Cantor Fitzgerald has appointed David Stith to its investment banking group as managing director, head of leveraged finance and financial sponsor coverage.

Grove Street Advisors, a private equity investment advisory firm, has appointed Dr. Josh Lerner as a senior adviser to the firm.

Dieter Rampl has joined the board of directors of KKR Guernsey GP, the general partner of KKR Private Equity Investors, as an independent director.

Burrill, a San Francisco-based life sciences merchant bank, has appointed Shawn Cross as managing director, merchant banking.

Baroda Ventures, a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm, has named Peter Lee as partner.

ConJoin Group, an investment and management consulting firm specialising in helping private equity and venture capital firms transform underperforming assets, has appointed Jim Rappapor

The M&A advisory services division at Chicago-based Cook Associates has appointed Neil Midler as managing director.  

Impax Asset Management, the investment manager focused on the renewable energy and related environmental sectors, has appointed Daniel von Preyss as managing director of private equity

LDC, the private equity arm of the Lloyds Banking Group, has appointed John-Paul Preston to the LDC legal and risk team.  

The International Centre for Financial Regulation has appointed Dr Richard Reid as its director of research.