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

Alternative asset and corporate business services provider SANNE has promoted Stephanie Hopkins from Head of Private Debt & Capital Markets to Country Head for Jersey. Read the full story at Hedgeweek…

International law firm Ashurst has appointed Danny Tan as the Asia-Pacific head of investment funds, based in Singapore.Tan has two decades of experience advising on investment funds, capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions, as well as fund formation and restructuring, fund investments and fund regulatory matters. His expertise with both

Humatica, a private equity specialist advisor for portfolio organisational effectiveness, has made five promotions in its London and Zurich offices. Valentina Pozzobon has been promoted to Director. She is based in Zurich and joined the firm in 2012. Over this period, Pozzobon has managed projects for private equity backed portfolio companies

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