LPEQ, the international association of listed private equity companies, has appointed Douwe Cosijn to succeed Andrea Lowe as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), with effect from 4 January 2016. Lowe has chosen to step down as CEO of LPEQ early in the New Year, following ten years at the association’s helm.

DMS Offshore Investment Services (DMS) has recruited Charles Cassidy, former Managing Director of the Business Risk Management Team at Cambridge Associates, to join the firm as a Director. Cassidy will play a key role in serving as an independent director and consultant on the boards of investment funds and related

Demica, a provider of working capital solutions and financing partner to multinational companies, has appointed François Terrade as Head of Structuring, effective immediately. Terrade will be responsible for creating innovative financing solutions to secure optimum advance rates and the lowest cost of funds for Demica’s corporate clients by combining the

American Capital has elected David G Richards to the firm’s board of directors, effective immediately.  He will become a member of the Board's Executive Committee and its Au

Texas-based private equity firm Teakwood Capital, has added hree executives to the firm’s team to support current and future portfolio growth. “The team at Teakwood is excited to have recruited such strong talent to work alongside us as we experience continued portfolio growth and plan for future investment opportunities,” says

Elian has appointed an associate director with more than 10 years’ experience in auditing, banking and finance has been appointed to oversee the fund services team in the firm’s Hong Kong office. Kathy Cheng (pictured), who was educated in Australia and Hong Kong, brings extensive fund, alternative investment and auditing

Law firm Paul Hastings has added restructuring and debt finance partner David Ereira to the firm’s London office as a partner in the Corporate practice. Ereira will be joining the firm from Linklaters. Ereira, whose practice principally focuses on debt restructuring but also covers real estate finance, stressed and distressed

Lonsdale Capital Partners, a private equity firm focussed on the smaller end of the market, has made its third hire of the year with the appointment of Richard Pindar as an Associate.  Pindar joins Lonsdale Capital Partners from KPMG where he trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2014.

Excellere Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm specialising in partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams through recapitalisations and management buyouts, has hired Michael Geldart as Partner. David Kessenich, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Excellere Partners, says: “We are excited to welcome Michael to Excellere Partners. He is a strategic-minded, results-oriented