Ara Partners, a private equity firm that specialises in industrial decarbonisation investments, has appointed Kaitlin Fronczek as its director of investor relations, based in London. Fronczek has over fifteen years of experience in PE investor relations. 

Hazeltree, a provider of treasury and liquidity management solutions for the alternative asset management industry, has appointed Richard Winter as the company’s chief technology officer. Winter has over 20 years of expertise in fintech and delivering software solutions for financial institutions. 

Prashant Kumar, a managing director with KKR in India, is relocating to Singapore to head up the firm’s Southeast Asia private equity business, according to a report from Reuters, citing two people familiar with the matter. One of the Reuters sources revealed that Kumar, who has been with KKR in

CoVenture Management, an alternative asset management firm focused on direct credit opportunities and credit-oriented investments in early and late-stage companies, has appointed Joe Iraci as chief compliance officer. And managing director.

Baker Botts, an international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, has appointed Clay Brett as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Department based in Houston. Brett was previously a partner at Houston-based energy investment firm Millennial Energy Partners.

Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm that invests in high-growth, disruptive companies, has appointed David Roberts as a managing director in the firm’s digital commerce team, top focus on nvestments across eCommerce, marketplaces, consumer products, services and adjacent enabling software verticals. Roberts joins Great Hill after 11 years at

GLP Capital Partners Europe, a global alternative asset manager focused on thematic investing across private equity and real assets, has appointed Ben Marks as chief financial officer with immediate effect.

Generation Investment Management, a sustainable investment manager founded in 2004, has appointed Chris Ragona, an industry veteran with 25 years of private equity and business building experience, as a partner focused on the firm’s long-term equity strategy. Ragona will join Long-term Equity’s global leadership team and remain based in North

Investment opportunities in the Middle East have prompted French private equity firm Ardian SAS to launch an initiative to almost double its headcount at its regional base in Abu Dhabi which opened earlier this year, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Connection Capital, a specialist private client alternative investment business with £480 million under management across a diverse portfolio, has appointed Michael Mowlem as chief investment officer (CIO) to head up its direct private equity and wider alternative investments offering. Mowlem has worked in the private equity industry for more than