KAP Group, an firm recognised for successfully positioning private equity managers to attract and retain institutional capital, has appointed Jessica Hacker as a project manager. Previously with global private equity firm Warburg Pincus, Hacker served in several roles, most recently as associate of fundraising & investor relations, creating marketing collateral

Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has appointed private equity specialist Dean Tower as Associate Director of its UK operations. Based in Southampton, Tower will take on relationship management responsibilities for the delivery of fund services to a portfolio of UK-domiciled private equity funds. He will also

Livingstone has promoted Barry Sheehan to Director and Will Evans and Tom Reece to Associates, as it continues to invest in developing talent from within the firm. Sheehan works across the Business Services and Industrial sectors and is widely respected for his knowledge and network within the Packaging sector. Since

Augentius has appointed industry veteran Erin Sarret as its new European Business Development Director.  The move follows another successive year of 20 per cent growth for the firm, and marks its intention to build on this expansion in a region blessed by record fundraising and beset by unique regulatory challenges.

Maples and Calder has appointed Adrian Francis, formerly a barrister at Three Stone in London, as a partner in the firm’s BVI Litigation and Insolvency practice.  Francis has extensive experience working in large cross border teams on high value, complex international disputes. He was called to the Bar in England

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has appointed Steve Harrison as Portfolio Director. Based in the Leeds office, Harrison will be focussed on actively managing YFM’s growth and buy-out investments as part of the portfolio team led by David Bell. With over 19 years’ industry experience, Harrison joins from Santander Corporate Bank,

CVC Capital Partners (CVC) is to appoint former Allergan executive Anish Mehta as CEO of the international women’s health assets portfolio which CVC Fund VI agreed to acquire from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (Teva) on 17 September 2017. The appointment is subject to regulatory approval.   Mehta will join from Allergan

Apposite Capital, the private equity firm with an exclusive focus on healthcare, has appointed Rory Pope as Partner and member of its Management Board. Pope has been working with Apposite as a full-time consultant since March. In addition, Apposite has also appointed Alexander Cunynghame as Investment Executive.   Pope brings