Teakwood Capital, a Dallas, Texas private equity firm, has appointed Ed H Bowman as Executive Partner. In this role, Bowman will be responsible for serving as a strategic advisor to portfolio company leadership to support and maximise potential outcomes. As part of this, he will proactively support senior management to

Retained executive search firm The Caldwell Partners International has appointed Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor to lead its newly combined Private Equity and Venture Capital Practice. Based in San Francisco, Chatfield-Taylor previously founded and led the firm's Venture Capital Practice.   "Mercedes is the foremost search professional in the high growth technology venture

Dever-based private equity firm Excellere Partners has hired Ross Gundry as Vice President and Parker Schabel as an Analyst. Gundry joins Excellere from Riverside Partners, a private equity firm located in Boston, Massachusetts, where he served as an investment professional and focused on the healthcare and technology industries. During his

Growth equity firm Catalyst Investors has hired David Gordon as Senior Associate. He is responsible for deal origination, transaction execution and portfolio management. Gordon was formerly a private equity senior analyst with Wolfson Group where he was responsible for sourcing and advising on private investment opportunities. He previously served as an associate

Antares Capital has hired Vivek Mathew as managing director, head of Structured Products. Mathew will join Antares in the second quarter of 2016. “We’re excited to have Vivek join us as we look to diversify our capital structure and maximise future market opportunities,” says Barry Giarraputo, chief financial officer of

Alternative investment manager Lexington Partners has opened an office in Santiago, Chile, which will serve as the firm’s regional hub and enhance its strong investor and sponsor relationships in Latin America. The office is led by Jose Sosa del Valle, a Principal who has spearheaded Lexington’s Latin American activities for

Laila Worrell has joined The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as a Partner and Managing Director in the firm’s fast-growing Principal Investors & Private Equity (PIPE) practice. She will be based in New York. Worrell brings more than two decades of experience advising senior business leaders in both the private equity

Inflexion Private Equity has appointed Tom Green as Value Enhancement Director. He starts with immediate effect and will work alongside Jon Andrew to support strategic and operational value creation within Inflexion’s portfolio. Green’s appointment strengthens Inflexion’s existing value creation team which includes international portfolio support offices in Brazil, India and

Hall Capital, a family-owned private investment company based in Oklahoma City, has added T Clark Akers as a member of the boards overseeing Hall Capital’s private equity and automotive ventures. Akers will act as an advisor to Hall Capital Partners, the private equity affiliate of Hall Capital that has USD250

Private investment firm Saban Capital Group has promoted Philip Han to Executive Vice President. Han, who has been with SCG since April 2002, most recently served as the company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer. In this new role as Executive Vice President, Han will continue to oversee the