Law firm Sidley Austin has added three partners to its executive committee, the committee that exercises general authority over the affairs of the firm.   The appointments bring the current count to 45 members. Samir A. Gandhi (New York), a partner since 2002, focuses his practice on private equity transactions

Private equity firm Riverside has strengthened its European team with the appointment of Vincent Daelemans as vice president of origination for Benelux and France. Daelemans joins Riverside from Tesco, where he was business development manager. Based in Riverside’s European headquarters in Brussels, the Belgian national will be responsible for driving

Real estate private equity firm Hawkeye Partners is expanding its leadership team with the addition of Bret Wilkerson to serve as a managing director. Wilkerson’s areas of expertise include the application of commercial real estate market research in investment decisions, market cycles, asset allocation, and risk management. Prior to joining

Austin Ventures, a venture capital and growth equity firm, has added Adam Dell as a venture partner. Dell has been a successful entrepreneur and academician, and has more than 12 years of experience in the venture capital industry. Dell will focus purely on early-stage venture investments in the information technology

Star Avenue Capital, a Los Angeles and New York based consumer growth equity vehicle, has appointed private equity veteran Paul Lattanzio as president. Star was recently formed in partnership with private equity firm Irving Place Capital and entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency. The firm provides capital and counsel

Law firm Withers Bergman has hired Robert Wessely as a partner in its New York office. He was previously a partner at Arnold & Porter. A specialist in cross-border transactions, Wessely has represented a diverse range of clients in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the US.    He has

The Board of 3i Group has appointed Sir Adrian Montague CBE (pictured) as Chairman. The appointment will take effect at the conclusion of 3i’s  AGM in July 2010.   Montague, who joins the board as a non-executive director with effect from 1 June, succeeds Baroness Hogg, who took up her