Morgan Lewis has added a four-lawyer team resident in London with wide-ranging private investment funds experience. The team, which arrives from another global law firm, includes partners Oliver Rochman and Rob Mailer and two associates.   “The arrival of Oliver, Rob, and their team further enhances our robust global investment management

Aquilino Peña, founding parner of Kibo Ventures, has been appointed as president of the Spanish Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (ASCRI) for the 2020-2022 period. Aquilino will replace Miguel Zurita, Managing Partner & Co-CIO at Altamar Capital. Kibo Ventures is a venture capital firm with EUR115 million in AUM and

Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has announced two senior appointments to the Group’s Private Debt leadership team. James Vella-Bamber has been appointed as Group Head of Private Debt, while Peter Brown has assumed the role of Head of Private Debt in Luxembourg. Based in Luxembourg, Vella-Bamber will

Palatine Private Equity has bolstered its investment team in the South with the appointment of Tristan Craddock as partner in its Impact Team.Craddock will work alongside partners Beth Houghton and Zoe Clements to identify investment opportunities for Palatine’s Impact Fund, whilst also working with the portfolio to help generate sustainable

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CDR) has appointed Keith Pitts, former Vice Chairman of Tenet Healthcare Corporation, as an Operating Advisor to CD&R Funds.Pitts brings more than 40 years’ experience as a senior executive in healthcare-related businesses. He served as Vice Chairman of Tenet Healthcare, a large, diversified healthcare services business

GCA Altium has appointed David Riemenschneider as Senior Advisor for Automotive Technology & Mobility.Riemenschneider brings to GCA Altium a combination of over 30 years of experience as senior executive at one of the world’s largest car makers, CEO of a private equity-backed automotive software firm and M&A advisor in Automotive

Piper, a specialist investor in consumer brands, has promoted Flora McAlpine to Investment Manager.McAlpine joined Piper in September 2018 as Investment Executive and supports the deal team on origination, evaluation and execution of new investments in the consumer branded space – including recent Piper investments in Mindful Chef and Mous. 

HKW, a middle-market private equity firm focused on growth-oriented companies, has appointed Jeff Bistrong as Partner. In his new role, Bistrong will incorporate his technology transaction expertise into all aspects of HKW’s Four Pillar approach to investing, leveraging the strength of the existing deal sourcing engine to enhance the firm’s technology