Green Courte Partners, a private equity real estate investment firm targeting parking assets and land-lease/manufactured housing communities, has promoted Braden L Rudolph to vice president, asset management.   Since joining Green Courte as a senior associate in June 2011, Rudolph (pictured) has been involved in Green Courte’s acquisitions and asset management efforts. He was actively involved in Green Courte’s acquisition of The Parking Spot, one of the nation’s leading owner/operators of near-airport parking properties, with 35 locations and over 60,000 parking spaces.    Most recently, Rudolph has been involved with implementing strategic initiatives at American Land Lease, an owner/operator of

SolomonEdwards, a national professional services firm, has expanded its capabilities to serve the needs of private equity firms and their portfolio companies.   Private equity continues to play a key role in the nation’s economic recovery. According to Pitchbook, a private equity and venture capital research firm, the fourth quarter of 2012 was the second-best quarter for deal making in the last four years with 564 deals closed and USD126bn invested into target companies in the US.   SolomonEdwards’ Transaction & Regulatory Advisory (TRAS) practice serves the needs of private equity firms and their portfolio companies across the full life

Berkshire Partners has appointed Gideon Argov as an advisory director.   Argov (pictured) will work with Berkshire to source new investment ideas and serve as an operating adviser to portfolio companies.   Josh Lutzker, managing director of Berkshire, says: “We have had the pleasure of knowing Gideon for many years and have been impressed by his track record of success both internationally and with various industrial companies. Gideon brings a level of expertise to every organisation with which he is involved and his skills are evident in the success of the companies he has led. We are proud to have

NBGI Private Equity (NBGIPE), a private equity investor focused on the UK lower mid-market, is increasing its focus around three core sectors: support services, healthcare and food manufacturing.   As part of this initiative, the firm has appointed Sandy Young (pictured), an experienced leader in the business services field, as the first member of a panel of senior industry advisers across the three sectors.   NBGIPE, which typically invests in UK businesses of between GBP5m and GBP50m in enterprise value, has historically taken a generalist approach to investment. Today’s announcement recognises that the firm has already built a strong track

Addleshaw Goddard has appointed Yunus Seedat as national head of private equity, following Andrew Carpenter’s appointment as divisional managing partner for the firm’s new international division.   The appointments became effective on 1 May 2013.   Seedat (pictured) will combine key client responsibilities and deal doing with a focus on developing Addleshaw Goddard’s private equity group with a key focus on the London market. Since becoming a partner at Addleshaw Goddard in 2001 Seedat has cemented his reputation as an expert in the field by advising a range of private equity houses and management teams on numerous transactions.   In the

Two former directors, Howard Jenkins and Trevor Tanner, have returned to Simbec backed by the new Wales Life Sciences Investment Fund managed by Arthurian.   This new team has acquired the company from its former parent the Canadian Altasciences Group, to make it once more a totally independent Welsh company.   This is the initial investment for Wales’ first-ever dedicated Life Sciences Fund whose launch was announced by Professor Sir Chris Evans at BioWales in March.  It marks a momentous stage in Simbec’s history spanning almost four decades. Merthyr Tydfil-based Simbec Research employs around 90 staff.    With the backing

Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has added a six-person international energy investment team to its growing energy platform, expanding the firm’s ability to invest in a full range of energy assets around the world.   Marcel van Poecke, an energy investor, will lead the effort, collaborating with Carlyle’s established investment teams. Van Poecke and the international energy team begin their duties in early May.   Carlyle chairman Daniel A D’Aniello (pictured) says: “Marcel and his team expand and complement our broad-based energy investment offering. Through organic growth and strategic partnerships we have created an energy platform that can invest