Gresham House Ventures, a growth equity investor specialising in software and digitally driven businesses in the enterprise solutions, healthcare, and consumer market sectors, has appointed Alex Yanitsky as an Investment Partner as the firm continues its recent expansion.

DJ van Hameren has joined Arctos, a private investment firm that provides bespoke growth capital and liquidity solutions to sports franchises (Arctos Sports) and alternative asset managers (Arctos Keystone), as an Operating Advisor.

European private credit manager Pemberton Asset Management has appointed Jürgen Breuer as Head of European Origination for its GP Solutions and NAV Financing strategies.

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.