New York-based High Road Capital Partners has appointed Nicholas W Martino as partner and Eojin Lee as vice president.    “I’m pleased to welcome Nick and Eojin to the High Road team,” says Bob Fitzsimmons, managing partner of High Road Capital Partners. “I believe they will be tremendous assets to the firm. They join at an exciting time, as we recently marked our tenth anniversary and we continue to grow.”   Martino will serve as an operating partner and assist portfolio management teams with creating and implementing strategies designed to produce best-in-class performance and accelerate revenue growth. He serves on

Dallas-based Preston Hollow Capital (PHC), an independent specialty finance company, has appointed Matthew Challis as executive director.   Challis brings an extensive public finance background to PHC, most recently as a Managing Director with RBC Capital Markets, and previously holding senior vice president roles with Jefferies’ Municipal Securities Group and Piper Jaffray’s Public Finance Group.   He joins the originations team at PHC, headed by managing director Ramiro Albarran.   “We’re excited and pleased to have Matt on board,” says Albarran. “Hiring a banker with his level of talent and capability in the public finance space is a win for PHC.

Ambit has appointed Vikrant Narang as head – NBFC/structured finance.   The business has additionally brought in Sunil Gulati as an external senior adviser.    Sanjay Sakhuja, CEO, Ambit Investments, says: “Ambit’s NBFC business, along with co-investors, will focus on providing Structured Lending solutions to our clients. I am delighted to welcome Vikrant to lead this initiative, and to welcome Sunil, whose counsel will significantly enhance our risk underwriting capabilities.”   Narang joins Ambit from KKR’s NBFC business, where he has led several transactions over the past four years. He has extensive experience across structured finance, acquisition financing, syndicated loans

Craig Goos has joined GPB Capital as managing partner and chief operating officer.   Goos, who has more than 20 years of experience in wealth management and financial services, will work closely with the GPB executive team to develop and implement plans for enhancing operations and meeting the organisation’s objectives for rapid growth.   “We recently surpassed USD1 billion in assets under management, and Craig’s extensive experience in this industry will prove to be a valuable asset to us as we continue to foster greater collaboration at every level of our organization to scale to achieve our next level of

European private equity firm Silverfleet Capital has made four new hires to its investment team who will be based across the firm’s offices in London, Munich and Paris.   Johan Boork has joined Silverfleet in London as an associate and will also work closely with Karl Eidem (co-head of the Nordic region) based in Stockholm.   Jan Kux and Guntram Kieferle both join Silverfleet’s Munich office as an associate and analyst, respectively and Constance d’Avout joins the firm as an associate in Paris.   Boork, a Swedish national, previously worked within the Nordics coverage team of UBS Investment Bank in

HSBC Commercial Banking has appointed Sheldon Wong as the head of its expanding middle market financial sponsors (MMFS) team in Asia-Pacific, aiming to capitalise on the region’s growing level of mergers and acquisitions.   As head of MMFS Asia-Pacific, Wong will build on the success of HSBC’s MMFS South-East Asia unit, which he has led from Singapore since the six-strong team’s formation in January 2016.   In his new role he will manage and hire specialist bankers in leveraged and acquisition finance to support mid-size financial sponsors that raise local, regional or global private equity funds ranging from USD250 million

Redpoint Capital Group, an alternative investment company focused on providing financing solutions to companies in the specialty finance and fintech sectors, has appointed Alex Dunev as a managing partner.   Dunev will be responsible for driving Redpoint’s strategic priorities, including sourcing new investment opportunities and raising capital to deploy into Redpoint’s investment strategies.   He will also manage Redpoint’s office in Westport, Connecticut.   “We are excited to announce the addition of Alex to the Redpoint team and believe he will be able to contribute immediately to our strategy and continued evolution of the Redpoint brand in the institutional marketplace,”

Kirkland & Ellis has appointed Daniel Dusek as a partner in the corporate practice group of the firm’s Hong Kong office.   Dusek has extensive experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and a variety of other complex and cross-border corporate matters.   “Daniel has a strong reputation as one of the leading M&A/private equity lawyers in Asia,” says Jeffrey C Hammes, chairman of Kirkland’s global management executive committee. “His experience and energy will enhance our strong platform and our ability to serve clients on their most significant transactions in the region.”   “We are excited that Daniel is

Hancock Capital Management (HCM) has expanded its leveraged senior loan platform with the addition of six investment professionals to its team in Chicago.    Eric Barton, director, originations, who has nearly 20 years of leveraged lending and asset management experience, joins HCM from Crescent Capital.   Jeff Bottcher, director, underwriting, who has more than 16 years in accounting and leveraged lending experience, joins HCM from Antares Capital.   Ryan Reko, director, underwriting, who has nearly 10 years of leveraged lending experience, joined HCM from CIT Group.   Patrick Kilrea, associate, underwriting, who has more than five years of syndications and