Akin Gump has appointed Terence Rozier-Byrd as a partner in its investment management practice in New York. Rozier-Byrd comes to Akin Gump from Baker Botts, where he served as partner in charge of its New York office. Rozier-Byrd advises a wide array of institutional investors in connection with their investments

Tolga Kirhan, a seasoned private equity professional with over 20 years of global investment experience, has joined emerging markets private equity firm Da Vinci Capital as a managing partner. Before joining Da Vinci Capital, Kirhan was vice president of corporates and funds at German development finance institution KfW DEG- Deutsche

TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm, has made five new hires in its Boston and Menlo Park offices.  Kevin Schuler and John Triebsch have rejoined the firm as Vice Presidents in Boston and Menlo Park, respectively while Ritika Chandra and Gregory Majno have joined as Vice Presidents in

NextGen Growth Partners (NGP), a private equity firm that partners with Entrepreneurs-in-Residence and management teams to invest in sustainable, growing companies, has appointed Jim Bland as a partner, with a specific focused on the firm’s new investment and portfolio company efforts. “Jim brings an immediate positive impact to our team

KKR, a leading global investment firm, has appointed Michaela Wood as a Director, with immediate effect. Based in London, Wood will join the EMEA private equity team to work on UK coverage as well as supporting investments in the Business Services sector across Europe. Wood joins KKR after six years

Lakemore Partners, a private credit investment firm primarily investing in control CLO equity, has named as Dan Norman Managing Director and Head of its US business operations.  Norman will focus on growing Lakemore’s investment platform globally from its recently established US office in Scottsdale, Arizona.   Norman joins Lakemore following

Hanover Investors, the special situations specialist, is announcing today that it has appointed Serena Menaguale as its Director of Fundraising. Alongside fundraising, Menaquale will also be responsible for relationships with the firm’s existing clients, as well as expanding its investor base. Menaquale has more than 15 years’ experience in business

Manchester-based corporate finance firm Rickitt Mitchell is growing its team in response to its strong pipeline of work and planned growth as it welcomes two new hires, Joe Powell and James Kidner.  ACA chartered accountant Powell joins the firm as Associate Director from BDO where he spent almost a decade,

BCS Global Markets (BCS GM) has appointed Inna Kryachko as its new HR Director, based at BCS GM’s Moscow headquarters. As the Director of HR, Kryachko will be responsible for the development of the motivation system and HR automation projects in all the regions where BCS GM is active.