Tech-focused venture capital firm C5 Capital has appointed Ron Moultrie as a strategic partner. Moultrie is a former director of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) Global Signals Intelligence Enterprise. He joins C5 with over 36 years of proven leadership within the military, intelligence community, and national security sectors.   Throughout his career, Moultrie has served in several of the most challenging national security assignments in the US. At the NSA he was responsible for overseeing more than half the NSA’s workforce and a multi-billion dollar budget. Additionally he was responsible for organising short- mid- and long-term responses to two of

Frog Capital, a European private equity firm focused on growth stage tech companies, has appointed Martin Hauge as non-executive chairman. “We are delighted to welcome Martin to Frog Capital,” says Mike Reid, managing partner of Frog Capital. “Having been both a successful growth stage CEO for multiple tech companies and a highly successful Nordic venture capital fund manager, Martin is an excellent complement to our focus on Europe’s scale-up tech companies. Martin’s interest in expanding his network into London and the UK reaffirms Britain’s strong credentials as a preeminent tech hub in the post-Brexit era.”   Until recently, Hauge was

Constitution Capital Partners (CCP), a private equity firm focused on North American small to mid-cap buyouts, has appointed Daniel Clare as a partner and head of the firm’s new office in New York. Clare brings over 20 years of industry experience, having most recently worked as a managing director at Ascribe Capital, formerly known as American Securities Opportunities Fund, which invests in the debt and equity securities of middle-market companies.   Along with his private equity experience, Clare also served in the consulting and investment banking industries.   Clare, who will focus on building out CCP’s newly established credit business,

Private equity specialist Laurent Thailly has been promoted to partner in Ogier's Luxembourg office. Thailly was one of the first lawyers to join the office when it opened in 2012, and his promotion means that Ogier's team has grown to the point where there are now six Luxembourg-qualified partners.   Luxembourg practice partner Francois Pfister says that recent recruitments and promotions in the Luxembourg office showed its importance to the firm's overall strategy.   He says: "We are seeing regular recruitments and promotions, which demonstrate not just the importance of the office but also Ogier's commitment to investing in talent.

Dominik Tobschall has joined venture capital firm Target Partners as an associate. The 34-year-old software developer and lawyer supports the team in handling all tasks related to start-up investments, from deal flow to the investment process right through to portfolio management.   Prior to joining Target Partners Tobschall worked on digitalization projects and took care of technology investments and acquisitions with a member of the executive board at C.H.BECK, one of the major names in the German publishing industry. Previously Tobschall founded fruux GmbH in 2010, a venture capital funded software company.   "I am thrilled to join Target Partners,

Steve Beck has been named a general partner at early stage venture capital firm Serra Ventures. After working informally with the Serra team for several years, Beck joined Serra Ventures as a venture partner in January 2016.   Now named a general partner, he will focus on developing Serra Capital’s reach and influence in selected West Coast geographies.    Beck is an entrepreneur and technology investor with over 25 years of experience both launching and guiding start-up companies. He has participated in two IPOs, Baidu and Lifelock, and he has transacted five public and five private company sales.   Tim

Gowling WLG is growing its corporate presence in Germany by hiring Petra Beyer, who joins Andreas Woelfle in Stuttgart, as a director in the corporate law team. Beyer specialises in corporate, banking and capital law, as well as general contract law and international commercial law. In 1997, she joined Haver & Mailaender, where she became a partner in 2001. She left the firm in 2016.   Beyer focuses on advising mid-sized OEMs with an international footprint, as well as companies from the IT-sector on M&A transactions and other areas of corporate law.   Another one of her focus areas is