Red Arts Capital (Red Arts), a private investment firm specialising in supply chain-related and logistics businesses, has appointed Sherina Maye Edwards as a Red Arts CEO-in-Residence.

MiddleGround Capital has named Jonathan La as Chief Financial Officer, as the operationally focused private equity firm continues to scale its financial infrastructure across North America and Europe.

Bridgepoint, a UK-based private investment group that specialises in private equity, infrastructure and private credit, has appointed John Dionne and Michelle Scrimgeour as independent non-executive directors with effect from 1 July 2025.

Mid-market private equity firm ECI Partners has appointed Neal Griffith as CFO designate. Griffith joins from pan-European private equity firm, Equistone Partners Europe, where he was CFO and Chief Risk Officer, having joined as Group Financial Controller in 2017.

Global private equity giant KKR has named David Petraeus as Chairman of its Middle East business and established a dedicated investment team focused on identifying and executing opportunities across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, according to a report by Reuters.

David Perkins, a seasoned private equity attorney with Cravath, Swaine & Moore, has joined Sidley Austin as a partner in New York, adding to the recent influx of partner hires at Sidley, according to a report by Reuters.

Infrastructure investment specialist Infranity has appointed Caroline Kragerud as Head of Distribution and Investor Relations (Managing Director), where she will be responsible for Infranity’s sales strategy and client relations.

Ardian, one of Europe’s leading private investment houses, has postponed the fundraising launch for its next flagship buyout fund as it undertakes a major internal reshuffle, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.

Investec Bank, a leading international financial services provider, has appointed Daniel Emersleben as Director in the Private Credit Management (PCM) team, part of the Investec Direct Lending platform.