Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has appointed Harsh Agarwal as a Principal on its investment team. Agarwal, who is based in the Firm’s New York office, is principally engaged in evaluating and executing investments in the software and technology-enabled services sectors.Prior to CD&R, Agarwal spent nine years at EQT Partners in

Private equity specialist Jonathan Blake has joined Herbert Smith Freehills in London as the head of international private funds strategy.In this role, Blake will advise clients on their private funds requirements, drawing together the firm’s existing capabilities and experience, as well as generating new client opportunities through his network of

Nexxus has appointed Christianne Ibañez as head of Investor Relations. Ibañez has extensive experience in the financial sector having served in senior IR positions. She was previously Vesta’s Investor Relations Director, where she participated in the financial reconfiguration of the company. Ibañez prevously was also on ICA’s Finance and Investor Relations

Global law firm Reed Smith has opened an office in Brussels with five partners, one counsel and two associates from five international law firms. All five partners are joining the firm’s Global Corporate Group.The firm now has five offices across the region and 30 throughout the world. The new partners

Global law firm Ropes & Gray has promoted six attorneys to counsel. Their experience spans private equity, hedge funds, finance, asset management, real estate, tax and estate planning. “These are best-in-class advisors who know their industries inside out,” says chair Julie Jones. “Our newly elevated counsel each have the experience and

Maitland, a global advisory, family office and fund administration firm, has appointed Natasha Head and Craig Rowland as Business Development Managers based in London.Natasha will be responsible for growing Maitland’s Management Company (ManCo) and Fund Administration businesses across the UK, Guernsey and Luxembourg. She brings over eight years’ experience working

IQ-EQ, a global investor services group, has appointed John Legrand as Managing Director of UK and Ireland and member of its executive leadership team. The company says this key hire reflects the strategic significance of its growing UK & Ireland business.   Legrand’s 22-year career has afforded him the opportunity to

Matt Rasul has joined RedRidge Diligence Services as National Director, Talent Acquisition and Employee Relations. Based in Dallas, Rasul will drive the company’s talent acquisition strategy – playing a hands-on role in the recruitment of top talent and managing employee relations both domestically and abroad. He will also be responsible for

Blackstone has appointed Gilles Dellaert, former Co-President and Chief Investment Officer of Global Atlantic, a retirement and life insurance company, as the Global Head of Blackstone Insurance Solutions (BIS).BIS was formed in 2018 to deliver Blackstone’s asset management expertise to the insurance industry. Leveraging the scale and breadth of Blackstone’s