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Palatine makes trio of promotions

Palatine, the sustainably driven mid-market investor, has announced three promotions across its team: Matt Cobbold and Greta Steponaviciute to Strategic Growth Directors within the Value Enhancement Team, and Janita Afzal from Office Administrator to Junior PA.

Bridges adds Investment Director for Inclusive Growth strategy

Bridges Fund Management has appointed Tom Street as an Investment Director for Bridges Inclusive Growth, its private equity strategy dedicated to supporting businesses that are delivering positive, measurable social outcomes for vulnerable groups in the UK.

Astorg makes Partner and Managing Director promotions

Astorg, a pan-European private equity firm with over €23bn of assets under management, has promoted Chris Cozzone and Olivier Lieven to Partner and announced an additional seven Managing Director promotions.

Bain appoints Co-Head of European Private Equity

Bain Capital has promoted Ivano Sessa to Co-Head its European Private Equity division, alongside Stuart Gent, signalling a leadership overhaul for the firm in the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Azalea CEO Lui to step down

Margaret Lui, Chief Executive Officer of Azalea Investment Management, the private equity firm owned by Singapore’s Temasek, is to retire on 31 March, 2025. With Chief Investment Officer Chue En Yaw set to take on her role on 1 April.

Odyssey makes 11 promotions

Odyssey Investment Partners (Odyssey), a private equity investment firm focused on buy-and-build investments middle market companies, has made 11 promotions, including elevating Jonathan Hall and Vivian Hadis to Managing Principal from Principal.

McWin appoints Managing Partner

McWin Capital Partners (McWin), a specialist private equity and venture capital firm dedicated to investments in companies operating in the food ecosystem, has appointed Guillaume Charlin as Managing Partner.

OpenAI appoints PE vet to its board

ChatGPT creator, OpenAI, has appointed Adebayo Ogunlesi, a private equity veteran and current CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), to its board, according to a report by Reuters.

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