Brookfield Asset Management Ltd, a global alternative asset manager with $850bn of AUM, has appointed Sir Ron Kalifa as Vice Chair and Head of Financial Infrastructure investments.

Queen’s Park Equity, a London-based firm, has appointed Alex McRae to its investment team. McRae joins from Bowmark Capital, where he was an investment manager.

Kester Capital, a lower mid-market buyout firm focused on the healthcare, information & data and technology sectors, has added to its growing team with appointment of Abhishek Majumdar as Principal and Cam Steele as Vice President.

IQ-EQ, a global, an investor services group with assets under administration exceeding $750bn, has appointed Paul Griffith as its first dedicated Chief Commercial Officer for Ireland.

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.