In a move to further strengthen its India practice, international offshore law firm Harneys has relocated India practice head Chetan Nagendra to its London office.

Multi-jurisdictional law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman has appointed Craig Fulton as head of its Mauritius office.

Law firm Herbert Smith has strengthened its international arbitration capability in China, through the relocation of one of its arbitration partners from London and the recruitment of a Ch

Alta Partners, a life sciences venture capital firm based in San Francisco, has promoted Robert Alexander to the position of director.

Per Harkjaer has been appointed group chief executive of Drie Mollen Group, a European coffee business.

Newscape Capital Group, an investment boutique, has appointed Paul Molere as a board director and head of European institutions.  

Wilbur Ross has appointed James B. Lockhart III vice chairman of WL Ross, the distressed investment affiliate of Invesco. Lockhart (pictured) is chairman of the oversight board of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. He will take up his new role in September.   ‘With his extensive government experience, deep knowledge

John Harley has been appointed global private equity leader for Ernst & Young.

Brookfield Asset Management has made series of appointments in the group managing its global private equity institutional relationships.

New Enterprise Associates, a global venture capital firm, has hired solar industry veteran PM Pai as a venture partner.