Partech has promoted André François-Poncet to partner and appointed Elena Moneta as principal in the Venture team.   Based in Paris, François-Poncet has been a major contributor over his seven years with the firm. He has been instrumental in the investments of Partech Growth including Made.com (IPO in June 2021),

Roelof Botha, 48, has been appointed as the new head of venture capital giant Sequoia Capital, according to a report by Bloomberg.

ICR Capital, the broker-dealer affiliate of strategic communications and advisory firm ICR, has hired Michael Goldberg as a Managing Director in its Equity Capital Markets group. Goldberg will advise corporate management teams and financial sponsors across all industry verticals on the full spectrum of public and private equity transactions, including

JST Capital (JST), a global financial services firm specialising in digital assets, has appointed Martin C Grant as global head of regulatory affairs & integrity. In his new role, Grant will be responsible for navigating the evolving digital asset regulatory environment on behalf of JST. He will work within JST to ensure best

Apex Group has appointed Dr Ryan Lemand as a Non-Executive Director of FundRock Investment Management Services (ME) Ltd (FundRock Middle East). Lemand brings decades of financial services experience including as the former Senior Executive Officer and Board Director of ADS Investment Solutions, the ADSS Group’s Wealth and Asset Management Company,

ECI Partners, a growth-focused mid-market private equity firm, has further expanded its Origination Team with the appointment of Tsvetelina Delcheva as an Origination Manager. Delcheva joins ECI from working in Origination within FTI Consulting’s Transaction Services team, where she was responsible for tracking deal pipelines, identifying relevant investments for private

General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, has appointed Cornelia Gomez as its global head of ESG. Based in London, Gomez will oversee General Atlantic’s strategy to advance environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts at the firm and across its portfolio. A recognized leader in the industry, Gomez brings experience

Ryan Hicke, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at SEI, is to become the company’s next chief executive officer and a member of its board of directors, effective 1 June, 2022. Hicke will succeed Founder Alfred P West, Jr, who is transitioning to the role of Executive Chairman after

One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock), a value-oriented, operationally focused private equity firm, has appointed Andrea (AJ) Skobel to its team of operating partners. Working in conjunction with One Rock operating partner Mike Anderson, Skobel will be responsible for driving post-acquisition value at One Rock’s portfolio companies primarily through strategic

C Street has appointed Bre Pressey and Dr Thomas Ogorzalek as Co-Heads of the firm’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Advisory practice. Together, Pressey and Ogorzalek will lead the group at C Street advising clients on how to best invest in DEI and make DEI systemic in their organisations.