Mary McGuirke and Joel Haskins have been appointed as operations directors for Ipes in London and Jersey respectively. McGuirke and Haskins will take a lead role in client relationship management and the delivery of operational excellence in their respective locations. They will work closely with locally based Managing Directors, Andrew

PvXchange, a leading online business-to-business exchange for photovoltaic components, has announced that Mark Zaleski will begin chairing its advisory board with immediate effect. Zaleski has a long track record of building value into multi-country online businesses including Dailymotion, Ricardo PLC, DVDPost and Webvan Inc. PvXchange itself has seen rapid growth

European private equity firm Cinven has appointed Jorge Quemada as a partner heading the firm’s investment activities in Iberia. He will be a member of the Business Services sector team. Quemada joins Cinven in September 2011 from 3i, where he worked for over thirteen years. Prior to leaving the firm,

Marc Moyers has been named National Sector Leader of the US Private Equity Group of KPMG LLP, the US audit, tax and advisory firm has announced. "Marc’s extensive and relevant experience makes him the right choice to lead KPMG’s US Private Equity group," says Rob Arning, Vice Chairman, Market Development.

The GBP2.5 billion Business Growth Fund (BGF) has appointed Alistair Brew (pictured) as an investment director, based in London. Brew joins from Octopus Ventures and his main role will be to identify and successfully execute investments for the Fund. He will also sit on the board of some of the Fund’s investee

In a move to expand the midstream and upstream energy deal-making capabilities of its private equity practice, international law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has added Rodney L Moore (pictured) as a partner in the firm. He joins Weil from Vinson & Elkins LLP and will split his time

European private equity firm, Cinven has promoted two new partners in its London office. The appointments are effective from 1 July 2011. Supraj Rajagopalan, partner, joined Cinven in 2004 and has worked on a number of transactions including Sebia, Spire Healthcare, Ahlsell, Partnerships in Care and Phadia. He is a member

Tim Stracke, CEO of Chrono24 GmbH, has joined Munich venture capital firm Target Partners as a Venture Partner. At Target Partners, the serial entrepreneur and business angel will focus on startups and business concepts in the areas of ecommerce and software. “I look forward to helping Target Partners build up

Matthew J Rizzo has joined Sidley Austin as a partner, resident in New York. Rizzo will continue to focus his practice on private equity, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital. “Matt has broad industry experience and knowledge, which makes him an excellent choice to expand the firm’s private equity capabilities