BPOC, a pure-play healthcare investor, has formed a new partnership with experienced pharmaceutical executive, Mark Scullion, to build a clinical research site platform serving the pharmaceutical market. Scullion has spent more than 15 years in the clinical research industry and brings a unique understanding of the site selection process and value needs of pharmaceutical sponsors. He was most recently the Global Head of Trial Monitoring for Novartis AG, and also previously held leadership roles at Syneos Health and IQVIA, where he developed novel approaches to clinical trial design and execution. At Novartis  Scullion led a group of clinical professionals delivering

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has promoted Monty Ismail and Luc Sandmann to director in the firm’s Investment Management group, while Debra Sherman has joined the firm as a director in the Investor Relations group.  Ismail and Sandmann are based in LLCP’s London office and Sherman is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office.   Ismail and Sandmann joined LLCP in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Prior to joining LLCP, Sherman was a vice president, product management and investor relations, private equity at Ares Management. 

TPG has appointed Peter Munzig as a partner and head of business services for TPG Capital, the firm’s private equity platform. Munzig will lead TPG Capital’s investment activity and portfolio management in the business services sector. Munzig joins TPG following 17 years with General Atlantic, where he most recently served as managing director and head of the firm’s Palo Alto office, responsible for B2B investing efforts. At General Atlantic, Munzig led and managed investments in outsourced services, technology-enabled services, information services, and software across a range of industries and end markets. Prior to joining General Atlantic, Munzig was an investment

Slate Asset Management (Slate), a global alternative investment platform focused on real assets, has appointed Jeff Rodgers as Managing Director, North American Infrastructure. Rodgers will oversee origination and asset management for Slate’s infrastructure platform in North America, supporting the build out of Slate’s Cities and Communities Impact Infrastructure Strategy in Canada and the US. Rodgers is an infrastructure specialist with over 16 years of experience, including 11 leading principal investments. Prior to joining Slate, he was a Managing Director at DIF Capital Partners (DIF) and a key member of the senior leadership team that led the successful build-out of DIF’s

Prytek, a multinational technology group with a focus on building and investing in technologies and delivering managed services, has appointed Noga Knaz as the CEO of Prytek Ventures to provide the firm’s corporate venture capital (CVC) arm with a harper focus on early-stage fintech startups. As part of her role, Knaz will be responsible for Prytek’s investment activities in early-stage companies that work with or contribute to the technology and services sectors of mature companies in the Group. Prytek’s venture capital assets are currently worth over $100 million, which among other things, are developing technologies for the services divisions of

One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock) has added Phil Gaudreau to its team of operating partners. Working in tandem with existing operating partners Sally Cunningham, Susan Fiesta, and Andrea Greene, Gaudreau will be responsible for driving post-acquisition value at the value-oriented, operationally focused private equity firm, through strategic financial, accounting and HR solutions at One Rock’s portfolio companies. Gaudreau joins One Rock with over 20 years of experience in controllership and financial accounting. He previously served as Vice President and Controller at Armstrong Flooring, Inc, a leading multinational producer of resilient flooring products, where he led all accounting, financial reporting and

The Binding Site, a specialist in protein diagnostics and a portfolio company of Nordic Capital, has appointed Mark Stevenson as its new non-executive Chairperson.  As the former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, Stevenson will be able to draw on his extensive experience within the diagnostics and life science tools industries to support The Binding Site’s continued growth and expansion.   Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, is a Fortune 100 company with over $40 billion in sales and a world leader in serving science through its life science solutions, analytical instruments, specialty diagnostics and laboratory

GTCR has appointed Jodi Rubenstein as the private equity firm’s new managing director, investor relations. Rubenstein comes to GTCR with more than 15 years of experience in investment management with a focus on private equity and other alternative investments.  In leading the firm’s Investor Relations function from GTCR’s Chicago offices, Rubenstein will be responsible for coordinating all of the firm’s investor relations and fundraising activities, while also serving as a senior leader contributing to the firm’s growth plan and strategy.  Rubenstein joins the firm from Goldman Sachs, where she most recently served as managing director and head of midwest private

Barings has appointed Ken Griffin as the firm’s Head of Insurance Solutions, effective immediately. Griffin will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of customised solutions to meet the needs of Barings’ insurance clients globally. With a total insurance AUM of $223.3 billion, the Barings Global Insurance Solutions team harnesses a range of tools and resources across insurance portfolio management, risk management, quantitative solutions, and regulatory accounting to create client-specific solutions. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Griffin will report to Gordon.    Griffin has worked in the insurance and investment industries for over three decades. Prior to joining Barings, he served

Liquidnet, a technology-driven agency execution specialist, has appointed Nichola Hunter as Global Head of Sales for Fixed Income. In rapidly evolving markets, Hunter will be responsible for growing client relationships through the delivery of tailored and innovative solutions. Based in London, she reports directly to Liquidnet’s Global Head of Fixed Income, Mark Russell. Hunter brings over 25 years of experience in banking and electronic trading. She has played a significant role in driving the evolution of the fixed income market. Prior to Liquidnet, she was Head of Rates at MarketAxess, a firm she joined following the acquisition of LiquidityEdge LLC, where