Oliver Olah has joined Vinson & Elkins as counsel in the firm’s M&A and Capital Markets Practice Group. He will be based in the New York office. Olah joins V&E from the Frankfurt office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where his key areas of practice were cross-border private equity,

Aurelius Group has made its third hire of 2016 with the appointment of Ed Akenhead as Operational Manager.  Akenhead, who joins as part of Aurelius’ UK operational team with immediate effect, will be placed at Allied Healthcare, the UK market-leading domiciliary care business acquired from Saga plc in December 2015. 

Private equity firm TA Associates has hired Diana Martz in the newly created role of Vice President, Human Capital. Martz will be based in TA’s Boston office. Martz is a member of TA’s Strategic Resource Group, which leverages diverse consulting and operating experience to support the scaling of growth and

Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners (DTCP), a provider early- and late-stage venture capital, private equity and strategic advisory services to the technology, media and telecommunication sectors, has appointed Jack Young as the firm's Partner in charge of global venture operations.  DTCP has also opened a new US office on Sand Hill

Business Growth Hub, part of Manchester Growth Company (MGC), has appointed Tanya Hemphill as Growth Start-Up Manager. Hemphill will manage the Hub’s established team of business start-up advisors, who give entrepreneurs in the region the tools they need to set up and grow their own businesses through one-to-one support and

Graham Carberry has become a Partner in Livingstone’s London team with effect from 1 April 2016. Carberry has been with Livingstone for 11 years and has played an important role in developing the firm’s Industrial sector team, focusing on Engineered Products, Print & Packaging and Defence & Security. Patrick Groarke,

BGF (Business Growth Fund) has expanded its South West and Thames Valley investment team with the appointment of Alex Snodgrass (pictured), who joins BGF’s regional team of 10 people responsible for identifying investment opportunities and managing the deal process from origination through to completion. Snodgrass has more than 10 years’

Edison, the international equity research firm, has appointed Robert Murphy as its new Head of Investment Trusts as part of the division’s ongoing expansion. Murphy joins the London office as head of investment trusts in the UK. Formerly a managing director of equity research at HSBC London, he led the

Neel Bhatia, 41, has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Green Peak Partners. Bhatia succeeds Green Peak founder JP Flaum, 44, who will become Chairman. Green Peak is an organisational and human capital consulting firm that serves Fortune 1000 companies, private equity firms and their portfolio companies, and non-profits.