McCann Global, a provider of investigative services for corporations and executives, has expanded its venture capital and private equity group.

Private equity firm Patriarch Partners has appointed Brigadier General (Retired) Howard W.

Mourant International Finance Administration has appointed Matthew Wood as managing director of its Guernsey office.

Palamon Capital Partners, a mid-market private equity firm, has appointed Dr Richard Wolman to its board of advisers. 

SpectrumDNA has appointed Jeff Nolan, a venture capitalist and social media strategist, to its board of directors.

Index Ventures has appointed Mike Volpi, a technology industry veteran, as a partner.

Munich-based venture capital firm Target Partners has added Felix Schollmeier as an associate to its team.

Mads Ryum Larsen has been appointed a member of IK Investment Partners’ executive committee as of 1 July 2009.

Gennx360 Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on underperforming industrial business-to-business companies, has appointed W.

Early-stage venture capital firm Opus Capital has named Bob Borchers as a general partner.