Advent International (Advent) has appointed Shar Dubey and Mandy Ginsberg as Operating Partners. Dubey and Ginsberg will play key roles in further building out Advent’s consumer technology practice and work collaboratively with the firm’s consumer and technology investment teams and the management teams of its portfolio companies. Dubey and Ginsberg bring substantial experience in building digital communities and scaling disruptive global businesses, having each previously served as chief executive officer of Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH), a leading provider of digital technologies designed to help people make meaningful connections. Dubey and Ginsberg were instrumental in developing the online dating category, growing

Guidepost Growth Equity has appointed Nate Machado as Operating Partner, and Taylor Doherty and Reginald Seawright as Vice Presidents. Additionally, Steve Brown has been promoted to Vice President. Macado will lead the Value Creation Group which works closely with Guidepost entrepreneurs to provide functional, industry and stage relevant operational expertise and capabilities that portfolio companies can leverage to drive continued growth. Previously, he was a Senior Operations Executive at Abry Partners, where he focused on enhancing portfolio company performance through operational improvement and due diligence. His former board involvement includes SiteLock, StackPath, illumifin, and Alvaria. Additionally, Nate was a consultant

Dechert LLP has appointed Matthias Kerbusch as a partner in the firm’s financial services group on Luxembourg.

Shield Capital has appointed Michael A Brown and John “JJ” Jack as Venture Partners. Both will bring proprietary deal-flow to the firm and seasoned management, industry expertise, and go-to-market leadership to Shield’s portfolio companies. Brown and Jack have built and scaled market-leading technology companies over thirty years. Their experience and networks will bolster Shield’s efforts to support company founders solving important problems in artificial intelligence, autonomy, cybersecurity, and space vital to commercial and government customers. Brown most recently led the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) since 2018 as its 3rd Director responsible for sourcing strategic technology advantage from America’s innovation ecosystem.

Brighton Park Capital (Brighton Park), a growth equity investment firm that specialises in partnering with software, healthcare and tech-enabled services businesses, has made two key senior hires – Calen Angert, who joins the firm as a Partner and Head of the Healthcare Group, and John Cordo, who joins as a Principal specialising in cybersecurity. Angert joins the firm from TA Associates, where he served as a Senior Vice President focused on executing and managing investments across the healthcare landscape, including Netsmart Technologies, Behavioral Health Works, RLDatix, MedRisk, Benecon, MPI Research, Navia Benefit Solutions and SoftWriters. Angert began his career in

Nick Burley, the former Chief Financial Officer at European healthcare services business Alliance Medical, has joined the new Capital Solutions team at sustainable investment manager Downing LLP.  Burley will join Downing’s Capital Solutions team and partner with former M&G Fund Manager Paul Taylor, who recently joined Downing. Downing’s newly established team will launch a series of new investment activities and funds, managing capital on behalf of institutional investors.   With over 30 years of operational and transactional experience, Burley will lead strategic transactions and work closely with investors to deliver the ambitious growth plans of the Capital Solutions team. Burley’s

Jorge ‘Jordie’ Olivella, BlackRock’s Miami-based head of US offshore distribution has quit the company to join private equity firm KKR as head of Latin America wealth, according to a report by Citywire. Olivella ended his six-year stay at the US asset manager last month, having most recently headed its offshore fund distribution efforts and helped develop BlackRock’s commercial offshore strategy. At KKR, Olivella will have respsonibility for building and managing relationships with US financial advisors and RIAs that serve Latin American clients, as well as wealth platforms in the region. He reports to Dan Parant, co-head of KKR’s private wealth

17Capital, a source of strategic financing for investors in private equity, has appointed Drew Fox as managing director, investor relations and fundraising, North America.  Based in 17Capital’s New York office, Fox will lead 17Capital’s investor relations team in North America, continuing to develop 17Capital’s relationships with investors, and helping to grow the firm’s investment capital base. Fox brings more than 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry to 17Capital. He joins from Hamilton Lane, where he served as managing director, client solutions group, and was responsible for raising capital from the largest institutional investors in the United States. Prior

CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM) has appointed Gioia Torresi and Pav Lamba as Directors in its European Direct Private Infrastructure team. Reporting to the head of the European infrastructure investment practice, Lamba will be responsible for making European direct investments whilst Torresi will focus on the asset management of the European direct infrastructure portfolio and on sustainability and governance.   With 10 years of experience within the investment and advisory industries across London and Toronto, Lamba will source, execute and asset manage infrastructure investments as part of the team in London.   He joins from Boston Consulting Group, where he

Financial Services Capital (FSC), a private equity investor dedicated to the European financial services sector, has appointed Geraldine Kieren as Vice President, Investor Relations. Kieren joins from Aksia, where she was a Portfolio Advisor on Private Markets, supporting the firm’s efforts for European institutional clients in private equity and private credit. Her appointment continues the development of FSC’s institutional-grade team, led by Managing Partners Matthew D Hansen and Miroslav Boublik. The team now comprises eight Investment Professionals and three Platform Professionals, supported by four Operating Partners and five Senior Advisors. Prior to Aksia, Kieren worked for Hamilton Lane, where she