Audax Private Debt, the debt financing unit of Audax Group, an alternative investment manager specialising in investments in North American middle market companies, has appointed Bradley Patton as a Managing Director to oversee its Capital Markets for the Private Debt Origination platform. Based in New York, Patton will be responsible for leading capital markets and syndication efforts across the Audax Private Debt platform, including unitranche and junior debt investments. He will also continue to expand and cultivate Audax Private Debt relationships across the middle market.

Octopus Investments, part of Octopus Group, has appointed Jennifer Ockwell as Head of Institutional. Ockwell will be responsible for co-ordinating Octopus’ global institutional strategy as it continues to expand its offering to institutional investors.   Based in London, Ockwell will lead Octopus’ institutional funds distribution team, strengthening its engagement with new and existing investors across pension funds, insurers, sovereign wealth funds and family offices in regions that include the UK, Europe, Asia, United States and the Middle East. She will report into Jonathan Digges, Octopus’ Chief Investment Officer.   Octopus currently manages GBP3.4 billion on behalf of institutional investors, representing

Brackendale Consulting Ltd, a global private equity marketing, communications and design agency, has promoted Laura Shelley, previously PR & Marketing Director, to company COO and appointed Param Barodia as PR & Marketing Associate. In her role as COO, Shelley will support Brackendale’s CEO Fay Margo in the day-to-day running of the business, enhancing administrative and operational procedures as well as overseeing staff management. She remains an active member of Brackendale’s PR and Marketing team.    Barodia previously worked as Content Marketing Lead at start-up marketing firm blazon, where he worked with early-stage businesses to establish their brand and identity with

Private equity firm Trilantic North America has appointed Jennifer Fox Bensimon as Managing Director. As a member of the firm’s investment team, Bensimon will focus on investments in the consumer sector. Bensimon brings more than 10 years of private equity and consumer business experience to Trilantic North America. She joins the firm from LNK Partners, where she spent nearly a decade supporting the firm’s investments in consumer and retail companies. Prior to LNK Partners, she worked at Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners.  Bensimon holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Brown University. She is also a

Ethos Capital has appointed Chris Ritchie as a Partner. Ritchie joins from ABRY Partners (ABRY) where Ethos Co-CEOs Erik Brooks and Fadi Chehadé were Partners before co-founding Ethos. Ritchie collaborated on multiple transactions with  Brooks during their tenure together at ABRY.   During his time at ABRY, Ritchie was actively involved with investments in the information services, software, financial services and IT services sectors. While at ABRY, he served on the board of directors of numerous companies, including Confie Seguros, Centauri Health Solutions, Kingland Systems, Meadowlark Title, SambaSafety, Smart Start and Portfolio Group.