ECI Partners, a mid-market private equity firm which manages funds of over £2bn, and made two new hires – Ben Kirrage as an Investment Manager, and Georgia Ling as an Investment Analyst, as it scales its investment team.

AE Industrial Partners, LP, a private investment firm focused on technologies and services related to national & economic security, has added two new Vice Presidents in its Washington, DC office, Chris Aguemon and Bill Strobel.

Global investment firm Tower Peak Partners has hired Monika Dangova as Head of Sustainability. Based in London, Dangova will oversee sustainability integration across Tower Peak’s investment portfolios, including ESG data management, and driving the firm’s environmental and social impact initiatives.

Peter Stefanski, a veteran of Thoma Bravo, has joined Nexa Equity as a partner to bolster the firm’s focus on AI-driven investments, according to a report by Reuters. Stefanski spent 14 years at Thoma Bravo, including time working as a partner on the firm’s flagship fund.

Private investment giant Blackstone has appointed Michele Raba, previously head of European Private Equity at Apollo Global Management, to lead its European corporate private equity business, according to a report by Reuters.

Greenbelt Capital Partners, a private equity firm investing in the New Energy Economy, has added several senior hires to its team – Katie Kiersey as Chief of Strategy and Operating Partner to spearhead Greenbelt’s new value optimisation team, Managing Director Erika Mapes, Principal Austin Major and Vice President Elouise Roche.