Inflexion, a European mid-market private equity firm, is pleased has appointed Flor Kassai as a Managing Partner alongside the Co-Founders John Hartz and Simon Turner. George Collier has also been appointed as Chief Operating Officer.

Citigroup has appointed seasoned investment banker John LaVoie, who has 24 years of experience working with buyout firms to lead its private equity M&A division for the US West Coast, according to a report by Reuters citing an internal memo.

Offshore law firm Ogier has appointed Dennis Li as a partner in its Hong Kong office, bringing in expertise in investment funds – including hedge and private equity funds – and digital assets. Li joins Ogier from Travers Thorp Alberga, where he served as counsel.

Global law firm Kirkland & Ellis has appointed experienced private equity lawyer Sebastian Pitz as a Partner based in the firm’s new Frankfurt office. Pitz, joins Kirkland from White & Case, where he also held the position of Partner.

International PE firm Cinven has appointed Dr Michael Weber as Partner with effect from 1 October 2024 to focus on mid-market investments in the DACH region in sectors including technology, tech-enabled services and financial services.

ATL Partners has added to its Executive Board with the appointment of Ted Sisko as the Lead for Value Creation, with a focus on coordinating and enhancing value creation initiatives with ATL’s portfolio companies, and operating executives.

Law fim Sidley Austin LLP has named the private equity finance team of Jay Sadanandan, Sam Hamilton, Fergus O’Domhnaill, Joe Kimberling, and Ben Wright as partners in the firm’s Global Finance practice in London.

Highland Europe, a private investment firm focussed on investments in growth-stage technology and consumer companies, has appointed Josephine Healy as General Counsel to lead the firm’s legal department.