Stefano Cocirio, an associate portfolio manager at Elliott Advisors is to quit the US activist hedge fund to take up the role of chief financial officer at Italian Serie A football club AC Milan, according to a report by Il Sole 24 Ore.

UK-based mid-market private equity investor Livingbridge has appointed Matt Jacobs as its new head of services. Based in London, Jacobs will oversee the investment strategy for the services sector team.  Jacobs joined Livingbridge in 2016 and has taken a leading role in its investments in Adarma, Sykes Cottages, and Carousel Logistics. He currently sits on the board of Quorum Cyber, one of the UK’s leading managed security service providers.   Services is a key sector for Livingbridge, with 14 companies currently in the portfolio and more than 50 services investments over the last 20 years. Recent services investments include Imagesound,

Investec Bank has appointed Jason Quinn as head of European sales. Based in Dublin Quinn will lead Investec’s European institutional client strategy in Europe, managing the distribution of UK equities to European institutional clients. 

Oak Group, a provider of corporate, private client and fund services, has made two senior appointments in Guernsey – Belinda Ridout as Director of Client Accounting and Hannah Crocker as Company Secretary, (subject to regulatory approval).

ECI Partners, a growth-focused mid-market private equity firm, has expanded the capabilities of its Commercial Team with a new independent growth specialist, focusing on people and culture. Davies is an experienced Board Level HR Director, with previous roles at Marks & Spencer UK, Three, and Tusker. Lesley has been working on projects across ECI and its portfolio for several years. This has included leading the development of ECI’s People and Culture Toolkit, which it uses to help its businesses build a more engaged and happier workforce. ECI’s growth specialists are a panel of independent experts, available as needed to support

AXA IM Alts, a specialist in alternative investments with c€184 billion of assets under management, has appointed Lu Gao as head of client group alts Asia. This appointment forms part of the recently announced evolution of AXA IM Alts’ organisation structure into five dedicated business lines to prepare the business for its next stage of growth, and highlights the centrality of the APAC region in achieving these global growth ambitions.

Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, has appointed Greg Galligan as Senior Managing Director at Vista Credit Partners. 

HIG Capital, a global alternative investment firm with over $52 billion of capital under management, has added Daniel Rosenthal Ayash, Bernice Berschader and Micael Hagelin to its Capital Formation Group, based in HIG’s London office.

Appian Capital Advisory, an investment advisor to long-term value-focused private equity funds that invest solely in mining and mining-related companies, has appointed Silvio Lima as head of corporate affairs, ESG and community engagement. Based in London and Brazil, Lima will be brought into Appian’s projects to provide the business’ Investment Committee with insights from an ESG and in particular community engagement perspective. Post-investment, Lima will be heavily involved in developing and implementing a permitting and community strategy for the Company’s local management teams. As part of his new role, he will also spend more time with the Appian Way Charitable

Akin Gump has appointed William V de Cordova as senior regulatory counsel based in the firm’s office in New York. De Cordova advises hedge and private equity fund managers, registered investment advisers, commodity pool operators, trading advisors, broker-dealers and others on regulatory, compliance and operational matters.