Real assets investment manager Pennybacker Capital Management has appointed Jamie Pacala as Managing Director, Real Estate Investments. In his new role based in New York, Pacala will lead investments across the northeast and southeast regions of the US.

European private equity firm Astorg has added Chris Benson as a London-based partner for its mid-cap fund and Daniel Pang as a New York-based managing director for its flagship fund within the healthcare team.

Avantia Law, a law firm specialising in investment compliance and contract review for private equity and asset management firms, has appointed Paul Gaskell as Chief Technology Officer.

Global fund, financial and corporate services provider Apex Group has appointed Katie Baxter as Head of Private Clients and Family Office.

Greenbrook, a communications advisor to the investment industry specialising in private equity, private credit, hedge funds, debt restructuring and special situations, has added Cecilie Oerting as a director and Natasha Bragoli as a consultant.

Multinational accounting firm PwC has appointed Jamie Peel as Director of its lead advisory team. In his new role, Peel will lead the firm’s special situations and restructuring M&A offering in the north of England.

1686 Partners, the private equity firm launched last year by Chanel heir David Wertheimer, has added Andreas Ernst as a partner, Jonathan Farrugia as as PE investment director, Julien Erbrech as operations manager and Jeremie Lotti as head of partnership and strategy, according to a report by Bloomberg.