Burrill, a San Francisco-based life sciences merchant bank, has appointed Shawn Cross as managing director, merchant banking.

Baroda Ventures, a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm, has named Peter Lee as partner.

ConJoin Group, an investment and management consulting firm specialising in helping private equity and venture capital firms transform underperforming assets, has appointed Jim Rappapor

The M&A advisory services division at Chicago-based Cook Associates has appointed Neil Midler as managing director.  

Impax Asset Management, the investment manager focused on the renewable energy and related environmental sectors, has appointed Daniel von Preyss as managing director of private equity

LDC, the private equity arm of the Lloyds Banking Group, has appointed John-Paul Preston to the LDC legal and risk team.  

The International Centre for Financial Regulation has appointed Dr Richard Reid as its director of research.  

Hermes BPK Partners has appointed Lawrence Kissko and Marc Koslowsky as senior analysts, bringing the Hermes BPK team to 14 members.  

Management consulting firm Strategic Decisions Group has hired Peter Hopper as a senior member in its technology and private equity practices in the Asia-Pacific region.

Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust, the private equity investment trust managed by UK mid-market private equity house Dunedin, has appointed Federico Marescotti as a director.