Squire Patton Boggs continues to expand its Financial Services Practice Group with the appointment of Steven Ward 

Clearco, the world's largest e-commerce investor and the company revolutionizing the way founders grow their businesses, has announced ambitious international expansion plans supported by two key executive hires

The North East Development Capital Fund (NEDCF), supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Maven Capital Partners,

Private equity house YFM Equity Partners (YFM), which has offices in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester, is continuing to Invest in its team with the promotion of Adam Hart to investment director.

Green Angel Syndicate, one of the largest active angel syndicates in the UK and the only one specialising in the fight against climate change, has made a new appointment to its Board of Directors. With immediate effect Christine Chisholm, who was previously Finance Manager, is promoted to Chief Financial Officer.

Christine will remain on the company’s executive committee responsible for the day to day operations of Green Angel Syndicate and has also joined the Investment Advisory Committee of the Green Angel Syndicate EIS Climate Change Fund. 

GP Bullhound has announced that entries for the 2021 Northern Tech Awards are now open. 

The Top Tier Impact (TTI) Group has announced the launch of its inaugural Global Impact Awards to celebrate start-ups around the world at the cutting edge of sustainability and positive impact.

Private equity house YFM Equity Partners, which has offices in London, Birmingham, Leeds and 

AberInnovation’s BioAccelerate has been incubating some of the most promising bioscience companies in Wales for three years now. Previous successes have included sugar industry disrupters ARCITEKBio and high-end mead producers Shire Meadery, both now resident at the AberInnovation Incubator building on the outskirts of Aberystwyth.

Spearvest, the global wealth management firm, has hired two real estate professionals to its senior team to help spearhead a new real estate strategy. In 2020, Spearvest’s real estate assets under management surged 40 per cent, and these new hires represent a marked strategy for a further 60 per cent growth in this sector for 2021.

Innovate Finance, the industry body representing UK FinTech, has named Louise Smith as its new Chair.

Louise Smith is Lloyd’s first Chief Digital Officer, and is responsible for the programme of work that supports Lloyd’s to further build its digital capabilities and offering across the insurance industry. She is nationally and internationally recognised as a thought leader on digital innovation, disruptive technologies and the emerging workforce.  She is currently laying the groundwork to ensure Lloyd’s has a strong, consistent digital approach in its Future at Lloyd’s programme of work.  

ILC Therapeutics, a UK-based biotechnology company and pioneer in the discovery and development of a new class of interferon drugs, has announced the strengthening of its Board and Management as it prepares to advance its lead novel hybrid interferon drug candidate Alfacyte™.