Stone-Goff Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm focused on technology-driven B2B service companies, has appointed Allen Fozzard as Vice President, Head of Business Development.

Herbert Smith Freehills has bolstered its private equity practice in London with the appointment of Eleanor Shanks, as a partner and Head of International Private Equity, a newly-created position, according to a report By Bloomberg.

Greenbacker Capital Management (GCM), a renewable energy asset manager, has expanded its private equity investment team, with the appointment of Rahul Bhalodia as a managing director of the Greenbacker Development Opportunities (GDEV) strategy.

MiddleGround Capital, an operationally focused private equity firm that makes control investments in lower middle market industrial B2B and specialty distribution companies in North America and Europe, has named Christopher Speight as a Partner.

Garnett Station Partners, a $2bn AUM New York-based investment firm focused on the consumer and business services, health & wellness, automotive, and food & beverage sectors, has appointed Fernando Machado as a Senior Advisor to the firm.

One Rock Capital Partners, a value-oriented, operationally focused private equity firm, has appointed Thierry Morin as the firm’s first Operating Partner based in France, from where he will support One Rock’s London office.

Thomas H Lee Partners, a private equity firm investing in middle-market growth companies, has appointed Mark Forbis, an industry veteran with 40-years experience in financial technology and services, as Executive Partner.

Global private equity investment firm Advent International has appointed Kahina Van Dyke as an Operating Partner to identify new investment opportunities and support the management teams of the firm’s relevant portfolio companies.