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Accordion makes three senior appointments

Accordion, an AI and data-powered financial consulting firm focused on supporting private equity-backed CFOs, has appointed three senior executives – Paul Reading, Andy Burgess, and Steve Jones – to lead its European operations.

BCI Private Equity appoints MD in healthcare investments team

British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, one of Canada’s largest institutional investors, has appointed Nikhil Hanmantgad as Managing Director in its Private Equity arm, strengthening the firm’s global healthcare investment team.

Percheron appoints Head of Portfolio Support Group

Percheron Capital has appointed Manish Goyal as Managing Director and Head of its Portfolio Support Group to oversee operational value creation initiatives across the firm’s portfolio of essential services businesses.

MiddleGround Capital hires MD to lead exits and realisations

MiddleGround Capital, a Kentucky-based PE firm managing over $4.1bn, has appointed Tim Curley as Managing Director, Exits & Realizations, joining the firm’s New York office to oversee exit strategies and portfolio monetisation initiatives.

AlbaCore builds infra debt platform with UBS AM team hire

AlbaCore Capital Group has expanded into infrastructure debt with the hire of Viktor Kozel and three colleagues from UBS Asset Management, as private credit managers increasingly push into the sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Apollo’s European PE head to depart after 15 years

Apollo Global Management has confirmed the departure of Michele Raba, its lead partner for European private equity, after a 15-year tenure that saw him play a central role in some of the firm’s most significant continental investments, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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