New York-based middle-market private equity firm Argand Partners has announced a series of senior promotions and a key leadership appointment, elevating Charlie Burns to Partner, naming David Faiman as Chief Financial Officer and Director of Portfolio Operations, and promoting Ford Harrington, Hanan Hassan, and Gerald Lizzo to Principal, Vice President,

Ocorian, a global provider of alternative fund services, corporate, fiduciary, capital markets, and regulatory solutions, has appointed Markus Jolic as Head of Sales Excellence to support its growth ambitions.

Dechert has appointed Brian Whaley as a partner in its global finance group, enhancing the firm’s offerings in private credit finance, securitisation and structured and derivative products. He will be based in the firm’s New York office.

Daniel Lopez has joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher as a Partner in the firm’s San Francisco office within its Private Equity Practice Group, effective March 2025, according to his LinkedIn profile.

GCM Grosvenor, a global provider of alternative asset management solutions, has appointed Martin Laguerre as Co-Head of Global Diversified Private Equity, joining Bernard Yancovich in overseeing the firm’s diversified private equity practice.

BlackRock’s Head of Asia Pacific Private Credit, Celia Yan, is set to leave the firm to join Apollo Global Management as a Partner, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.

Goldman Sachs’s head of leveraged finance for EMEA, Dominic Ashcroft, is set to depart the investment bank to join Blackstone in one of the most significant moves from Wall Street to private credit to date, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Nicolas Lanel will join independent financial advisory groups Rothschild & Co to support the firm’s Private Capital business development throughout Europe with the origination and execution of GP-led transactions, particularly continuation vehicles.

Nordic Capital Advisors has appointed Daniel Kanak as Partner and Head of Investor Relations, further strengthening its Investor Relations leadership team. Based in London, Kanak will assume the role on 15 May 2025, succeeding Pär Norberg, who transitions to Senior Advisor within the Investor Relations team.

CVC has appointed Jean-Pierre Saad as a new Managing Partner to lead private equity technology investments in Europe. The role, which comes into effect June 2025, will be based out of London.