Azimut Alternative Capital Partners, Azimut’s private markets subsidiary in New York, has expanded its GP stakes business with the addition of two senior hires on the investment team – Michael Shedosky and Brian Farrell – as Managing Director, and Co-CIO and Executive Director, respectively.

Lower middle-market private equity firm HCI Equity Partners has appointed Brittany McDonald in the dual role of Chief of Staff and Vice President of Communications to directly support the firm’s managing partner Doug McCormick.

CoVenture Management (CoVenture), an alternative asset management firm focused on direct credit opportunities and credit-oriented investments in early and late-stage companies, has appointed Graham Kohan as a Managing Director in the firm’ hybrid capital team.

ArcLight Capital Partners, has appointed Andrew L Ott, former President and CEO of PJM Interconnection, as a Senior Advisor to focus on new investment opportunities in the power, infrastructure, and energy transition sectors.

AnaCap, a specialist private equity investment firm for founders and management teams across the European financial ecosystem, has promoted Victoria Brown (General Counsel) and Graeme Chaffe (Chief Financial Officer) to Partner.

Another four private equity lawyers have left Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison to join rival firm Sidney Austin in New York, taking the number of PE lawyers to make the switch since this summer to 11, according to a report by Reuters.

Kain Capital, a private equity firm focused on the technology enablement of healthcare services companies, has appointed Ashish Gupta as the firm’s new Chief Technology Officer.

Armen, an investment firm focused on acquiring stakes in private equity firms, has appointed Dominicus von Neree as Director of Investor Relations and Paul Kucerin as Managing Director, Head of DACH Investment, in its team in Germany.