Octopus Ventures has added Priscila Bala, former Director of the Mentor Network at the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute, to the team in the firm’s New York office. Bala will work hand-in-hand with the firm’s London team and play a crucial role in supporting its existing portfolio scope, test and enter the US

PNC Bank has appointed James Petersen as senior vice president and business development officer in it’s senior secured financing team. Based in Los Angeles, Petersen is responsible for business development with private equity firms and middle-market companies, originating asset-based and cash flow loans in southern California.   Paterson joins PNC

Z Capital Group, an alternative asset manager focused on opportunistic, value-oriented private equity and credit funds, has appointed of Alexander Apponyi as a Managing Director and European Head of Investor Development. Apponyi will be based in London and will lead Z Capital’s European investor development efforts.   Apponyi joins Z

Ilany Labdaoui (pictured), has joined the Infrastructure Equity team of AXA IM – Real Assets as an Analyst, reporting to Mark Gilligan, Head of Infrastructure Equity. Based in Paris, Labdaoui will draw upon his experience in both the fields of engineering and finance to originate and analyse prospective investments for

John Whitehead has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Exemplar Healthcare (Exemplar), a portfolio company of private equity firm Agilitas and a provider of nurse-led residential care for adults with disabilities. Whitehead joins Exemplar from Allied Healthcare where he was interim Managing Director, having Joined the business in

Moelis & Company, an independent investment bank, has apointed Pablo de la Infiesta as a Managing Director and Head of the Private Funds Advisory (PFA) group in EMEA. He will join the Firm’s London office in October and will provide capital raising, secondary and other advisory services to private fund

Private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners (TSG) has named Jessica Duran Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Managing Director, effective 5 July, 2017. Duran succeeds Wallace Wertsch, who will remain with TSG as an advisor. “We are excited to welcome Jessica to the TSG team,” says Chuck Esserman, CEO

Mid Europa Partners, a private equity investor focused on Central and South Eastern Europe, has appointed Alain Beyens as an Operating Partner. Beyens’ experience and skills will enable him to play a key role in supporting Mid Europa’s portfolio companies to build strong and differentiated competitive positions though operating excellence