HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets asset manager, has appointed Rob MacGoey as the chief financial officer (CFO) of the Firm’s Management Company. MacGoey will work alongside Karin Lagerlund, current CFO, who will focus on client and fund accounting, treasury and capital markets. “As our Firm has continued to grow, our

Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has made two new senior appointments to the Group’s Private Equity team –n Paul Watson has been appointed as a Director, while Alexandra Prince has assumed the role of Associate Director.With 20 years’ experience in international finance, Watson brings expertise in

Avista Capital Partners (Avista), a private equity firm focused exclusively on healthcare, has appointed Steve Schiess and William E Klitgaard to the firm’s operating executive team. As Operating Executives, Schiess and Klitgaard, who bring decades of experience in the healthcare industry, will play active roles in sourcing investment opportunities and building,

Keensight Capital, a private equity manager dedicated to pan-European growth buyout investments, has appointed Stéphane Jamin as a Director.Jamin benefits from 10 years of experience both in the industry and in strategic consulting. Alongside the investment team, he will support portfolio company managers in the fields of operational excellence, commercial

Michael Newton, Head of Institutional Client Operations at Crestbirdge, will move to Luxembourg to support the growth of the company’s Fund Services team.As Head of Institutional Client Operations, Newton is part of Crestbridge’s senior leadership team. His role has been extended so he is also responsible for growing the fund

Middle-market private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has implemented a management succession plan designed to ensure LLCP’s longevity and continued success. Matthew Frankel and Michael Weinberg have been promoted to Managing Partners, responsible for LLCP’s global investment activities, including deal origination, sector strategy and portfolio management. Andrew Schwartz, a

Peak Rock Capital (Peak Rock), a middle‐market private investment firm, has appointed Nicholas Basso as a Managing Director focused on credit investments. Basso will help to lead Peak Rock’s investments across corporate credit and grow the firm’s credit franchise. Peak Rock’s credit platform focuses on creative debt financings that require speed and

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has appointed Orla Beggs as Partner, Human Capital. Beggs is former partner and head of the US People and Organization practice at PwC.Beggs’ responsibilities will include leading human resources at CD&R, as well as driving people and organisational related initiatives aligned with value creation at portfolio

Anastasia N Kaup has joined Duane Morris as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in its Chicago office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Kaup practiced at Mayer Brown LLP.“Anastasia is a hard-working, highly skilled lawyer with a strong commitment to her clients and her fellow attorneys,” says Matthew

Hogan Lovells is strengthening its Corporate & Finance practice in Greater China with the hire of three Corporate partners, Don Williams, Tony Mou and Cheng Xu.Williams, who is US qualified, advises on a broad range of cross border transactions (particularly M&A, PE/VC and capital markets) with a strong focus on