Triple Point Ventures has appointed Manuel Antunes and Jamie Tomalin to its investment team. The new hires bring extensive knowledge and experience within healthtech, climate tech and fintech, bolstering the seed stage VC fund’s team.

IQ-EQ has appointed Diana Senanayake to the dual role of managing director of its Luxembourg headquarters and regional CEO for continental Europe. Senanayake is an accomplished executive with 26 years in financial services. Her extensive senior leadership, management and corporate governance experience spans multiple jurisdictions worldwide. She has particular expertise in the European and Asian markets, with previous roles based in Singapore, Malaysia and Belgium as well as Luxembourg. Most recently, Senanayake spent four years as Chief Executive Officer for BNP Paribas Securities Services, Southeast Asia. Before that, she held a series of managing director positions with RBC Investor &

CenterSquare Investment Management has promoted Scott Crowe to the new role of president of the firm. Crowe has served as chief investment strategist since 2015 and will continue to report to CenterSquare CEO and CIO E Todd Briddell. Crowe currently leads CenterSquare’s Private Equity Real Estate and Capital Markets group and has oversight of the Firm’s Risk Management function. He also sits on CenterSquare’s numerous investment committees and holds a seat on the Board of Directors. Crowe serves as a frequent spokesperson for CenterSquare, directs the investment and ESG strategies, and drives the Firm’s market insights and thought leadership practice.

Paceline Equity Partners (Paceline), has appointed seasoned industry executive Sterling Donnelly as the firm’s head of investor relations. In this new role, Donnelly will lead the Dallas-based private equity manager’s fundraising and client service initiatives. Donnelly is uniquely positioned to provide value to Paceline’s investors given her background, which combines investing in complex financial assets and her deep knowledge of the current investor universe. She was most recently a managing director in Business Development at Axonic Capital LLC, where she was responsible for capital formation across various asset classes and liquidity structures, and managing relationships with institutional clients.  Prior to

Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm that invests in high-growth, disruptive companies, has appointed Joe Farhat as Director of Technology. Farhat will join the firm’s Growth Team, which focuses on providing the strategic resources and guidance needed to enhance the growth trajectories of our portfolio companies. In his new role, Farhat will be responsible for partnering with Great Hill’s investment team and portfolio company leaders to innovate and scale through cloud, data, analytics, AI, and Security transformation initiatives that create value, reduce risk, and drive success in R&D, product management, and corporate IT. Farhat is a technology industry veteran

Petra Funds Group (Petra), an independent private funds administrator, has opened its London office, which will be led by former Riverstone European General Counsel and head of ESG, Charlie Chipchase. Chipchase, an experienced in-house private equity lawyer with over 20 years of experience, will focus on expanding Petra’s European footprint with an emphasis on maintaining the same commitment to delivering a best-in-class fund administration solution for private equity, venture capital, and private debt funds. Chipchase joins Petra from Riverstone, where he managed legal, compliance, and regulatory matters across multiple funds, capital strategies, and jurisdictions. At Riverstone, he built out and

The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) has appointed six key industry leaders to its board of directors. The AVCA Board plays a key role in the oversight, governance and strategic direction of the association – the new directors will therefore continue to strengthen AVCA’s execution of its ongoing strategy as a market-shaping industry association, driving the promotion and advocacy of private capital in Africa.    The new Board members are: Albert Alsina, CEO & Group Managing Partner, Mediterrania Capital Partners; Patrice Backer, Partner & CIO, AFIG Funds; Mezuo Nwuneli, Managing Partner, Sahel Capital; Karima Ola, Partner, LeapFrog

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero has appointed Joseph (Joe) R Cisewski, the legal counsel of cryptocurrency specialist Pantera Capital, as chief of staff and senior counsel.

VSS Capital Partners (VSS), a private investment firm investing in the healthcare, business services and education industries, has appointed Eric Kim as principal and Sai Parepally as vice president (VP). The pair will work collaboratively with VSS’ investment professionals to source new transactions, perform due diligence and support portfolio company management teams. Kim brings operating and investing experience to VSS. Prior to joining the firm, he led cross-functional teams at Optum, a leading technology-enabled health services business, to identify new product opportunities and manage product development from concept to commercialisation. Prior to joining Optum, he served as Vice President at

Mindful Capital Partners has appointed Claudia Lazzari as ESG Officer to strengthen the Luxembourg-based private equity fund manager’s ESG expertise. Lazzari’s appointment further proves the emphasis that MCP has been placing over the years on sustainability, good governance and the social impact of its portfolio companies. This commitment is consistent with the UN Principles of Responsible Investment, of which Mindful Capital Partners is a signatory since 2015.    As ESG Officer, Lazzari will deliver continuous and diversified support throughout the whole investment cycle: from the pre-closing drafting of ESG due diligence and impact assessment on target investments, to the post-closing