Gianernesto Bernardi, who joined JP Morgan just two years ago to head up the bank’s M&A activity in the country from Milan, has quit to join Azzurra Capital, a small private equity firm based in Dubai, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.

Brown Rudnick has appointed Michael Chung as partner in the firm’s Emerging Growth Companies & Venture Capital practice, based in New York. Chung joins from Fox Rothschild, a US law firm with 29 offices across the country.

Global investment firm Carlyle has appointed John Redett as the firm’s chief financial officer (CFO) and head of corporate strategy, effective 1 October, 2023. He succeeds Curt Buser, CFO since 2014, who is retiring from the firm at the end of the year.  Buser will step down as CFO on 30 September, 2023 and will become a senior advisor, where he will work to ensure a smooth and successful transition until his retirement.   Redett has 25 years of experience in financial services, the past 16 of which have been at Carlyle, including serving as co-head of global financial services

Grant Thornton LLP, one of America’s largest audit, tax and advisory firms, is expanding its private equity capabilities by hiring Bill McManus and Alex Arata to lead the firm’s Value Creation Planning services offering. 

Marcelo Claure, the former chief executive officer of SoftBank Group International and chief operating officer of SoftBank Group Corporation, has tapped some of his former colleagues for new Latin America-focused venture capital fund Bicycle Capital.

Petra Funds Group, an independent private funds administrator, has appointed Mark Lacana as managing director and head of business development, with a primary focus on middle-market private equity and private debt funds.

Marathon Capital, a financial advisory and investment banking firm focused on the clean and sustainable energy sectors, has appointed Andrew Suh as country manager of its broader operations in South Korea. 

TSG Consumer Partners, a private equity firm with $20 billion in assets under management focused on investments in consumer-facing businesses, has appointed David Ligon as Managing Director, Capital Markets.