Stefano Cocirio, an associate portfolio manager at Elliott Advisors is to quit the US activist hedge fund to take up the role of chief financial officer at Italian Serie A football club AC Milan, according to a report by Il Sole 24 Ore.

UK-based mid-market private equity investor Livingbridge has appointed Matt Jacobs as its new head of services. Based in London, Jacobs will oversee the investment strategy for the services sector team.  Jacobs joined Livingbridge in 2016 and has taken a leading role in its investments in Adarma, Sykes Cottages, and Carousel

Investec Bank has appointed Jason Quinn as head of European sales. Based in Dublin Quinn will lead Investec’s European institutional client strategy in Europe, managing the distribution of UK equities to European institutional clients. 

Oak Group, a provider of corporate, private client and fund services, has made two senior appointments in Guernsey – Belinda Ridout as Director of Client Accounting and Hannah Crocker as Company Secretary, (subject to regulatory approval).

ECI Partners, a growth-focused mid-market private equity firm, has expanded the capabilities of its Commercial Team with a new independent growth specialist, focusing on people and culture. Davies is an experienced Board Level HR Director, with previous roles at Marks & Spencer UK, Three, and Tusker. Lesley has been working

AXA IM Alts, a specialist in alternative investments with c€184 billion of assets under management, has appointed Lu Gao as head of client group alts Asia. This appointment forms part of the recently announced evolution of AXA IM Alts’ organisation structure into five dedicated business lines to prepare the business for

Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, has appointed Greg Galligan as Senior Managing Director at Vista Credit Partners. 

HIG Capital, a global alternative investment firm with over $52 billion of capital under management, has added Daniel Rosenthal Ayash, Bernice Berschader and Micael Hagelin to its Capital Formation Group, based in HIG’s London office.

Appian Capital Advisory, an investment advisor to long-term value-focused private equity funds that invest solely in mining and mining-related companies, has appointed Silvio Lima as head of corporate affairs, ESG and community engagement. Based in London and Brazil, Lima will be brought into Appian’s projects to provide the business’ Investment

Akin Gump has appointed William V de Cordova as senior regulatory counsel based in the firm’s office in New York. De Cordova advises hedge and private equity fund managers, registered investment advisers, commodity pool operators, trading advisors, broker-dealers and others on regulatory, compliance and operational matters.