M/C Partners, a private equity firm focused on small and mid-size businesses in the communications and technology services sector, has promoted Ryan Carr, Abhishek (AB) Rampuria and Julia Senior to Partner from Vice President.  

Orrick announced has added three new parters to its global Corporate team: private equity M&A advisor Leah Recht from Kirkland & Ellis and capital markets advisors Edward Dyson from Cooley and Mark Mushkin from Cravath.

Bracewell (UK) has appointed Tom Jamieson, Jo En Low and Gordon Stewart as partners in the firm's global energy practice in London.

Mid-market private equity firm ECI Partners has appointed three new Partners, among a raft of other senior promotions. 

Sidley Austin has appointed Idan Netser and Andrew Harper as transactional partners in the firm's Palo Alto office. 

Edge Investments (Edge), a growth investor in the UK creative economy, has appointed Simon Andrews as Chief Investment Officer (CIO), to help drive growth and realise the potential of its current and future portfolio companies.

Aksia has hired Chris Thorne as a Managing Director for Private Equity & Real Assets Research in its London office, where he will be involved in all phases of the investment process including sourcing, due diligence, monitoring and assisting the Portfolio Advisory team.

Hughes Hubbard & Reed has elected three new partners and five new counsel, effective 1 January, 2021.

TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm, has made 13 global staff promotions, effective 1 January, 2021.

Hughes Hubbard & Reed has added Carlos Lobo as a partner, effective 1 January, in the firm's Latin America group based in New York.