Armen, a private investment firm that focuses on minority shareholder investments in European alternative investment companies through GP stakes transactions, has bolstered its team with the appointment of Max Darque as Investment Director in London. Darque Max brings 12 years of international experience in global private equity and capital markets.

Stafford Capital Partners has appointed Victoria Sherliker as its new Chief Compliance Officer. Sherliker joins from gunnercooke where she was a Partner in the firm’s private equity and regulatory division. 

Professional services company JTC has appointed private equity specialist Ashley Vardon as Senior Director in the firm’s fund services team in Jersey. Varcom, who joins from Sanne, where he held the position of head of private equity, has over 20 years of experience in the investment industry. 

Dechert has added Sam Kay as a partner in the firm’s financial services and investment management practice in London. With over 25 years of experience advising on investment funds, Kay specialises in fund formation work for a wide range of private equity firms across a broad range of investment strategies.

Hy24, a private investment firm focused on the clean hydrogen sector, has appointed Guillaume Lesueur, former Head of EDF Pulse Ventures, as managing director to lead a new investment initiative focused on technology and equipment manufacturers.   Hy24, a joint venture established in 2021 by FiveT Hydrogen and Ardian, is

AVP has appointed Elizabeth de Saint-Aignan as a new General Partner in New York and head of the firm’s €1.5 billion Late Growth Fund for North America. De Saint-Aignan brings more than 20 years of growth equity experience with a focus on the technology sector. De Saint-Aignan joins AVP from

AXA IM Alts, a specialist in alternative investments with €185 billion of assets under management, has appointed Laurent Lavergne to the newly created role of Global Head of Sustainability, effective 1 October 2023.

G2 Venture Partners, a venture capital firm focused on investment in technology companies, has promoted Neel Mehta to partner. Metha joined the firm in August 2021 as an investor and helped drive G2’s investment in Locus Robotics.

HIG Capital, a global alternative investment firm with $56 billion of equity capital under management, has expanded its dedicated infrastructure team with the addition of John Bruen as a Managing Director in the company’s London office, effective 1 August.