TA Associates (TA), a global growth private equity firm, has expanded its leadership team with the appointments of Jennifer Barbetta as Chief Operating Officer, Lori Stachelski as Chief Talent Officer and Darlene Karis as Global Head of Human Resources.  The investment in senior leadership aims to support TA’s accelerated growth, affirm its commitment to developing talent and position the firm for the future.    As Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director, Barbetta will be responsible for general oversight and day-to-day management of all global non-investment operations, partnering closely with TA’s senior leadership. Her role will include overseeing TA’s global offices,

Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment firm with $50 billion in assets under management, has launched its Private Credit platform in Europe with the appointment of James Charalambides as Partner & Head of the European Private Credit team.   Charalambides will be responsible for leading and managing the firm’s private credit-related efforts in Europe and supporting all aspects of the decision-making process – including sourcing, structuring, reviewing, and negotiating deal opportunities in this space. Charalambides will report to Bill Sacher, Partner & Head of Private Credit at Adams Street.  Since launching its inaugural private credit platform in 2016, Adams

17Capital, a provider of strategic financing for investors in private equity, has promoted Raj Shah to the role of Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 October 2022. Shah has been in the financial team since 2012, working closely with the current CFO, Oliver Pritchard, who will be staying with 17Capital and moving into the role of Chief Compliance Officer. Pritchard has held the role of CFO since 2010 and has been integral to the business, having worked on Funds II through to V and on 17Capital’s first Credit fund. Prior to joining 17Capital, Pritchard held senior roles at Mourant Group’s alternative assets

Global private equity investment firm Advent International (Advent) has appointed Amanda McGrady Morrison as Managing Director. Morrison will assume the roles of general counsel and chief legal officer, effective at year end.

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has grown its team in the East Midlands and East of England with the appointment of Simon Peacock as Investment Director and Mikayil Salahov as Investment Manager. Peacock joins LDC following more than 15 years at Alantra, an investment banking and asset management firm focusing on the mid-market. As a Partner there, he advised companies on both a regional and sector basis, including consumer, industrials and business services, to help ensure the smooth completion of M&A transactions. He also has extensive experience within the food industry, as Director of Food & Drink at Catalyst, prior

ICG, a global alternative asset manager, has appointed David Lomer as Head of UK, Nordics & Benelux for its European Corporate strategy, and a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Lomer succeeds James Roddis, who is retiring after 14 years with the firm. Lomer joins ICG after 24 years with JPMorgan where he helped to build a number of businesses to leadership positions. He was most recently co-head of UK investment banking, having also co-run Mergers & Acquisitions in EMEA from 2015 to 2019 and, prior to that, Telecoms, Media and Technology from 2012 to 2015. He has spent his

Global corporate finance advisory firm Clearwater International has strengthened its European Debt Advisory team with two new senior appointments. Simon Chambers and Richard Clark join the team as Partners based in the firm’s London office, alongside existing Partner Chris Smith.  They will become part of the European Debt Advisory practice making it one of the largest in Europe with a team of 35, including nine Partners.    Chambers and Clark have worked alongside each other since 2010, initially with DC Advisory. They since established GCA Altium’s UK Debt Advisory Practice in 2014 (now part of Houlihan Lokey).   Chambers has

Claudia Bertolino has been appointed as head of private equity and private credit, Fund Services of the Citco group of companies (Citco) – with a remit of creating widespread operational efficiencies and enacting the firm’s ambitious plans of digitalising its client experience within both PE and PC. Bertolino has over 20 years’ experience within Citco, spanning senior roles in client service, accounting and business development. She has also been a member of Citco Fund Service’s Management Team for over five years – and will be supported across North America, Europe and Asia by a range of executives. As Citco’s Head

Adams Street Partners has appointed Alicia Pando, a partner and the firm’s chief technology officer (CTO) to the firm’s Executive Committee.

Preqin, a provider of alternative investment data and insight, has appointed Vatsan Sudersan as its Head of Data Management. Vatsan will lead the data management team that operationalises Preqin’s automated data collection, including through machine learning and AI technologies.