Shares of Aristocrat Leisure dropped nearly 3% on Friday after the company announced the resignation of Hector Fernandez, CEO of its gaming division, Aristocrat Gaming, to join alternative investment firm Apollo Global Management’s new gaming venture as CEO, according to a report by Reuters.

ICV Partners, a private equity investment firm focused on middle-market companies, has appointed Lloyd Metz and Zeena Rao as Managing Partners. Rao joined ICV in 2001, while Metz has been with the business since 2002.

Hillhouse Investment has recruited Tomohiro Kikuta, a former partner at Bain Capital, to lead its expansion in Japan amid a surge in deal-making activities, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

Nuveen Private Capital, which functions as the European and US private capital arms of Arcmont Asset Management and Churchill Asset Management, respectively, has named Otto Donner as its new Head of Nordics Business Development.

As part of the implementation of its 2030 strategic roadmap, Mirova has appointed Raphaël Lance to Head up a new real assets platform comprising the firm’s Energy Transition Infrastructure, Natural Capital and Private Equity businesses.

Arjun Infrastructure Partners, an independent European infrastructure fund manager, has appointed Rohini Pahwa, who joined the firm in 2021 as an MD responsible for originating, executing and managing investments, as a Partner.

Blackstone, the world’s largest private equity firm, has made three appointments to key firm-wide roles and created two new functions aimed at enhancing the business’s client engagement and capital-raising efforts.

Ambienta has expanded the team behind its Sustainable Credit Opportunities Fund, following a strong year of growth which has seen over 200 potential deal screened and six transactions executed so far this year, according to a report by Alternative Credit Investor.

UK mid-market-focused private investment firm Palatine has added to its buyout team based in Manchester with the appointment of Nauman Lodhi as an Investment Executive, his first private equity sector role.

Lazard, a global financial advisory and asset management firm, has appointed Jennifer Tedesko as a Managing Director within the Private Capital Advisory (PCA) business, with a focus on private equity secondary opportunities.