HIG Capital has appointed Kim Leinwand Erle as managing director and global head of ESG, a newly created role that reflects the global alternative asset manager’s ongoing commitment to the integration of environmental, social and governance best practices across the firm. Erle joins HIG from NY Green Bank, a specialty finance company, supporting sustainable investments in the clean energy markets. Erle was a Managing Director and head of Strategy and Impact, at NY Green Bank, where she was responsible for ESG business strategy formulation and execution.  Additionally, Erle was a member of New York State Energy Research & Development Authority’s

Financial Services Capital (FSC), a private equity investor dedicated to the European financial services sector, has appointed Kirstyn Lowry-Corry, a finance specialist with more than 10 years’ experience, as financial director.  Lowry-Corry, who will work with Chief Operating Officer Chris Doukaki, joins from ScaleUp Capital, where she was responsible for the finance function. Her appointment continues the development of FSC’s institutional-grade team, led by Managing Partners Matthew D Hansen and Miroslav Boublik. The team currently comprises eight Investment Professionals and four Platform Professionals, supported by four Operating Partners and five Senior Advisors. Prior to ScaleUp Capital, Lowry-Corry worked for Montagu

Maples and Calder (Ireland) LLP, the Maples Group’s law firm in Ireland, has relocated Adam Donoghue, co-head of the Irish Funds & Investment Management Group (FIMG), from its London office to Dublin. Donoghue has spent many of his 13 years with the firm developing the international footprint of the firm’s Irish offering. This has included a number of years in the firm’s Cayman Islands office, followed by the last five years successfully establishing and expanding a full-service Irish FIMG in London.   Donoghue’s relocation further bolsters the firm’s senior expertise in Dublin and will consolidate the firm’s position as the

Churchill Asset Management, an investment-specialist affiliate of Nuveen providing customised financing solutions to private equity firms and their portfolio companies, has appointed Nick Lawler as Managing Director and Head of Secondaries.  Lawler, who will be responsible for leading the firm’s new secondaries strategy and investing across the secondaries landscape, is based in Churchill’s Chicago office and reports directly to Jason Strife, Head of Junior Capital & Private Equity Solutions. Prior to joining Churchill, Lawler spent 14 years at Northern Trust Corporation, 10 of which were at 50 South Capital Advisors, LLC, the alternative investment arm of Northern Trust. Most recently,

Advent International (Advent) has appointed Susan Gentile as chief financial officer (CFO) and Managing Director, effective 1 October, 2022. Gentile succeeds Eileen Sivolella, who has served in the role since 2009 and will assume the role of strategic advisor on an interim basis to provide continuity. Gentile brings nearly two decades of experience across financial services. She most recently served as Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at HIG Capital, where she was responsible for leading the strategic direction of the global private investment firm since 2018, including managing its development and growing assets. Prior to joining HIG Capital, Gentile spent

LiveOak Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm, has added to its investment team with the appointment of Paola Retes as vice president. This addition to the team coincides with the launch of the firm’s third investment vehicle, a $210 million fund focused on early-stage companies based in Texas. Retes joins LiveOak after graduating from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where her main extracurricular activity was as a founding board member of Galvanizer, a nonprofit incubator for female founders. Before business school, Paola was an early employee at Ironspring Ventures. She assisted in all aspects of company formation and served

Sidley has appointed Daniel Elefant as a partner in its M&A and Private Equity practice in San Francisco. Prior to joining Sidley, Elefant was a Director at SoftBank Investment Advisers, serving as senior in-house counsel for SoftBank’s $100-plus billion Vision Funds. Elefant has experience in representing technology and life sciences companies, from formation through initial public offerings or M&A exits, and as a corporate/securities counsel following initial public offering. He has worked on over 150 private financing transactions and over a dozen initial and follow-on public offerings. Daniel has also advised clients on a number of sell-side and buy-side M&A

Quantum Energy Partners (Quantum), a provider of capital to the global energy and energy transition industry, has appointed Heriberto (Heri) Diarte as a partner of Quantum Innovation Fund. Formed in 2017, Quantum Innovation Fund invests in transformative companies focused on climate technology, decarbonisation and sustainability. Diarte, who will be based in Silicon Valley, will work closely with the Quantum investment team to source, execute and support Quantum Innovation Fund’s growing portfolio.   The firm’s venture capital portfolio currently includes numerous rapidly growing, innovative companies like ChargePoint, a leading manufacturer of EV charging systems, Project Canary, a leading data analytics and