BerchWood Partners has appointed Jean-Marc Cuvilly as a principal of the firm in its New York office.  Cuvilly will be responsible for origination efforts and maintaining limited partner relationships throughout North America.  He has over 20 years of experience in private placements, fundraising and investment banking.   “Jean-Marc’s extensive experience and expertise in fundraising will be a significant asset to the firm,” says David Berchenbriter (pictured), founder and managing partner of BerchWood. “He is highly respected in the industry.”   Prior to joining BerchWood, Cuvilly was at global investment firm Autonomy Capital, where he raised capital and was responsible for

Pete Daffern, president of EMEA at NetSuite, has joined the Octopus Venture Partner Group. Daffern joins Octopus with nearly 25 years executive experience in world-class businesses across San Francisco and the UK, such as NetSuite, ClairMail and Purisma, where roles held included CEO, President and Vice President. In his role as Venture Partner, Daffern will be joining a collection of investors, consultants, entrepreneurs and global experts, who back Octopus portfolio with connections, advice, and hands-on support. Using his wealth of experience of developing and executing Go-To-Market and Product Development strategies, Daffern will support portfolio entrepreneurs and management teams, with the

IK Investment Partners (IK), a European private equity advisory group with Nordic roots, has appointed Alireza Etemad (pictured) as Partner as of October 2015. Etemad will be based in Stockholm and co-heading IK’s Stockholm office together with Kristian Carlsson Kemppinen. Etemad, 38, joins from Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), where he has been Global Head of Corporate Finance. During his time at SEB, he has actively led and participated in numerous landmark transactions in the Nordic region, including private and public M&A situations as well as IPOs and rights issues. Prior to SEB, Etemad worked as a management consultant at Booz

McKesson Ventures, the venture capital arm of McKesson Corporation, today announced that Dave Schulte (pictured) has been appointed managing director of McKeeson Ventures, the venture capital arm of McKeeson Corporation, effective 8 September, 2015.   Schulte joins McKesson from Kaiser Permanente Ventures where he served as vice president and managing director. In his role at McKesson, Schulte will be responsible for co-leading the development and management of the McKesson Ventures portfolio alongside group leader Tom Rodgers.   McKesson Ventures, established in December 2014, has made minority investments in Carena, a telemedicine provider; Accolade, a concierge health care navigation and employee health engagement platform;

Corporate advisory firm Clearwater International has welcomed back to the UK James Sinclair (pictured), head of the Food and Beverage team. Sinclair has been residing in China for over 15 years and returns to the UK for family reasons. With over 20 years’ experience working in China, Sinclair returns to London with an unparalleled insight into Asian markets.     Sinclair’s deal credentials cover a wide range of clients including JM Smucker’s acquisition of Guilin Seamild, Bimbo’s acquisition of Beijing Million Land, and McCormick’s acquisition of Wuhan Asia-Pacific Condiments   On his return to the UK, he will be using

NorthEdge Capital, the Manchester-based private equity firm, has strengthened its team with the appointment of John Rastrick as Partner in its Leeds office.   Rastrick will be joining NorthEdge after the summer period with effect from 1 September 2015 and will lead the firm’s investment efforts in Yorkshire and the North East.    A qualified lawyer, Rastrick was previously Investment Director at 3i, before moving to Phoenix Equity Partners, where he was Partner for eight years. In this time, John was instrumental in establishing the firm’s Northern presence, opening offices in Yorkshire and the North West.    Rastrick says: “NorthEdge has