Financial Services Capital (FSC), a private equity investor dedicated to the European financial services sector, has appointed Kirstyn Lowry-Corry, a finance specialist with more than 10 years’ experience, as financial director.  Lowry-Corry, who will work with Chief Operating Officer Chris Doukaki, joins from ScaleUp Capital, where she was responsible for

Maples and Calder (Ireland) LLP, the Maples Group’s law firm in Ireland, has relocated Adam Donoghue, co-head of the Irish Funds & Investment Management Group (FIMG), from its London office to Dublin. Donoghue has spent many of his 13 years with the firm developing the international footprint of the firm’s

Churchill Asset Management, an investment-specialist affiliate of Nuveen providing customised financing solutions to private equity firms and their portfolio companies, has appointed Nick Lawler as Managing Director and Head of Secondaries.  Lawler, who will be responsible for leading the firm’s new secondaries strategy and investing across the secondaries landscape, is

Advent International (Advent) has appointed Susan Gentile as chief financial officer (CFO) and Managing Director, effective 1 October, 2022. Gentile succeeds Eileen Sivolella, who has served in the role since 2009 and will assume the role of strategic advisor on an interim basis to provide continuity. Gentile brings nearly two

LiveOak Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm, has added to its investment team with the appointment of Paola Retes as vice president. This addition to the team coincides with the launch of the firm’s third investment vehicle, a $210 million fund focused on early-stage companies based in Texas. Retes

Sidley has appointed Daniel Elefant as a partner in its M&A and Private Equity practice in San Francisco. Prior to joining Sidley, Elefant was a Director at SoftBank Investment Advisers, serving as senior in-house counsel for SoftBank’s $100-plus billion Vision Funds. Elefant has experience in representing technology and life sciences

Quantum Energy Partners (Quantum), a provider of capital to the global energy and energy transition industry, has appointed Heriberto (Heri) Diarte as a partner of Quantum Innovation Fund. Formed in 2017, Quantum Innovation Fund invests in transformative companies focused on climate technology, decarbonisation and sustainability. Diarte, who will be based

HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) has appointed Victoria Sharpe as Head of Real Assets, and Scott McClurg as Head of Private Credit for its alternatives division, HSBC Alternatives. Sharpe will be responsible for the strategic development and management of the real assets proposition which today consists of Direct Real Estate

Macquarie Asset Management has appointed Peter Glaser as Global Head of its Private Credit and Asset Finance team. The firm’s private credit offering spans solutions for clients across infrastructure, real estate, and structured credit, with $11.4 billion of assets under management. Macquarie Asset Management also invests in movable transportation assets via