Gresham House Ventures, a growth equity investor specialising in software and digitally driven businesses in the consumer, healthcare and service sectors, has appointed Marieke Christmann as Portfolio Director as the firm continues to strengthen its venture capital capabilities.

Swedish private equity giant EQT has named Per Franzén as its new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner, effective 27 May 2025, with Christian Sinding to remain as CEO until then, before transitioning to a new role as an Institutional Partner and Council Chair.

Ninety One, a global investment manager with $163bn AUM, has appointed Leong Kae Xiang as Director, with a focus on the development and management of Ninety One’s infrastructure debt portfolio in South and South East Asia.

British Columbia Investment Management Corporation one of Canada’s largest institutional investors, has expanded its Private Equity group into London, with the appointment of a new team led by senior executives Natasha Dillon and Derrick Estes.

Asset-backed private investment firm Veld Capital (Veld) has further bolstered its dedicated and highly experienced senior management team with the appointment of Adeeb Ahmed as Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations and Business Development.

Dechert has appointed Nick Tomlinson as a partner in its corporate and securities practice group, further enhancing the firm’s global private equity and corporate M&A capabilities. Tomlinson will be based in the firm’s London office.

Trilantic Europe, a mid-market pan-European private equity investor, has appointed Guillaume Bayol as Partner and new Head of the firm’s Energy Transition fund. Based in London, he will lead a team of eight investment professionals and industry specialists.

European mid-market private equity firm Inflexion has appointed of Ben Meyer as a Partner and Head of North America. Meyer, who has almost 25 years of industry experience, will lead the firm’s new office in New York.