Rockefeller Financial has appointed Jeffery Moy as Head of Private Equity with effect from 1 August, 2011. Moy will be responsible for oversight of Rockefeller Financial’s private equity and venture capital program, including the selection and review of third-party managers, the review of client private equity portfolios and new business

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has appointed Dan Haxby as Head of Realisations within RBS’s Strategic Investment Group (SIG). SIG is responsible for all aspects of the equity positions that the bank takes through debt for equity swaps and new money investments in restructuring situations. It sits within RBS’s Global Restructuring

Private equity fund-of-funds manager SL Capital Partners has haired Thomas Chevalier as Investment Director, bringing the total number of investment professionals at the firm to 20 – 16 in Edinburgh and a further four based in Boston, USA. In his new role, Chevalier will provide guidance on legal and regulatory issues,

The chief executives of some of Britain’s best-known companies have agreed to lend their expertise to the new Business Growth Fund (BGF) as non-executive board members. Audrey Baxter, the CEO of Baxters Food Group, Stephen Murphy, Group CEO of Richard Branson’s Virgin group of companies, Neil Johnson, Chairman of aviation

Composition Capital Partners has expanded its European deal team with the appointment of Danish national Julie Helweg as of 1 August 2011.   Helweg’s role within the team will be to manage existing investments within Composition’s Europe Funds I & II, and to undertake research & due diligence for the

Proskauer has expanded its global Private Investment Funds Group and London office with the addition of Nigel van Zyl, Kate Simpson and Oliver Rochman as Partners. Van Zyl and Rochman will join the firm from SJ Berwin, and Simpson will join from Kirkland & Ellis. They bring deep experience in

Monroe Capital, a private investment firm focused on investments in middle-market and lower-middle market companies, has expanded its origination staff with the addition of the following professionals – Thomas G Karle, Laura M Kraus, Cameron S Fleming, and Lori Potter. Theodore L Koenig, President and Chief Executive Officer of Monroe

O2 Investment Partners has appointed Luke Plumpton to its Investment team. Plumpton will be responsible for evaluating, structuring, negotiating and financing transactions, as well as monitoring O2’s portfolio companies. Prior to joining O2, Plumpton was the Director of Strategic Planning for Hanford Pharmaceuticals, a contract manufacturer and global supplier of