BTG Global Advisory, an international alliance of independent restructuring and financial advisory firms, is expanding with the appointment of KRyS Global, a restructuring and insolvency firm with a focus on fraud investigation and dispute resolution, based in the Cayman Islands. KRyS Global was founded in 2007 and now has a team of over 65 professionals working from eight offices worldwide, predominantly situated in offshore financial centres but also with a presence in New York and London. KRyS Global provides a wide range of services including business advisory services, valuations, forensic technology services, cross border insolvency and restructuring and transition services.  

Alternative asset management firm Black Diamond Capital Management has appointed Todd Arden as Senior Managing Director and Co-Chief Credit Officer.   Arden will have responsibility for co-managing Black Diamond's underwriting processes and credit exposures and will also source stressed and distressed investment opportunities for Black Diamond's funds. Hw will be based in Black Diamond's Greenwich, Connecticut office.   Stephen H Deckoff, Black Diamond's Managing Principal, says "I am excited to have Todd join the firm and am confident that his deep experience in credit and distressed investing will be a great asset to Black Diamond.  With significant opportunities and challenges presenting themselves

Rainer Traugott is to join Latham & Watkins as a partner in the Corporate Department of the firm’s Munich office. Traugott’s practice focuses on the representation of large German corporates and private equity firms on M&A transactions and a broad range of corporate law matters.   Traugott will bring more than 20 years of experience advising high profile strategic and private equity clients in M&A transactions. He has also built a strong reputation in company representation work, including advice to the management and supervisory board and corporate governance matters.      “We are delighted that Rainer will join the firm,”

Blackstone has appointed Peter Grauer to the firm’s board of directors. Grauer has been the Chairman of Bloomberg, the global business and financial information company, since March 2001 and joined Bloomberg full time as President and Chief Executive Officer in March of 2002. Commenting on the appointment, Stephen A Schwarzman, Blackstone’s Chairman and CEO, said: “We could not be more pleased about the addition of Peter Grauer to our board of directors. He brings a deep knowledge of the financial industry as well as a broad perspective on global business that will be immensely valuable to Blackstone in the years

Mid Europa Partners a private equity firm focused on buyouts in Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey, has promoted Dominika Kozlowska-Login and Viktoria Habanova to Associate Directors, Lukasz Wlodarczyk to Senior Associate and Bartosz Malecki, Can Karapence, Filip Kisdobranski and Tomas Vrba to Associates. Additionally, Berke Biricik, Csanad Daniel and Ratko Jovic were promoted to Associate Directors earlier in 2015.   Thierry Baudon, Mid Europa's Managing Partner, says: "I am delighted to announce the promotions within the Mid Europa team. The new level of responsibility accorded to the team members recognises their considerable contributions to the Partnership to date and

Adams Street Partners has appointed industry veterans Bill Sacher and Shahab Rashid to establish and build a private credit platform. The pair will lead the firm's credit capabilities from a new Manhattan office. Adams Street provides investors with access to high-quality private company securities, both directly and indirectly, through a full suite of private equity products across primary, secondary, venture/growth equity and co-investment markets. Sacher and Rashid will formalise the firm's efforts in the private credit space, which will focus on a broad array of opportunities in credit alternatives on a global basis.   Jeff Diehl, Managing Partner at Adams

Mooreland Partners has promoted two of its London-based senior banking professionals, Louis Jeng and Fabian Zimmer, to the position of Executive Director. Jeng joined Mooreland in 2011, and is a member of the firm's Enterprise Software and Industrial Technologies and Electronics teams. Since joining Mooreland, he has completed M&A transactions for clients throughout Europe. Jeng is a Singaporean and speaks fluent Mandarin and Cantonese, and therefore also plays a key role facilitating cross-border transactions involving Chinese and Asian counterparties.     Zimmer joined Mooreland in 2008, and is a member of the firm's Enterprise Software and Industrial Technologies and Electronics teams.  A

Private equity firm Resilience Capital Partners has appointed Chad F Hesse to the newly-created role of General Counsel.  "As our firm continued to expand over the last 18 months, we saw an increasing need for a legal professional to join our internal team," says Steven Rosen, Co-CEO at Resilience Capital Partners. "Chad possesses the acumen, leadership and industry experience necessary for Resilience to maintain its forward momentum in delivering strong financial performance for our investors. With his strong background in both corporate law and SEC compliance, we are excited to have him on board as our general counsel."   For the

VentureFounders, the UK-based equity investment platform for sophisticated investors, has appointed former CEO of Dyson, Martin McCourt, as Chairman of its Board. The appointment  follows the completion of a GBP1.8 million fundraise, which will be used to fuel further growth for the investment platform that aims to make venture capital and angel style investing much more accessible.   McCourt’s expertise at the forefront of British business will be invaluable in helping shape the future strategic direction of VentureFounders. His addition to the Board complements the VentureFounders Senior Adviser Panel that is made up of heavy-weight industry figures, including Justin Urquhart-Stewart,