iCapital Network, an online marketplace providing qualified investors and their advisors with access to private equity fund managers, has expanded its business development team, hiring Michael Mastey as Senior Vice President, Investor Network with responsibility for the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions, and Melissa Iagulli as Senior Vice President, Investor Network covering the West Coast. A veteran of the asset management industry, Michael Mastey brings more than 30 years of experience leading both institutional and retail channel business development efforts in the asset management industry. He joins iCapital from PNC Capital Advisors where he led the retail distribution team and, prior

Goodwin Procter has expanded its market-leading Private Equity Group with the addition of Richard Lever as a partner in the firm’s London office.  Lever will join Goodwin from King & Wood Mallesons, where he co-led the corporate group with his own focus on middle market private equity transactions and portfolio company work, following completion of his notice period.   Goodwin’s London-based private equity practice aims to leverage and replicate the success of the firm’s U.S. team, a nationally recognised private equity legal services powerhouse. The expansion of the practice in Europe through the addition of Lever also builds on the

International investment bank Altium has bolstered its London team with the addition of three new Associates across its corporate finance and debt divisions. Arthur Callaghan joins as an Associate working in both the corporate finance and debt teams. He moves from Moelis & Company, where he advised on M&A deals across a range of sectors including healthcare and industrials. Arthur has over four years’ experience in the corporate arena, previously working at Deloitte, covering both debt advisory and restructuring services.   Altium continues to expand its debt team following its successful launch last year with the addition of Paul Simkin

TIAA-CREF has opened a new distribution office for TIAA-CREF Asset Management in Sydney, Australia, led by Andrew Kleinig, who will direct distribution strategy in Australia and Asia while providing a local point of contact for TIAA-CREF investment capabilities and products for existing clients in the region. Speaking ahead of the TIAA-CREF Asset Management Real Assets and Responsible Investing Roundtable in Sydney today, TIAA-CREF Asset Management’s head of business development, John Panagakis, said the new office was the next step in the firm’s eight-year history in the Australian market, which has to-date focused on agriculture, and more recently, real estate.