Sidley has appointed James Lu as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice in Century City. Lu was previously a partner at Cooley LLP, as well as co-founder of its Shanghai office and the head of its corporate practice.  Lu’s addition comes on the heels of his former Cooley colleague,

Ares Management Corporation has appointed James Kim has as a partner and head of European special opportunities in Ares’ private equity group.  Based in London, Kim will lead Ares’ Special Opportunities activities in Europe, adding to Ares’ growing private equity presence in the region, while leveraging Ares’ leading European private

Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, has appointed Michael P Charlton as Managing Director, Capital & Partner Solutions.  Charlton will be responsible for spearheading investor relations efforts dedicated to Vista’s credit platform, Vista Credit Partners and will report to

HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets investment specialist, has appointed Adam Freedman as a managing director and Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). Freedman has more than 15 years of in-house legal and compliance experience, and most recently he was CCO and Associate General Counsel at Angelo, Gordon & Co. Prior to

Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm that invests in high-growth, disruptive companies, has added Ned Leutz as go-to-market lead on the firm’s Growth team.  Leutz will collaborate with other members of the Growth Team to identify and pursue opportunities to enhance value and further scale Great Hill’s portfolio companies.

Waterfall Asset Management has promoted Leo Wong and Keerthi Raghavan to partner from managing director. Both are based in New York office and join the six current partners at the firm. Raghavan and Wong have been instrumental in developing Waterfalls’ high yield ABS trading and residential loan strategies, respectively.

HIG Growth Partners (HIG Growth), the dedicated growth capital investment affiliate of HIG Capital, has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of two managing directors  – Patrick Conroy and Hans Sherman. The firm has also added three principals.  The appointments come following a record year of capital deployment and

GrowthCurve Capital, a control-oriented private equity firm focused on the financial and information services, healthcare, and technology sectors, has appointed Angela Geffre as head of human capital and a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Geffre brings 20 years of human capital experience from private equity and Fortune 500 companies.

Business and financial advisory firm Grant Thornton UK has promoted Martin Verrall to transaction tax partner in its South region. Verrall has a wealth of experience at Grant Thornton, joining as a graduate 15 years ago and spending the last decade working in transactions. In recent years, his key responsibilities

Rivus Capital, an urban tech investor with offices in Munich and Berlin, has appointed Patrick Schloter as partner and head of private equity. The 37-year-old has extensive professional experience in the investment business and in management consulting, having held positions in Frankfurt, London and Munich. Rivus Capital engages in private