Limerston Capital, a UK mid-market private equity investor, has made two promotions and a new hire. Mirza Delibegovic has been promoted to Partner and Harriet Smith to Investment Principal, while Archie MacCormack has been hired as Investment Analyst.

Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, has appointed Andrea Mazzaferro as head of primaries, Europe. Mazzaferro is taking over the position from Mark Drugan, who is retiring from the firm after 34 years of service. In his new role, Mazzaferro will lead European investments in mid-market funds

Argand Partners, a New York- and San Francisco Bay Area-based industrials private equity firm, has added two new hires to its investment team, with the appointments of Ford Harrington as vice president and Peter Derby as Associate.    

Apollo Global Management has appointed Connecticut state treasurer Shawn Wooden as a partner and its new chief public pension strategist to help expand the private equity firm’s business with retirement systems, according to a report by Financial News. The report cites an Apollo spokesperson as confirming that Wooden will assume

Cresset Partners has appointed Shari Young Lewis as managing director, private funds group. She will focus on private equity funds and co-investments across buyout, platform buy-and-build, and other control-oriented strategies.

International investment firm Hambro Perks has appointed Sam Marchant as Investment Associate. Marchant will focus on identifying and growing Hambro Perks’ portfolio of companies by focusing on early stage and primary investments for the HP Leaders Fund, the firm’s flagship £100 million venture fund, and the Hambro Perks Growth EIS.

Global law firm Dechert has announced that from 1 July, 2023, partners David W Forti and Mark Thierfelder will become co-chairs of the business, and that partners Sabina Comis and Vincent H Cohen, Jr will become the firm’s first global managing partners. 

FTV Capital, a growth equity investment firm, has appointed six financial services executives to its Strategic Advisory Board. The new advisors bring decades of banking, technology and insurance experience to FTV’s network, providing a distinct view into the needs and pain points of global enterprises. 

Pictet Asset Management (Pictet AM) continues to strengthen its Fixed Income offering with the recruitment of four private debt specialists. The new Private Debt team is headed by Andreas Klein in London, who joined Pictet AM in early 2022. 

Private funds partner Ajay Pathak has been appointed as the next London co-chair at law firm Goodwin Procter, according to a report by Law.com. The appointment comes as the firm is seeking larger premises to accommodate its expansion in the UK capital. Pathak, who succeeds Paul Lyons who is standing