Global law firm Reed Smith has appointed Michael N Peterson as a partner in the firm’s Global Corporate Group in Philadelphia. Formerly head of Morgan Lewis’ Philadelphia Corporate Business & Transactions practice, Peterson has a thriving private equity practice and more than 20 years of experience representing public and private

Orrick has appointed Paul Doris as a partner in London. Doris brings a strong focus on M&A and private equity, particularly in the energy and infrastructure sectors. He is the 10th partner addition to Orrick’s European M&A and Private Equity team and the seventh partner to join the firm’s London

Alternative investment firm Context Capital Partners has appointed Arun Gowda as a Managing Director and Head of Business Development. In the new role, Gowda will focus on developing and managing new institutional and family office relationships, and drive Context Capital Partners’ business development process.   “Arun is a strong addition

Capnamic Ventures, an early-stage tech venture capitalist firm based in Berlin and Cologne, has expanded its investment team with the appointment of Christian Knott as a Partner. Also joining the team are Sebastian Schüller, as an Investment Manager, and Frederik von Bossel, as an Analyst.   Knott joined Capnamic Ventures

Leeds headquartered private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP) has appointed Matt Tice as an investment manager. An experienced corporate finance adviser with a strong track record of advising businesses in the mid-market, Matt joins from Deloitte in Leeds where he worked as a manager in the corporate finance team. 

Pomona Capital, a global private equity firm, has promoted Chief Financial Officer, John Stephens, to Partner and CFO. “John has demonstrated the experience, energy, integrity and humanity so crucial to Pomona Capital and its investors”, says Michael D Granoff, chief executive officer of Pomona Capital. “We are thrilled to have

Four Springs Capital has hired Gregory Kammerer as Senior Vice President on its capital markets team. Kammerer will focus his efforts on representing Four Springs transactions primarily with family offices and institutional investors. Kammerer brings nearly a decade of experience working with family offices and institutions within the real estate

Bain Capital Ventures, a seed-to-growth stage investor focused on enterprise software and technology, has appointed Adam Levin as a partner in Boston, focused on growth stage investing. Levin will be responsible for identifying and cultivating investments in enterprise software and data services companies.   Levin most recently worked as a

Alter Domus, a provider of fund and corporate services to alternative investment managers, has appointed Alexander Traub as the new Regional Executive Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. Traub is also a member of the Alter Domus Group Executive Board. Traub has had a broadly diversified 18 year career in financial

Consonance Capital Management, a public equity investor in the healthcare industry, has appointed Kevin Pyun as Partner and Director of Research. Pyun, who has been with Consonance Capital Management since 2008, is actively involved in every facet of the firm’s core investment process, focusing most heavily on the due diligence