Global private capital advisor Campbell Lutyens has appointed five new partners and eight Managing Directors across its global platform.

Apex Group Ltd a global financial services provider, has appointed Jeff Weiner as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Based in the United States, Weiner will lead the brother the Group’s global operations and its technology strategy.

Aquiline, a private investment firm specialising in investments in the financial services and technology sectors, has named four new Partners – Daniel Flueckiger, Stewart Koenigsberg, Dante La Ruffa, and Matthew Woeste.

Victory Park Capital, a global alternative investment firm specialising in private credit, has promoted Justin Maleson to Managing Director of the firm’s legal credit investment strategy.

Pan-European private equity firm Astorg has appointed Jérôme Triebel as Partner, Head of France and Benelux for its Mid-Cap Fund. Based in Paris, Triebel’s appointment marks a further step in the expansion of Astorg Mid-Cap’s senior leadership team.

Financial services firm Investec has appointed Richard de Villiers as Senior Originator within its Global Fund Solutions team in New York, joining recent hires Sharon Thandi and Matthew (Matt) Wilbur as Investec continues to build out and strengthen its US hub.

Jacobs Holding and Telemos Capital, the two private investment firms backed by the Jacobs family, have merged to form Jacobs Capital, with the newly combined firm to be co-chaired by Nicolas and Philippe Jacobs, according to a report by CityWire.

NorthEdge has appointed Aiden Hawkes to the Birmingham office as Investment Manager and Serafina Di Felice as Investment Manager in the Manchester office, the roles will include identifying new investment opportunities and supporting growth across the portfolio, with the former joining the Technology team and the latter joining the Healthcare

Clearlake Capital Group has made several senior-level hires across the firm’s investment and O.P.S.® teams, including Josh Lederman, Managing Director, Capital Markets; Tasha Pelio, O.P.S.® Managing Director, Marketing & Communications; Eric Rimmke, O.P.S. ® Principal; and Chad Neale, O.P.S.® SVP Information Security.

BC Partners-backed telecommunications provider United Group has appointed Stan Miller, a telecoms veteran and former CEO of Royal KPN NV’s mobile division, as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding founder Dragan Šolak and current CEO Victoriya Boklag, according to a report by Bloomberg.