HarbourVest Partners has appointed Karen Simeone as a Managing Director in the firm’s private credit business based in Boston. Simeone joins Managing Directors Jamie Athanasoulas and Peter Lipson and will specifically expand HarbourVest’s senior credit investing capabilities.   “Institutional investors are allocating to private credit strategies at a robust pace,

Joseph N Sacca, a long-time commercial and securities litigator with a top tier roster of clients and trial experience, has joined BakerHostetler’s Litigation Group as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Sacca comes to BakerHostetler from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.   Sacca represents clients around

Crown Agents Bank has appointed Susanne Chishti to its board as a non-executive director. Chishti brings more than 20 years of financial expertise, board-level experience focused on organisational governance, and a strong understanding of the small and medium size enterprise market. Her experience draws on 14 years in banking, with

HIG Capital (HIG) has appointed Matthew Kretzman as a Managing Director based in New York, with responsibility for capital markets and execution across the North American private equity portfolio. Kretzman has more than ten years of capital markets experience. Prior to joining HIG, he spent over six years at KKR

Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) has expanded its presence in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, hiring Martina Schliemann as a Principal and Head of Business Development for that region. Schliemann’s last role was country manager for Germany and Austria at Muzinich & Co, Ltd. She was previously a Managing Director and Co-Head

Private equity investment platform Seedrs, has appointed Ian McCaig and Mark Brooker as non-executive directors. The appointments follow three C-suite level hires at Seedrs in the last 18 months as the company continues to grow rapidly. This announcement comes shortly after Seedrs released its 2017 accounts, recording 87 per cent

Tosca Debt Capital (TDC), the UK’s only regionally-based and SME-focused debt fund, has appointed a new Assistant Portfolio Director, bringing the Manchester-based lender’s total headcount to 10. Polly Tames joins the team at TDC from Bench, having spent 13 years with the British streetwear brand. In her new role, Polly

Big Issue Invest has appointed Danyal Sattar as its new Chief Executive Officer. Sattar joins the social investment arm of The Big Issue from The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, where he held the role of Head of Social Investment. In his time at The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Danyal cemented a reputation