French private equity company Activa Capital has appointed Mathilde Sergent, 30, as Manager. Prior to joining Activa Capital, Sergent worked for five years as M&A Associate at Nomura where she worked on many investment opportunities in the Consumer goods, Distribution and Transport & Infrastructure industries. Sergent is a graduate of

Karolinska Development AB has appointed experienced life science investor Viktor Drvota MD PhD as the firm’s new Chief Investment Officer.  Terje Kalland MD PhD, the Company's Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer, will retire from both positions effective 31 December, 2015. Dr Drvota joins Karolinska Development from SEB

Private markets investor HarbourVest Partners is opening new offices in Seoul, South Korea and Tel Aviv, Israel, taking the firm’s global presence to nine locations around the world. The firm’s new locations in Seoul and Tel Aviv will be led by Principal Minjun Chung and Ilan Rosen, respectively.   Peter Wilson

Private equity firm Monomoy Capital Partners has appointed Phil Arra as a Managing Director and the Head of Business Development. Arra will focus on sourcing Monomoy investments from corporate sellers, family owners, specialised intermediaries and other business owners. Arra has over 20 years of private equity and investment banking experience

Värde Partners has announced senior management changes and the opening of new offices in New York, Tokyo and Sydney as part of a strategic plan to build out its global investing platform across a range of asset classes and liquidity profiles. Co-founder Marcia L. Page, currently co-CEO/CIO, will become Chairman,

LPEQ, the international association of listed private equity companies, has appointed Douwe Cosijn to succeed Andrea Lowe as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), with effect from 4 January 2016. Lowe has chosen to step down as CEO of LPEQ early in the New Year, following ten years at the association’s helm.

DMS Offshore Investment Services (DMS) has recruited Charles Cassidy, former Managing Director of the Business Risk Management Team at Cambridge Associates, to join the firm as a Director. Cassidy will play a key role in serving as an independent director and consultant on the boards of investment funds and related

Demica, a provider of working capital solutions and financing partner to multinational companies, has appointed François Terrade as Head of Structuring, effective immediately. Terrade will be responsible for creating innovative financing solutions to secure optimum advance rates and the lowest cost of funds for Demica’s corporate clients by combining the

American Capital has elected David G Richards to the firm’s board of directors, effective immediately.  He will become a member of the Board's Executive Committee and its Au