Providence Equity Partners, a private equity investment firm specialising in media, entertainment, communications and information companies, has appointed Steven W Alesio as a Senior Advisor. He will work with Providence on new investment opportunities and certain of the firm’s existing investments, including CDW, Study Group and Ascend Learning, where he

Alvarez & Marsal has expanded its Midwest presence with the addition of Riddhish Dubal as a managing director. Dubal, who will be based in Chicago and Detroit, brings over 17 years of private equity and corporate experience working with companies across multiple sectors with a particular focus on the automotive

LLR Partners, a leading middle market private equity firm with more than USD1.4 billion under management, has announced four additions to the firm. Jack Slye joins LLR as a Vice President, Irene Lisyansky and Brian Berkin come on as Senior Associates, and Scott Williams will serve as a Senior Analyst.

Stephen C Massanelli has rejoined Dallas-based private investment firm Treadstone Partners as a Principal. ”The return of Steve to our leadership team is an important step in positioning the firm going forward,” says Phil Dixon, President. “With his background, he will be actively involved in all stages of the investment

Evercore Partners Inc has expanded its Private Funds Group, which provides independent advisory services on capital raising and placement to select alternative asset managers, with the appointment of senior distribution professionals in the US and Asia. The Private Funds Group has completed its US distribution team following the appointment of

Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets has promoted Chris Birt to director in its Acquisition Finance team in London, reporting to Ian Sale. Birt, 33, has eight years of experience at Lloyds Banking Group after joining the Corporate Banking graduate scheme and has held his current position since 2006.   During this