Lotfi Karoui, Chief Credit Strategist at Goldman Sachs, is set to leave after 18 years at the firm, according to a report by Bloomberg citing an internal memo. His departure follows a series of senior research and strategy transitions within the bank, including the upcoming retirement of Goldman’s chief US

Wellington Management, an investment management firm with over $1.3tn assets under management, has appointed Michael Trihy as Head of Portfolio Management, Venture Growth Evergreen, Private Investments. Trihy will lead the expansion of Wellington’s evergreen private investing capabilities for private wealth clients.

Apollo Global Management has appointed Eiji Ueda, former Chief Investment Officer of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, as Partner and Head of its Asia-Pacific business, according to a report by Bloomberg. He resigned from the fund in March after five years as CIO.

Citigroup has appointed Edward Joudrey as Co-Head of UK and Europe sell-side M&A, and Matt Merriman as a Director, to strengthen its advisory offering on assets sales for private equity clients, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Colbeck Capital Management, a middle-market private credit firm focused on strategic lending, has appointed Michael Smith as a Managing Director on the Investment Team. Based in New York, he will report to Colbeck’s Co-Founders and Managing Partners, Jason Beckman and Jason Colodne.

Permira, an €80bn global investment firm operating across private equity and private credit, has appointed Caitlin Brodie as a Managing Director in its US Capital Formation team in the firm’s office in New York.

Blackstone has appointed Deutsche Bank veteran Apurva Shah to a senior role in its private credit and insurance business in India, marking the firm’s first dedicated hire for credit in the country, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Northleaf Capital Partners, a $29bn AUM global private markets firm, has appointed Hideaki Kiyomori as Managing Director, Business Development, in its Tokyo office, further deepening the firm’s presence in Japan.

Baypine, a Boston-based private equity firm focusing on driving digital transformation, innovation, and sustainable growth in market leading businesses across core sectors of the economy, has hired Amy Harsch as Partner, Head of Capital Formation and Investor Relations.