Vista Equity Partners, a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, has announced a number of senior leadership promotions, appointing five new managing directors across the business. 

Abingworth, an international life sciences investment group and part of global investment firm Carlyle, has appointed Joy Ghosh, PhD as managing director.  Ghosh will be based at the firm’s Boston office and will work with the transatlantic team to identify new investment opportunities and support existing investments in innovative private

Pappas Capital, a global venture capital and commercial development firm, has appointed Richard Staub as Venture Partner. Staub currently serves as senior advisor to the Chairman and CEO of IQVIA, supporting several areas of the business, including strategic M&A, customer management and governance, leadership development, and business development. He also serves

Permira has appointed Jörg Rockenhäuser as chairman of DACH, effective 1 January, 2023. Rockenhäuser, who has been with the business for 22 years – 15 years as head of DACH – will continue his work as a member of Permira’s Investment Committee. 

Bellevue has recruited an experienced private equity secondaries team consisting of Steven Kroese, Lars Honegger and Chris Davies, that has been operational as of 1 December, 2022. This acquisition adds a new field of activity to Bellevue’s Private Markets operations – secondary strategies – that complements its existing well established

Ruomu Li has joined Cooley’s Shanghai office as a partner in the firm’s business department, where she will focus on mergers & acquisitions and private equity transactions with an emphasis on the technology and life sciences industries.  Li arrives from Morrison & Foerster, where she served as a partner in

Oakley Capital, a pan-European private equity investor, has appointed Jan Woods as Partner. Woods will be responsible for portfolio company talent. Focusing on Organisation Design, Talent Strategies and Team Performance, she will advise teams on how to attract and retain the best talent and build strong systems and cultures.  Previously,

Alternative asset management firm EnTrust Global has appointed Sophia Mullen as president, a newly-created role at the company. Mullen will continue to head EnTrust Global’s $8 billion opportunistic co-investment strategy and remain on EnTrust Global’s Management Committee and Global Investment Committee.  As the firm’s President, Mullen will focus on expanding

Global private equity firm Permira has appointed Andy Eckert as a senior adviser to its global technology team, focusing on healthcare technology investments. Eckert will also work with the firm’s healthcare team on broader opportunities in the sector. Eckert has over 30 years of experience managing and growing healthcare companies. He

Three Hills Capital Partners (THCP) has appointed Matteo Siani as an operating partner of THCP holding company, Atypical Partner (AP). Based in AP’s Milan office, Siani will focus on supporting growth, transformation, and strategic development across businesses in the THCP portfolio and beyond, with a particular focus on Southern Europe.