Waller Capital Partners, a New York-based investment bank and advisory firm focused on the telecommunications, media and technology sectors, has appointed William L. Bradley as a managing director. Bradley will lead Waller’s efforts with data centre, managed hosting and cloud computing clients, and will also support the firm’s telecom infrastructure

Inflexion Private Equity has promoted Richard Swann from investment director to partner. Swann joined the investment team in 2008 and has led Inflexion’s investments in Rhead Group, Phlexglobal, National Accident Helpline and FDM Group. He holds seats on all their boards. John Hartz, managing partner at Inflexion, says: “We are

Blackstone has appointed Joe Baratta as head of global private equity. Baratta (pictured) currently heads the private equity team in Europe and is a member of the firm’s executive committee. He will also join the firm’s management committee. Baratta will be based in New York from September. Tony James, Blackstone’s

Law firm Seyfarth Shaw has hired A. Donald Lepore in its corporate department as a partner in New York. Lepore joins from RNK Capital, a private investment firm specialising in the environmental, clean technology and renewable energy sectors, where he served as general counsel for the past four years. At

New York Life Capital Partners, a private equity affiliate of New York Life Investments, has named senior managing principal Steven M. Benevento as chief investment officer. Currently, Benevento is involved in all of the firm’s investment activities, and will continue in that role while also assuming the responsibilities of chief

Mid-market private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners has appointed Michael Beetz as an associate principal.  Beetz, a German national, joins Palamon from Coller Capital where he was a senior associate in its London based investment team.  Prior to this he was an associate at UBS Investment Bank in its London

Macquarie Group has appointed James F. Frawley as a senior managing director and US head of mergers and acquisitions. Frawley will join Macquarie from FBR, where he served as head of mergers and acquisitions and head of FBR’s New York investment banking office. “I am delighted to welcome Jim to

Law firm Loeb & Loeb has hired Allen Z. Sussman in its Los Angeles office as a partner in the capital markets and corporate practice groups. He was previously a partner in the corporate and securities practice at Reed Smith in Los Angeles. Sussman focuses his practice on corporate and