Churchill Asset Management and Arcmont Asset Management, the US and European asset management companies of Nuveen Private Capital (NPC), have appointed Katherine Elmore-Jones as a Partner and Head of Private Equity Business Development in Europe.

Blackstone has promoted Chris James, a founding member and Chief Operating Officer of its tactical opportunities platform, to Global Head of Tactical Opportunities as part of a broader leadership reshuffle, according to a report by Alternative Credit Investor.

Bowmark Capital, a £2bn UK-based private equity firm focussed on investments in technology, data, and services companies, has promoted Tom Shelford, head of the firm’s Software practice to Managing Partner.

Akin has expanded its PE capabilities with the appointment of Elina Alperovich as a private equity Transactions Partner based in the firm’s New York office. Alperovich joins from Apollo Global Management where she served as Transaction Counsel.

Astorg is expanding its Portfolio Performance team with two senior hires based in London – Keith Beattie as Partner to oversee the portfolio Operations team and Markus Nagel as Managing Director to the Operational Finance practice.

Investment bank Cavendish has appointed Roger Lee as its new Head of Equity Strategy to develop a new equity strategy product with a UK focus. Lee joins from Investec Bank where he held the role of Head of UK Equity Strategy.

Infranity, a global infrastructure specialist investor and part of Generali Investments, has expanded its presence in North America with a new office in New York and the appointments of Paul Colatrella, Katherine McElroy, and William Kim.

Campbell Lutyens has added to its secondary advisory practice with the appointment of Chirag H Shah as a Managing Director, Chirag who has over two decades of global private equity experience, will be based in the firm’s New York office.