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ECI Partners makes investment team partner appointment

Mid-market, growth-focused private equity firm ECI Partners has appointed David Danon as a partner in its investment team. Danon joins from Bain Capital, where he spent nearly 20 years as a partner in the private equity team.

HighVista hires lead for private equity secondaries push

HighVista Strategies has appointed Raudel Yanez as managing director and head of private equity secondaries, as the firm looks to build out a GP-led secondaries strategy focused on the lower mid-market, according to a report by CityBiz.

Behrman Capital appoints operating partner

Behrman Capital a private equity firm focused on MBOs, leveraged buildups and recapitalisations of established growth businesses, has named Eric Smith as an operating partner, bringing his extensive operational and portfolio management experience to the firm.

ICG appoints global head of insurance client solutions

Global alternative asset manager ICG, which invests across structured capital, private equity secondaries, private debt, credit, and real assets, has appointed Luke Schlafly as Global Head of Insurance within its Client Solutions Group (CSG).

Ethos Capital appoints partner and CFO

Ethos Capital, which takes majority and minority positions in middle market companies across North America and Europe, has named Marc Puglia as Partner and Chief Financial Officer, joining the firm’s Senior Executive Committee.

August appoints two new associates

UK lower mid-market private equity investor August Equity has appointed two investment associates, Jess Webster and Leo Holdsworth.

Carlyle revamps European PE team ahead of fundraising relaunch

Carlyle Group has restructured the leadership of its European private equity platform following underperformance from its previous vintage, signalling plans to resume fundraising for its flagship European buyout fund, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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