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.

Global law firm Goodwin has appointed Codrina Constantinescu as a Partner in the Private Investment Funds arm of the firm’s Luxembourg office, bringing more than 15 years of experience advising clients private fund clients.

Struggling British supermarket chain Asda, which is majority-owned by private equity firm TDR Capital, has reappointed veteran retail leader Allan Leighton as Executive Chairman, over two decades after he last served as CEO, according to a report by Reuters.

Global law firm Clifford Chance has added private equity Partner Vince Ferrito to its US Private Equity and Restructuring and Insolvency practices following the recent arrivals of David Schultz and Matthew Hinker.

Junko Sheehan, the Founder and group CEO of Iberian veterinary healthcare platform UNAVETS Group, has been appointed as a Senior Advisor to funds managed by private investment firm Oaktree Capital Management (Oaktree).

Baird Capital, the global private equity and venture capital arm of Baird, has appointed Daina Spedding as a Director with the firm’s Global Private Equity team based in London to focus on sourcing and driving PE investments globally.