The London-based Venture Firm, Hambro Perks, has appointed Andrew Noyons as Managing Director.

Investor Allstars, the "Oscars" of the European entrepreneurial and investor community in Europe and the US, will return for its 17th edition this year on 3rd October. Organised by GP Bullhound and Bonhill, the awards celebrate the successes of the European entrepreneurial ecosystem; drawing attention to the risk takers and CEOs who are creating the global winners of tomorrow.

BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing companies, has bolstered its Quoted team with the appointment of Simon Blackaby as an investor.

Simon joins from the EMEA Equity Capital Markets team at Jefferies International and will be working with Tom Jenkins, Matt Singh and Paul Stevens in BGF’s Quoted team, specialising in funding options for AIM-listed businesses.

OurCrowd, a leading global investment platform and Israel’s most active venture investor, has announced a new strategic relationship with NOAH Advisors, a leading European corporate finance boutique and organizer of the NOAH Conferences. NOAH Advisors will support OurCrowd in expanding its European deal flow into top European startups, in countries such as Germany, Switzerland, and the UK. 

British Patient Capital (BPC) has appointed Hazel Moore, OBE as Non-Executive Director to the board of British Patient Capital Ltd.

Hazel is the co-founder and Chair of FirstCapital, an investment bank which provides mergers and acquisitions, private equity and growth capital advice to high growth technology companies. She also currently chairs the Innovation Finance Sub-Committee for Innovate UK, the UK’s national innovation agency, having been a Governing Board member of Innovate UK until 2018. Hazel is a member of the Future Fifty advisory panel and was previously on the Investment Advisory Panel of the North West Fun

Augusta & Co, a specialist financial advisory and investment firm for the renewable energy industry, has today announced the appointment of Axel Narváez Kirkpatrick to the position of Managing Director, Head of Spain.

Vala Capital, the venture capital firm, has added accomplished technology entrepreneur and investor John Swingewood to its investment committee.

OurCrowd, a leading global investment platform and Israel’s most active venture investor, has announced that Alec Ellison, former Vice Chairman of Jefferies, LLC, 

MMC Ventures has launched the £52 million MMC Greater London Fund as part of the Mayor of London’s new initiative - the Greater London Investment Fund.

The MMC Greater London Fund (GLF) will enable investment into the most innovative, high-potential digital companies in London; to unleash their potential with the funding required to accelerate their growth; and to support their journeys with valuable connections, resources and experience. MMC will invest from the GLF at Seed and Series A, creating a portfolio in which MMC can deploy significant capital, utilising MMC Ventures’ other funds, over multiple rounds as they scale.

Foresight Group LLP, a leading independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has won this high-profile award in recognition for its support for businesses in the East Midlands.

Albemarle Street Partners (ASP), the specialist advice and investment management consultancy for advisers, has announced the appointment of Charlie Parker as Managing Director. 

The FitTech company, Revoola, has confirmed that its application to join the leading business incubator SETSquared’s Scale-Up programme has been successful. Revoola is the developer of a highly sophisticated and interactive Mind & Body fitness app, plus a wide range of totally interactive multi-disciplined fitness classes – streamed live or on demand – via any smartphone or tablet.