Helios Investment Partners has appointed Wale Ayeni to head its venture capital strategy and launch Helios Digital Ventures. Ayeni was until recently at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, where he was head of venture capital investments across Africa, the Middle East

Global law firm Shearman & Sterling has appointed Phil Baynes as a funds partner in London. Baynes has wide-ranging experience advising investment fund managers on the structuring, marketing, fundraising and operation of a wide range of private investment funds –including private equity, infrastructure, real estate and debt funds – co-investment

Green Rock Energy Partners (Green Rock), a sustainable infrastructure focused private equity firm which invests in renewable energy companies and projects, has appointed Christine Gabbianelli as principal, head of investor relations. Gabbianelli brings more than a decade of private equity and financial services experience to the firm, complemented by her

Pantheon, a global private markets investor, has appointed Eimear Palmer as partner and global head of ESG. In this new role, which sits within Pantheon’s investment function, Palmer will oversee and further develop the firm’s established ESG strategy and range of initiatives, reflecting our ongoing commitment to integrating ESG principles

Graphite Capital, a UK mid-market private equity specialist, has made three appointments which further develop its value creation and investment expertise. Emma Winter and Nick Eichorn have joined Graphite as value creation directors while Matt Hamilton-Allen has joined as an investment director.   Winter previously led the digital transformation practice

Ridge Ventures, a seed and early-stage, enterprise-focused venture capital firm whose investments include Bolt, Braze, and Discord, has appointed Akriti Dokania as a partner. Dokania will contribute to the firm’s enterprise investments by drawing on her experience as a product leader and technologist, as well as years of experience as

Lead Capital Partners (LCP), a Nashville-based private equity firm focused on lower middle market buyouts of healthcare companies, has appointed Carl Grote as a director. Prior to joining LCP, Grote worked in the Investment Banking departments of Janney Montgomery Scott and Robert W Baird & Co providing middle market M&A

Ara Partners (Ara), a private equity firm that specialises in industrial decarbonisation investments, has hired Alyssa Hooper as a principal to support its infrastructure strategy. Hooper is a senior investment professional with over ten years of investment and advisory experience in infrastructure and sustainable project finance. She will be based

Dynamo Software, Inc, a market-leading provider of end-to-end cloud software for the alternative investment management industry, is growing its executive leadership team with the addition of three new hires.

TMT Investments, a venture capital company investing in high-growth technology companies, has appointed Andrea Nastaj to the Board as an independent non-executive director of the Company with immediate effect. Nastaj has been appointed a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees, succeeding Petr Lanin. The Board of TMT wishes to