Investor services group IQ-EQ has promoted Joanne McEnteggart, most recently Global Head of Corporate and Loan Servicing, as its new Global Head of Debt, Capital Markets & Corporate (DCMC), based in Dublin.

Global law firm White & Case is expanding its global debt finance practice and has appointed Lauren Winter, who has joined from Shearman & Sterling where she was Counsel, as a Partner in London.

West Monroe, an adviser to private equity firms and strategic buyers on their M&A transactions and execution of value creation strategies, has promoted Keith Campbell as its new Global Mergers & Acquisitions Leader.

Global investment manager M&G Investments has appointed Emmanuel Deblanc as Chief Investment Officer of the company’s £74bn private markets business, which invests across private credit, structured credit, impact and private equity, real estate and infrastructure.

OceanSound Partners, a private equity firm that invests in technology and technology-enabled services companies serving government and highly-regulated enterprise end-markets, has appointed Julie Marracino as Principal of Investor Relations.

JPMorgan Chase has promoted Reuben Ong, who has worked at the firm for more than 13 years, to Head of Southeast Asia Debt Origination, which will see him leading the private credit financing business in the region, according to a report from Reuters.

Garnett Station Partners, a New York-based principal investment firm that manages $2.2bn of assets, has appointed Justin Nihiser as Operating Partner to focus on the firm’s growth strategy in the child education and enrichment markets.

Alternative investment giant Blackstone has appointed Thomas R Nides, former longtime Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley, Deputy Secretary of State, and Ambassador to Israel, as Vice Chairman, Strategy and Client Relations.