Rainier Partners, a Seattle-based, lower-middle-market private equity firm, has appointed Dave Shephard as Director of Portfolio Operations in an effort to expand the firm’s ability to accelerate value and growth across the portfolio.  

Ethos Capital has appointed Hayley Kirman as a vice president. Kirman will be involved in a range of investment functions, including due diligence, execution, and portfolio management. Kirman joins Ethos from ABRY Partners (ABRY) where she focused on investments in the financial services, software, and business services sectors, and collaborated

Crestbridge has appointed David Bridger as head of its Southampton office, as the business continues to focus on enhancing its operational capabilities to deliver first-class service to global asset managers and investors. In his new role, Bridger will be responsible for overseeing and enhancing the operational expertise provided through the

Balderton Capital has appointed Rachel Bremer as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. Bremer will be responsible for driving Balderton’s own marketing and communications efforts, and providing support and advice for the 100-plus active companies within its portfolio.  This comes as the firm continues to build out its team and portfolio

Limerston Capital (Limerston Capital), a UK mid-market private equity investor, has appointed Lejla Pintol as Investment Associate, the first in a series of new hires to be announced over the next few months. Pintol joins from Citi where she was an investment banking associate within the TMT team and involved

William Blair expanded it private capital advisory team with the addition of Jake Stuiver as a director in New York, where he will work on complex limited partner–led secondary transactions. Stuiver brings a decade of secondary advisory experience and has advised on over $12 billion of LP-led secondaries. Stuiver focuses

Earth Capital Limited (ECL), a leading UK growth equity impact investor, has appointed Avent Bezuidenhoudt, formerly Head of Investment, to the role of CEO. She is joined by Elise Hockley in the role of COO and Head of Investor Relations, formerly Head of Communications, to lead ECL through its next

Anzu Partners, an investment firm that focuses on early stage industrial and life science technology companies, has appointed Donald (Don) J Rosenberg as a venture partner.  In this role, Rosenberg will work with portfolio companies as they develop their intellectual property strategies and more broadly support the next generation of

Pet Honesty, a specialist in premium pet health products and a portfolio company of private equity firm Vestar Capital Partners, has appointed Steve Chopp as Chief Financial Officer.  Chopp brings more than 20 years of experience in leadership roles at high-growth, health and nutrition companies. Most recently, he served as

Private equity and special situations investment manager Sandton Capital Partners (Sandton) has expanded its London team with the appointment of Tsvi Lewis. Tsvi joins as an investment manager and will work alongside Matt Meehan, head of Sandton Europe. He will provide transaction support on new investment opportunities and specific projects