UK impact investor Fortunis Capital has appointed Saket Narula as a Director.

Praetura Ventures, a venture capital investor, has appointed four industry heavyweights to its team – Colin Greene, Dominic McGregor, Catherine Barber-Brown and Mark Slade who all join as operational partners.

Blackstone has appointed Paul Morrissey, a seasoned investment professional with extensive private equity and venture capital experience, as a Managing Director to lead investing across Europe for Blackstone Growth (BXG).

OakNorth Bank is continuing to strengthen its regional footprint with three new hires to its lending teams in the North West, Yorkshire and East Anglia.

EMPE, the industry association for private capital investment in Africa, Asia, CEE, Latin America and the Middle East, has launched its new Singapore-based Asia headquarters.  

Akin Gump has hired Clare Cottle as Finance Partner in the firm’s London office. 

Fast-growth international web hosting business, Miss Group, has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of a chief marketing officer.

Linklaters has appointed private equity expert Florent Mazeron as Partner. 

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has appointed Tiffany Young as investment manager, based at its London office. Young will join YFM’s investment team to support the origination and execution of new investments across both growth capital and buyout opportunities.

Alantra, a global investment banking and asset management specialist, has appointed Tommaso Ferrari as Managing Partner to lead its Investment Banking division in Italy.