Johan Blomquist has been elected as a new Board member at Nordstjernan AB. Blomquist, born 1978, holds an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics. He has previously worked at Altor Equity Partners (2005-2018) and Goldman Sachs (2004-2005). He is currently a private investor with experience in technology-related companies such

Azentio Software (Azentio), a Singapore-headquartered software products business owned by Funds advised by Apax, has appointed Tony Kinnear to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately.

BGF – the UK & Ireland’s most active investor – has promoted Andy Gregory, current Head of Investments, UK & Ireland, to Chief Investment Officer (CIO). Gregory has been with BGF since 2011, joining as regional director for the North of England. In his new role, he will oversee investment

Global law firm Goodwin has appointed fund formation specialist Sebastian Bruchwitz as a partner in the firm’s Private Investment Funds and Secondaries practice in Frankfurt. “We are very excited that Sebastian will be joining our rapidly expanding German platform to help service our client base at the intersection of capital

The Board of Directors of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) have appointed Kofo Sanusi as Chief Operating Officer (COO).   Sanusi joins AVCA from Founders Factory Africa (FFA), a venture development company investing in start-ups in sub-Saharan Africa. As Chief Operating Officer and Accelerator Director, she

Kirkland & Ellis has appointed Gregory Scott as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm’s London office.  Scott advises private equity houses and other financial sponsor clients on all types of M&A transactions including leveraged buy-outs, carve-outs, mergers and exits across a variety of business sectors.  

Oak Hill Capital Partners has appointed Nicole Arnaboldi as a Partner. Arnaboldi brings over 30 years of professional and investment experience, most recently as a Senior Advisor and Vice Chairman of Credit Suisse Asset Management, where she also served as the head of the Direct Equity Partners business and oversaw

International law firm Clifford Chance has boosted its German private equity team with the additions of partners Volkmar Bruckner and Mark Aschenbrenner as well as senior associate Samuel Frommelt.  All of the new additions will be working from Clifford Chance’s Munich office, while at the same time further strengthening the

Akin Gump has appointed investment management specialist Brian T Daly as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Read the full story at Hedgeweek…

Kinzie Capital Partners LLC (Kinzie), a Chicago-based private equity firm, has appointed two new team members as it continues to expand.   Peter Hanselmann, previously a Senior Consultant at Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services, is joining Kinzie as Vice President of Finance and Davis DeKorte, previously an Investment Banking Associate