Unigestion, an independent asset management firm specialising in mid-market private equity transactions with $11.5bn in AUM, has made seven internal promotions within its 70-strong global private equity team.

Stanley Capital Partners, a European private equity firm specialising in healthcare and resource efficiency, has added to its strategy team with the appointment of Ewuradjoa Gadzanku as Principal.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has appointed Fatema Orjela as a Partner in the firm’s transactions practice group in London. Orjela’s practice focuses on private equity transactions and related advisory matters.

Global private investment firm Carlyle has appointed Afsaneh M Beschloss, Founder and CEO of global investment firm RockCreek, as an Independent Director on its board of directors.

Sidley has appointed John C Godfrey as a Partner in the firm’s M&A and private equity practice in New York. Godfrey joins Sidley from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, where he served as a member of that firm’s M&A and PE practices.

Global private investment firm Carlyle has appointed Masahiko Fukasawa as Head of Global Portfolio Solutions Japan, effective immediately, with a focus on the firm’s portfolio operational value creation efforts in Japan.

Global private markets firm Partners Group, has appointed Michael Marquardt as Partner and Head of Business Services effective 1 April 2024. He will be based in Partners Group’s Asian regional hub, Singapore.

Ocorian, a specialist global provider of fund administration, capital markets, corporate and fiduciary services, has appointed Frank Hattann as Chief Commercial Officer based in the compony’s Dublin office.

Global private investment firm Carlyle has named Lindsay LoBue as the firm’s new Chief Operating Officer, effective 1 July, 2024. As COO, LoBue will oversee the firm’s operational strategy with a focus on growth and client service.