Italian corporate and financial law firm Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners has appointed Andrea Taurozzi, Valentina Lattanzi and Federico Bal as new equity partners. Federico Bal graduated in law from University of Pavia and has been working in the corporate department of the firm since 2013, specialising in private equity,

Private markets firm StepStone Group has named six new partners in four of its offices around the world. Monte Brem, Chief Executive Officer of StepStone, says, “We are delighted to recognise these extremely talented colleagues, who have been instrumental to StepStone’s growth and success. We are committed to supporting our

Law firm Seyfarth Shaw has appointed Steven R Meier as chair of the firm’s Corporate department. Since 2014, Meier has served as co-chair of Seyfarth’s Tax practice and chair of its Chicago Corporate group. With more than 100 lawyers across the country, Seyfarth’s Corporate department serves a diverse client base,

Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment management firm with more than USD32 billion of assets under management, has appointed Matthew H Scanlan to the firm’s Board of Directors, effective 1 April 2018. Scanlan will succeed long-standing board member Wilbur (Bill) H Gantz, who announced his intention to retire from

WestBridge Capital has appointed a new Investment Executive, chartered accountant Edward Minton. Minton joins from WK Corporate Finance, where he specialised in supporting management teams to undertake buyouts, having previously worked at Terra Firma Capital Partners. At WestBridge he will join the investment team to originate and make new investments.

Private equity and real estate fund administrator Augentius has appointed Jimmy Leong as Managing Director, Augentius Asia, to drive business growth in line with increasing opportunities in the far east. Working out of Augentius’ Singapore office, Leong will be responsible for developing both new and existing client relationships to support business expansion and further solidify the company’s reputation for expert fund administration throughout this region.   Leong

Highview Capital (Highview), a Los Angeles-based opportunistic private equity investment vehicle, has added Tyler Kavanaugh and Zepher Loesch, to its Business Development team, which is led by Brice Baradel. Baradel, Kavanaugh and Loesch will drive Highview’s transaction sourcing efforts and cultivate relationships with key intermediaries, corporate sellers, and business owners.

Campbell Lutyens, a global alternative asset advisor, has appointed Heidi Crebo-Rediker to its Global Advisory Board.  Crebo-Rediker, an American citizen, brings a wealth of experience in both government and the private sector. She is the Chief Executive Officer of International Capital Strategies, as well as an Adjunct Senior Fellow at

Private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP), which specialises in the smaller buy-out market, is continuing to grow with the second appointment in a month at its Leeds office. Amish Arya joins KCP as an investment executive having previously worked as a corporate finance executive at Garbutt and Elliott.  Prior