Lazard Asset Management has appointed Jennifer Ryan as Managing Director and Head of North American Distribution, effective immediately. Based in New York, Ryan joins from BlackRock where she held leadership roles in both the firm’s US and UK Institutional Client Businesses. 

Garnett Station Partners, a New York-based private investment firm that manages ~$2 billion of assets, has made two senior-level promotions with Richard Reuter appointed as a managing director and Max Hoberman as a vice president.

Muzinich & Co has appointed Rob Judson to its UK Private Debt team, covering the North of England, as the firm continues to expand and strengthen its private debt presence.  Judson joins from Barclays’ Corporate Banking division, where he was a Relationship Director and responsible for originating new business and

Investcorp has appointed Suhail Shaikh as co-head of its private credit business. Based in New York, Shaikh, who brings with him approximately $200 million of assets under management and three team members from his previous firm Alcentra, will co-lead the business alongside current co-head, Mike Mauer.  Chris Jansen, who previously

Bain & Company has appointed Sebastien Lamy as co-head of the firm’s private equity practice in Asia Pacific. With over 20 years of consulting experience in the company, Lamy specialises in growth and portfolio strategy, fund strategy, M&A advisory and due diligence, and innovation.  Most recently, he was leader of

Steve Pagliuca, co-chairman of Bain Capital is retiring after 34 years with the private equity firm, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Pagliuca will remain a senior adviser at the firm, and will continue to be involved in the portfolio companies in which he holds a board

Palatine has appointed three new partners – Andy Strickland, Tom Ross-Jones and Sam Fazakerley – and made four other promotions, following one of the most active years of investments and exits in the firm’s 17-year history.  Tom Wildig and James Painter have been promoted to senior investment directors in the

Global private equity firm Permira has appointed Kelly Grier, who recently retired as US chair and managing partner and Americas managing partner of Ernst & Young (EY), as a senior adviser to its global Services team.  At EY, Grier oversaw more than 81,000 people in 31 countries, with annual revenue

Inflexion has appointed Andrea Bertolini as partner and head of Financial Services. Bertolini, who will lead the origination and execution of Inflexion’s Financial Services investments, has spent the last 12 years at Cinven, most recently as Senior Principal.  During his time at Cinven, Bertolini was involved with a number of