ICG has appointed Andrea Serra as Head of Europe for ICG Strategic Equity (ICGSE), reporting to Ricardo Lombardi, the team’s global head. Serra joins ICG from Blackstone, where he spent 15 years, most recently as a Managing Director in the Tactical Opportunities group in New York, and prior to that,

Tailwater Capital (Tailwater), a private equity firm focused on energy and growth infrastructure investments, has appointed Dana Sweet as head of strategic research and development (R&D). In this newly created role, Sweet will lead the firm’s development and implementation of strategic macro perspectives, as well as the delivery of Tailwater’s

Perwyn has appointed Mathieu Antonini as a partner and investment committee member and to lead Perwyn’s activity in France and Southern Europe from the company’s Paris office. Antonini has spent most of his career at ARDIAN in Paris where he was a Managing Director in the BuyOut team as well

Alternative lender BOOST&Co has promoted two new managing directors – Kim Martin, previously head of South and Midlands, and Richard Hallett, previously head of restructuring. The lender is expanding its leadership team following extensive business growth during the past two years, with the firm having now funded more than £650

Outdoor Living Supply (OLS), a platform for outdoor living products with a focus on hardscapes, and a portfolio company of Trilantic North America, has acquired Stone Garden, an independent distributor of natural and cultured stone, landscape, and hardscape supplies to the Cape Fear region of North Carolina. This acquisition further

Monroe Capital (Monroe) has appointed Amanda Tallman as vice president, direct originations. Tallman, who will be based in the firm’s Chicago office, will be responsible for originating transactions direct to non-sponsored and family-owned businesses. Prior to Monroe, Amanda was a Vice President at PNC Bank for nearly 10 years.  While

Northern Gritstone, a university spin-out investment business based in the north of England, has appointed Alison Maughan as investment manager. Maughan joins Northern Gritstone’s growing investment team, led by chief investment officer, Marion Bernard, who joined the company in January. She joins after nearly four years at Deepbridge Capital specialising

Madrona Venture Group has added Karan Mehandru to the firm’s investment team as a managing director. With fifteen years of experience as a venture investor and board member for rapidly scaling private businesses, Mehandru brings a wealth of experience working closely with founders, their teams, and partners to build lasting

Building Industry Partners (BIP), a private equity investment firm focused on the US building industry, has appointed Steve Shaffer as an operating partner. Shaffer will help support BIP and Endeavor Fire Protection (Endeavor), BIP’s new fire and life safety platform. Shaffer brings nearly four decades of fire protection industry experience.

Specialist consultancy firm, GRAPH Strategy, has promoted Phil Craig to partner. Formerly an Associate Partner, Craig has been instrumental in GRAPH Strategy’s growth since he joined the firm in 2018. GRAPH Strategy, which has offices in London and Washington DC, supports global corporations and private equity firms to acquire and