May 15 (Reuters) - Cliffside Capital Ltd CEP.V :
* REPORTS GROWTH IN ASSETS AND NET FINANCIAL REVENUE IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2019 AND CFO TRANSITION
* NET LOSS AFTER TAXES OF $0.1 MILLION FOR QUARTER, COMPARED TO NET INCOME OF $0.5 MILLION FOR SAME QUARTER PRIOR YEAR
* QTRLY NET INTEREST INCOME INCREASED BY $1.6 MILLION, OR 100%, TO $3.1 MILLION FROM Q1 2018 TO THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2019
* ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF PRAVEEN GUPTA AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND SECRETARY EFFECTIVE AS OF JUNE 20, 2019
* GUPTA WILL REPLACE YAZDI BHARUCHA, WHO WILL BE RETIRING FROM POSITION, BUT WILL REMAIN AS AN ADVISOR TO BOARD AS REQUIRED