Idinvest Partners has opened a new office in Frankfurt and added three German nationals to its private debt team. The new Frankfurt office will be represented by Florian Zimmerman, who has been working with Idinvest since 2014.   Christophe Bavière, president of Idinvest Partners, says: “Brexit has accelerated the fact that Frankfurt is becoming one of the most active financial centres of Continental Europe. This new step is fundamental to the international development of Idinvest and our 20 years of experience across various European markets, including Germany, has reinforced our desire to be present in this region. The companies we finance in

Avenir Capital, an Australian-based, global value manager, is Fidante Partner’s newest boutique investment management partner. Nick Hamilton, general manager at Fidante Partners, says: “Avenir Capital is an exceptional investment manager. Avenir’s investment approach has been developed from its private equity heritage that we believe provides the foundation for long-term investment success. “By combining Avenir’s investment capability with our Australian and international distribution channels, we are confident that the fund will continue to prosper over the coming years.”   Formerly head of product and marketing, Hamilton was promoted to general manager of Fidante Partners Australia in September 2016. He has a nearly

Civitas Capital Group has strengthened its sales team with the promotion of two existing members of staff and the addition of two new hires. Irene Shen has been promoted to director, sales and investor relations. In her new role, Shen is responsible for expanding Civitas' presence in the alternative investment space in Asia, as well as coordinating the development of new products in the region. Shen has been with Civitas since August 2011.   Manuel Ortiz has been promoted to head of EB-5 sales and investor relations. In his new role, Ortiz is responsible for developing and managing global investor

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has appointed Gavin Rees as market manager on its global fund banking team in the UK. The team serves private equity and venture capital funds with banking services and customised financing.   SVB banks businesses such as Momondo, Darktrace, ReceiptBank and Made.com.   Rees has over 25 years of commercial banking experience, of which 11 years were focused on funds finance and seven years on structured finance. He joins Silicon Valley Bank from Barclays, where he led the European private equity funds team. Before that, he was a founder member of WestLB’s funds finance group in

Monomoy Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on value investing and business improvement in the middle market, has appointed Ashley Johansen as a managing director and head of investor relations and fundraising.  Johansen will help Monomoy develop an investor relations programme designed to enhance and expand the firm’s partnership with investors.   Johansen has over 17 years of experience in marketing and communications in the financial services sector and seven years of experience raising capital for private equity. She spent 10 years of her career at Coller Capital, where she helped institutionalise the business, build out the firm’s global

Harwood Capital Group has launched a new investment business to complement its existing portfolio of companies. The group has identified a significant gap in the current market and believes that investors are increasingly looking for long term, unconstrained, concentrated opportunities to invest in publicly listed small to medium sized quoted companies.   The new business (which is subject to the requisite regulatory approvals being granted) will be chaired by former HgCapital chief executive officer Ian Armitage, who has more than three decades’ industry experience in private equity and is currently chairman of The Key and non-executive director of Tenzing Private

Emlen Harmon has joined JMP Securities as a managing director and equity research analyst following regional banks. He is based in the firm’s New York office.   Earlier this month, Harmon initiated coverage of nine companies: Associated Banc-Corp; BancorpSouth, Inc. First Horizon National Corporation; First Republic Bank; Hancock Holding Company; IBERIABANK Corporation; Synovus Financial Corp; Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc; and Zions Bancorporation.   “Emlen is an important addition to our financial services franchise,” says Tom Wright, director of equities at JMP Securities. “He is well regarded by institutional investors, and his research on regional banks will significantly expand JMP’s coverage

Telecommunications expert Ralf Gerbershagen will be supporting the senior adviser board of Clearwater International, a globally active corporate finance house focusing on mid-market transactions, with immediate effect. Gerbershagen, 54, has decades of management experience in the international telecommunications industry as well as a network of business contacts in the digital industry.    “We are pleased to welcome Mr Ralf Gerbershagen as senior adviser and member of our exclusive senior adviser board, which now has 25 members. Clearwater International will benefit from his great experience in the TMT sector and his extensive network,” says Axel Oltmann, managing partner at Clearwater International.