Financial advisory firm Lazard has hired Christopher Mallon as a senior adviser, effective immediately. Mallon has more than 30 years of restructuring advisory experience, serving in senior roles advising a number of companies. Mallon worked most recently as a senior restructuring partner at the global law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher

Private markets asset manager HarbourVest Partners has appointed Tadasu Matsuo as a managing director and co-head of the firm’s Japan office. Based in Tokyo, Matsuo will be responsible for enhancing and building relationships with institutional investors and general partners in Japan. “HarbourVest established our office in Tokyo nearly 10 years ago

Erie Street, an independent advisory firm that works with founders and management teams to achieve next-level growth, has appointed Matt Hallgren as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).In this new role, Hallgren will be responsible for overseeing the financial operations for both Erie Street and Performance Improvement Partners (PIP), an Erie Street

O’Melveny has added C Todd Boes, a private equity lawyer with strong M&A experience, as a corporate partner based in the firm’s San Francisco office.Boes’ arrival delivers on a key firm priority: adding to O’Melveny’s roster of exceptional California private equity partners. He comes to O’Melveny from the Private Equity

Mark Porter has been appointed as the new as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at global professional services provider Equiom.Read the full story at Wealth Adviser…

Barclays has appointed Khaled Habayeb as a Managing Director in Healthcare Equity Capital Markets (ECM). Habayeb will be based in New York, and will report to Taylor Wright and Kristin DeClark, Co-Heads of ECM Americas at Barclays. He will partner with Joe Lombardo in leading the further development and execution of

Duff & Phelps has promoted five colleagues in London to managing director as part of 32 managing director promotions globally. Mathias Schumacher, Duff & Phelps’ London City Leader, says: “We continue to invest in our talented team at Duff & Phelps in London. Our clients are increasingly seeking expert advice

UK mid-market private equity specialist Parabellum Investments is expanding its UK team as it prepares to expand through new acquisitions and investments across the UK, Europe and the US over coming months. The move coincides with mounting concern over whether government-backed bank loans will be sufficient to support many smaller companies.

Saltgate has made two additional appointments to its Associate Director Group, as part a recent promotion review effective April. Saltgate says: “The promotion of Youssef Lqoule and Jamie Hawksworth strengthens our Associate Director group across our three jurisdictions and reflects the commitment of Saltgate to developing its leaders of the future. 

Catapult Ventures has announced the appointment of Vijay Curthan as Investment Director in its GM & Cheshire Life Sciences Fund. Curthan joins Catapult with a background in healthcare private equity, investment banking and pharma industry corporate strategy.   Speaking on the new appointment, Catapult CEO Nick Wright, says: “I am delighted