UK-based lower mid-market private equity firm Westbridge has promoted Rebecca Sinclair, who joined the firm in 2019, to investment director, and Luke Gilbert, who joined in 2023, to investment manager.

Financial services group GSB has launched GSB Capital, a new division focussing on debt and equity capital markets for individual and corporate clients, which will be headed by Grant Bergman.

New York-based credit-focused investment firm ACME Credit Partners has appointed Liz Veilleux as Head of Capital Formation and Investor Relations.

British private equity firm Permira has added Paddy Padmanathan as a senior adviser to its global climate investing team.

The Global Private Capital Association has added five new board directors from Cambridge Associates, KKR & Co, Patria Investments, Helios Investment Partners and Advent International, as well as Runa Alam, CEO and Partner at Development Partners International as board member emeritus.

Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has promoted Michelle Falcucci, Richard Sykes, Tim Bamford, Rachel De La Haye, Andrew Tually and Nienke Malan, with effect from 1 July.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has added Brian Scrivani as a partner and member of its M&A and private equity practice groups, based in New York.

Jolt Capital, a private equity firm specialising in European growth deeptech investments, has added Valéry Talma as Managing Director US – Investor Relations to its investor relations team.