The Board of Directors of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) have appointed Kofo Sanusi as Chief Operating Officer (COO).   Sanusi joins AVCA from Founders Factory Africa (FFA), a venture development company investing in start-ups in sub-Saharan Africa. As Chief Operating Officer and Accelerator Director, she

Kirkland & Ellis has appointed Gregory Scott as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm’s London office.  Scott advises private equity houses and other financial sponsor clients on all types of M&A transactions including leveraged buy-outs, carve-outs, mergers and exits across a variety of business sectors.  

Oak Hill Capital Partners has appointed Nicole Arnaboldi as a Partner. Arnaboldi brings over 30 years of professional and investment experience, most recently as a Senior Advisor and Vice Chairman of Credit Suisse Asset Management, where she also served as the head of the Direct Equity Partners business and oversaw

International law firm Clifford Chance has boosted its German private equity team with the additions of partners Volkmar Bruckner and Mark Aschenbrenner as well as senior associate Samuel Frommelt.  All of the new additions will be working from Clifford Chance’s Munich office, while at the same time further strengthening the

Akin Gump has appointed investment management specialist Brian T Daly as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Read the full story at Hedgeweek…

Kinzie Capital Partners LLC (Kinzie), a Chicago-based private equity firm, has appointed two new team members as it continues to expand.   Peter Hanselmann, previously a Senior Consultant at Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services, is joining Kinzie as Vice President of Finance and Davis DeKorte, previously an Investment Banking Associate

Private equity house YFM Equity Partners (YFM), which has offices in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester, has promoted David Wrench to equity partner as it continues to strengthen its investment team. With more than 12 years’ experience in corporate finance, Wrench joined the London team as an investment director in

New alternative lender Blazehill Capital has appointed Jake Hyman as Business Development Director, signalling its commitment to sourcing and executing complex credit opportunities in the UK mid-market. Blazehill Capital typically provides secured lending ranging from GBP5 million to GBP30 million per transaction, delivering fast and flexible credit solutions to companies

Financial Services Capital, a private equity investor dedicated to the European financial services sector, has appointed Kevin Cunningham, an insurance specialist with more than 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry, as its newest Partner. Cunningham, who will lead FSC’s investments in the insurance sector, joins from Stephens Europe,

Arent Fox has expanded its Corporate & Securities practice with the addition of partner Jonathan P Bagg.  Bagg represents senior and mezzanine lenders, corporate borrowers, and financial sponsors in connection with a wide variety of financing transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, recapitalisations, and debt restructurings.   Bagg joined