Carey Olsen has announced the appointment of two new partners in its Jersey office. Daniel O’Connor and Peter German (pictured) join the busy corporate, finance and investment funds group. O’Connor joined Carey Olsen in 2008 and specialises in investment funds, private equity and financial services regulation. He has extensive transactional

Private equity firm HIG Capital has appointed Henry Gregson as a managing director in its London office. Prior to joining HIG, Gregson was a Partner at Pamplona Capital, a EUR1.3 billion fund based in London. Before that, he spent several years at the private equity arm of Royal Bank of

Offshore law firm, Mourant Ozannes, has appointed Advocate Daniel Birtwistle as the Managing Partner of its Jersey office. His appointment will take effect from 1 February 2012. Mourant Ozannes advises on the laws of the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey from offices in each of those jurisdictions as well as

Pamplona Capital Management, a London based private equity and investment management firm, has appointed Brian K Ratzan as partner and head of US private equity. Ratzan will lead the expansion of the firm’s private equity practice to the United States. Ratzan, a longtime private equity investor, joins Pamplona Capital Management

Rapid Ratings, an independent ratings, research and analytics firm, has appointed Jeffrey Gibb as Senior Vice President of Strategic Relations & Head of Legal Operations. Gibb, a former practicing attorney, in-house counsel for GE Capital and entrepreneur, will have a multi-faceted role at Rapid Ratings. He will be primarily responsible

Oak Hill Advisors has promoted Alexandra Jung, Adam B Kertzner, Jeffrey E Kirt and Thomas S Wong to partners of the firm. In their new positions, they will join the firm’s existing six partners in leading the firm and directing its investment activities in distressed and performing credit markets in

Private equity firm Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) has promoted Somesh Dash and Eric Liaw to principals. These promotions recognise their contributions to IVP and highlight the firm’s continued momentum in strengthening its investment team. “Somesh and Eric have worked incredibly hard and have produced fantastic results for IVP,” says Todd Chaffee,

Capital Dynamics has appointed Marcelo Moraes as a Managing Director and Head of Brazil, based in São Paulo. Marcelo is a member of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (ABVCAP) and Chairman of the VALE Fiscal Council (the second-largest mining company in the