HIG Capital (HIG) has promoted John Von Bargen and Todd Ofenloch to Managing Director in its US LBO group. Von Bargen has been a member of the Boston LBO team since joining the firm as an Associate in 2004. He has been a key player in a number of successful current

Livingstone has appointed Brennan Libbey (pictured) as a partner in Los Angeles. Libbey joins the firm from Houlihan Lokey where he led the Business Services Group. He will head Livingstone’s US Business Services and West Coast teams. Libbey brings over 20 years of mid-market advisory experience and an impressive track

KKR has appointed Scott Bookmyer, Member and Chief Operating Officer of KKR Asia, as head of KKR Australia, effective 1 July, 2016. He will relocate to Sydney from Hong Kong. “Transferring Scott to Sydney will leverage his experience – both globally and in the Asia-Pacific region – to strengthen our

Teakwood Capital, a Dallas, Texas private equity firm, has appointed Ed H Bowman as Executive Partner. In this role, Bowman will be responsible for serving as a strategic advisor to portfolio company leadership to support and maximise potential outcomes. As part of this, he will proactively support senior management to

Retained executive search firm The Caldwell Partners International has appointed Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor to lead its newly combined Private Equity and Venture Capital Practice. Based in San Francisco, Chatfield-Taylor previously founded and led the firm's Venture Capital Practice.   "Mercedes is the foremost search professional in the high growth technology venture

Dever-based private equity firm Excellere Partners has hired Ross Gundry as Vice President and Parker Schabel as an Analyst. Gundry joins Excellere from Riverside Partners, a private equity firm located in Boston, Massachusetts, where he served as an investment professional and focused on the healthcare and technology industries. During his

Growth equity firm Catalyst Investors has hired David Gordon as Senior Associate. He is responsible for deal origination, transaction execution and portfolio management. Gordon was formerly a private equity senior analyst with Wolfson Group where he was responsible for sourcing and advising on private investment opportunities. He previously served as an associate

Antares Capital has hired Vivek Mathew as managing director, head of Structured Products. Mathew will join Antares in the second quarter of 2016. “We’re excited to have Vivek join us as we look to diversify our capital structure and maximise future market opportunities,” says Barry Giarraputo, chief financial officer of

Alternative investment manager Lexington Partners has opened an office in Santiago, Chile, which will serve as the firm’s regional hub and enhance its strong investor and sponsor relationships in Latin America. The office is led by Jose Sosa del Valle, a Principal who has spearheaded Lexington’s Latin American activities for