of the firm’s

Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment management firm with over USD30 billion of assets under management, has appointed James Walker as a Partner and Chief Operating Officer. Walker will report to Jeff Diehl, Managing Partner and Head of Investments, will join the Executive Committee of the firm, and will chair the firm’s Operating Committee.   “Jim is an exceptional professional who brings extensive strategic and operational leadership experience to our firm,” says Diehl. “As Adams Street completes its 45th year and looks toward the future, it is vitally important that we are able to execute on the increasingly complex needs of

Stroock has named two new co-heads of its firmwide Corporate Practice group. The new leadership is supported by a cross-functional team of partners in a variety of related groups. Taking over as co-chairs of the Corporate team are longtime partners Christopher Doyle and Jeffrey Lowenthal. Doyle has particular experience in mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, commodities financings and corporate governance. Lowenthal focuses on corporate finance, reorganisations and business combinations. Both lawyers boast extensive deal histories.   The elevation of new corporate group leadership complements a recent firmwide strategic review at Stroock.   “Our transactional practice, with a powerful, integrated platform, is

CVC Capital Partners (CVC) has appointed Fred Hassan as Chairman of the international women’s health assets which CVC Fund VI agreed to acquire from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd on 17 September 2017, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals. CVC has also announced that, following closing of the transaction, the new business will be renamed Theramex. The Theramex brand has enjoyed a long heritage in women’s health, with strong resonance among patients, practitioners and with many of the current employees.   Hassan was Chairman of the Board and CEO of Schering – Plough Corporation from 2003 to 2009. Before joining Schering

FRP Advisory, the business advisory firm, has strengthened its UK operations with the promotion to director of Julie Humphrey. She will be based in the firm’s Essex office.  Humphrey brings to her director role appointment more than 13 years of restructuring and insolvency experience, having worked alongside FRP Advisory’s founding partners since the start of her business advisory career. Julie is a licensed insolvency practitioner and a qualified accountant and has deep-rooted connections to the Essex and wider South-East business and lender communities.   The promotion of Humphrey from senior manager to director, brings to seven the number of partners

Stanhope Capital has appointed Nigel Spray as Partner and Head of the firm’s Merchant Banking division. Spray joins Stanhope Capital from Kleinwort Hambros where he held the position of Managing Director – Head of Private Merchant Banking. Prior to Kleinwort Hambros, Spray founded Frontiers Capital, a firm which acted as principal investor in, and adviser to, high growth businesses in consumer sectors. Prior to establishing Frontiers Capital, Mr. Spray had been a Managing Director at Credit Suisse jointly running its European Consumer Group and with over 30 years’ experience, Spray is an expert in strategic transactions including mergers, acquisitions, initial/public

JCRA Group has recruited former Cardinal Risk Advisors duo, Gina Sullivan and Peter Turk, who join the firm’s New York office and will be responsible for financial sponsors in private equity as well as the wider corporate client base. The experienced pair will bolster JCRA’s expertise in the provision of independent hedging advice for interest rates and foreign exchange risk. JCRA Group recently completed an MBO and highlighted that these client sectors are a key opportunity for growth in the US market.   JCRA Group CEO, Jackie Bowie, says: “The demand for truly independent risk management advice across interest rates,

WhiteHorse Capital, the direct lending affiliate of private equity investment firm HIG Capital, has promoted Gina Provenzale, Jeff Wells and John Yeager to the position of Managing Director. Provenzale is based in Stamford and is responsible for structuring and executing financial solutions to mid-market and lower mid-market sponsors with a focus on providing senior debt, second lien debt, and unitranche debt products.   Wells, who is based in Dallas, is responsible for sourcing and executing middle market senior debt financings for non-sponsored borrowers. Jeff also provides coverage and support to a number of southwestern private equity clients.   Yeager is

Catapult Ventures has appointed Chris Spencer as a Venture Partner with the firm’s GM&C Life Sciences Fund. Spencer, who becomes the Fund’s fourth Venture Partner, will assess investment opportunities and work with the Fund’s smaller investments to help companies successfully grow, with a particular focus on digital health.   Catapult CEO, Nick Wright, says: “I am delighted to welcome Chris to Catapult as a Venture Partner specialising in digital health. Chris has been working with Catapult as our Digital Health Advisor for several months and his insights were invaluable during our investment in Gendius in September this year. Digital convergence