UK and Ireland-focused growth capital investor BGF has appointed Christopher Olds as Chief Operating Officer. Olds was previously CFO of Bristol-based technology company Ultraleap.

International law firm Baker McKenzie has added M&A and private equity lawyer Tobias Knapp as co-head of its New York-based transactional group.

Pan-European private equity real estate investment firm Patron Capital has appointed Mal Hunt as Senior Partner and Head of Investor Relations & Strategic Partnerships. Hunt, who joins from bfinance, has more than 20 years of industry experience.

Specialist global infrastructure investment firm Morrison has added Christina Eriksson as Executive Director, Investor Solutions to its listed infrastructure team. Eriksson will lead the team’s business development activities across Europe.

Global law firm Dechert has added Gerald Brown as a partner in its financial services practice group. Brown will be based in Dechert’s New York office.

Infrastructure debt specialist ImpactA Global has appointed Clodagh Bourke as Head of Fundraising and Lindsey Bass as Head of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships.

Debt advisory firm Cadence Advisory has appointed Joe Wood as a partner to “support organic growth and enhance sponsor-backed transactions”.

New York-based Blue Owl Capital has appointed Chris Eby, formerly Co-Head of Asset Management Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs, as Head of Strategy and Corporate Development, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Private equity firm Gridiron Capital has informed investors of the impending departure of Senior Managing Director Will Hausberg and Managing Directors Brad Skaf and Doug Rosenstein, according to a report by Bloomberg.