Vista, a B2B independent insurance broker, has appointed Dan Blake the company’s new head of private equity. Blake is a chartered insurance broker and joins Vista from Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers, where he managed a portfolio of clients, mainly in manufacturing and contracting, paying premiums in excess of £4,000,000.

Forge Global Holdings, a global private securities marketplace, hired Johnathan H Short as its chief legal officer and promoted Jose Cobos, Forge’s current chief operating officer, to president.

Peakside Capital Advisors AG (Peakside) has added Nicolaus Bitter and Sebastian Junghans to its investment team in Frankfurt. Joining as principals, they will both drive deal sourcing and the execution of transactions for Peakside’s value-add, core-plus and core strategies. Before joining Peakside, Junghans (37) and Bitter (33) were both Associate

One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock), a value-oriented, operationally focused private equity firm, has added Susan Fiesta to its team of Operating Partners. Working alongside One Rock Operating Partners Sally Cunningham and Andrea Greene, Fiesta will be responsible for driving post-acquisition value at One Rock’s portfolio companies through strategic solutions

Headless CMS Kontent.ai has secured a $40 million investment from Expedition Growth Capital (EGC). Powering over 2,000 projects including websites, apps and headless commerce experiences, Kontent.ai was originally started in 2015 as a business unit of 18-year old bootstrapped company Kentico. Today, Kontent.ai employs over 120 employees across five offices

Algebris Investments, a global asset manager specialising in financial credit and equity, has appointed Samuel Sibony as co-portfolio manager, managing $620 million in the Global Credit Opportunities strategies. James Friedman will continue to lead the team as lead portfolio manager.  The Global Credit Opportunities strategies are managed on the basis

Kirtland Capital Partners has appointed Ralph M Della Ratta as a partner. Dell Ratta’s formal relationship with Kirtland began nearly ten years ago when he invested in and provided assistance to Kirtland Capital Partners V. Della Ratta has over forty years of experience. He has built and shaped several different investment

Hildred Capital Management (Hildred), a New York based private equity firm, has promoted Kevin Regan to vice president. Since joining the firm in 2020, Regan has been an instrumental member of the Investment Team, helping to identify, evaluate and execute high potential investments in healthcare and providing valuable operational and