Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has appointed Alfred (Fred) Festa, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WR Grace & Company (NYSE: GRA) as an Operating Advisor to the firm’s funds.Festa has a demonstrated record of success in senior corporate leadership positions. He joined Grace as President and Chief Operating Officer

Chiltern has added two experienced hires to its investment team. Joe Bennett joins as an Investment Manager. He previously worked at a private family office where he led lower-mid-market deals across a number of sectors, including TMT, Business Services and Healthcare, and prior to that was a Manager in KPMG’s mid-market

Squire Patton Boggs has appointed David Milne as a partner in its Global Corporate Practice in Leeds. Milne joins from Eversheds Sutherland.Milne specialises in private equity transactions and UK and international mergers and acquisitions (M&A). His private equity experience includes acting for numerous private equity firms, as well as for

Crestbridge has appointed Aaron Bird as Associate Director of Business Development.In his new role, Bird is responsible for growth, client acquisition and business development, focusing on Mid-Cap fund managers in the global private equity and venture capital space. Based in Jersey, Bird brings with him 19 years’ experience working with

Neuberger Berman-owned Marquee Brands, a global brand owner, marketer and media company, has appointed Neil Fiske as its first chief executive officer. Fiske has 20 years of brand building experience across various consumer segments. Most recently, he was the chief executive officer of the GAP brand. “Neil brings world-class multi-brand operational

Private equity firm Atlantic Street Capital has appointed Whit Williams as Chief Operating Officer (COO).  In this newly created role, Williams is responsible for helping to manage and grow the firm, and sourcing and executing new portfolio investments.   He is also a member of the firm’s Investment Committee.   Peter

HIG Capital (HIG) has expanded its European Middle Market LBO team with the addition of Rohin Jain as a Managing Director and Nishant Nayyar as a Principal. Both will be based in HIG’s London office. Rohin has over 15 years of experience in private equity covering a wide range of sectors,

Sarasin & Partners – a global thematic investment manager with GBP15.4 billio* invested on behalf of charities, private clients and institutions – has hired Matt Pumo as Head of Institutional.  Pumo, who is tasked to grow the group’s presence in the UK and explore global opportunities, has two decades of

Inflexion continues to invest in building its 100-strong team and has announced a number of promotions and appointments.  Tom Pemberton has been promoted to Partner, reflecting his contribution to the Enterprise Fund and consumer team, while Kirsty Tikerpae’s contribution to the smooth operation of our business has seen her named