KKR has appointed Hidekazu Harada as a Managing Director in the firm’s Private Equity team based in Tokyo, effective immediately.Harada brings over 20 years of investment banking experience to KKR. He joins from Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he worked for 16 years and was most recently a Board

 Investor services group IQ-EQ has appointed Sukanya Lal as a Business Director in its Singapore team, with a primary focus on developing the group’s network and business opportunities in India.With almost 19 years’ experience in the finance industry, Lal has developed a successful career in business development and sales spanning

Bondstone, a Portuguese private equity real estate investment and asset management firm, has hired António Dias as its chief financial officer. Dias brings more than a decade of experience in corporate finance, M&A and private equity as well as programmatic portfolio management and will support Bondstone’s ambitious investment plans.   Dias joins Bondstone, which

Unigrains, an agri-food and agro-industry specialised investor, has appointed Sébastien Essioux as Deputy CEO.Jean-François Laurain, CEO of Unigrains, says: “I am delighted to welcome Sébastien Essioux to our Group and our Executive Committee. His vast experience in strategy consulting and in the operational management of companies operating across the agri-food

Global fund administration, trust and corporate services provider Vistra has expanded its private equity capabilities with the addition of four new executive leaders. The new team members bolster Vistra’s already impressive expertise and set of services for private equity firms and their portfolio companies. Vistra is a specialist in fund formation

Humatica, a specialist private equity adviser focused on organisational effectiveness, has appointed Jaroslav Filák as a Consultant in its Zurich office.  Filák will support continued expansion of the firm’s organisational efficiency work in Europe.   He brings deep experience with technology-driven organisational transformation, having previously worked with a leading IT

International law firm Proskauer has appointed James Lee and Jae Woo Park as partners in its M&A practice. They will both be based in the New York office.“As we expand our global M&A team, James and Jae epitomise the entrepreneurial spirit that Proskauer prides itself on cultivating,” says Steve Ellis,

Medicxi, a European life sciences investment firm, has appointed Sanford (Sandy) Zweifach and Paul Sekhri as Venture Partners.In their roles at Medicxi, Zweifach and Sekhri will leverage their strong track records of successful transactions and respective 30 plus years of experience stewarding life sciences companies to help steer Medicxi’s  portfolio companies to

Polsinelli, an Am Law 100 firm, has appointed Daniel F Valsamopoulos as a shareholder in the firm’s Corporate and Transactional Practice in New York. Valsamopoulos was previously a partner at Westerman Ball Ederer Miller Zucker and Sharfstein, a boutique law firm on Long Island. Valsamopoulos regularly represents private investment firms and