QED Investors, a global venture capital firm focused on investing in disruptive financial services companies, has appointed Courtney Christianson as head of investor relations. Christianson will be responsible for increasing the global scale of QRD’s investor relations function and the scope of its sources of investment capital. She will develop and strengthen relationships with new and existing investors as well as design and manage future fundraising strategies from inception to outcome. Christianson joins QED most recently from KSL Capital, a leader in travel and leisure investing, where she oversaw investor relations and fundraising efforts across equity, opportunistic and credit vehicles,

Partners Group, a global private markets firm, has appointed Wolf-Henning Scheider as partner and head of its Private Equity Department. Scheider will join Partners Group at the conclusion of his current contract and will be based in the firm’s global headquarters in Baar-Zug, Switzerland.  Scheider will succeed David Layton, Partners Group’s chief executive officer (CEO), as head of Private Equity. Layton had retained leadership of the Private Equity Department after being appointed co-CEO in 2018 and sole CEO in 2021. Scheider is currently CEO and chairman of the Board of Management at ZF Group, a global technology company that manufactures

Venture Capital Investment Manager Deepbridge Capital has appointed Simon Thelwall-Jones to the newly created role of venture partner. Thelwall-Jones brings a wealth of experience as a qualified Chartered Accountant, an experienced company director and a corporate finance expert; with most recent roles being investment director at MSIF followed by director of Technology Ventures for the Development Bank of Wales. The newly created role will initially be focused on working with a number of Deepbridge’s high-growth portfolio companies, whilst also working on a number of new fund opportunities.    This appointment forms part of a wider restructure within Deepbridge, with Dr

Nearwater Capital has appointed Gary Barnett and John Willian as non-executive directors of Nearwater Capital Markets, the firm’s new security-based swap dealer (SBSD).

Concord Capital Partners has appointed Samuel Landman as chief investment officer (CIO). The commercial real estate veteran will work on the acquisition, financing, and disposition of real estate assets to help drive the firm’s growth. Landman has more than 17 years of experience sourcing, acquiring, developing and structuring multifamily, industrial and office projects nationally and globally. As a key member of the Concord investment team, Landman will lead the firm’s corporate equity and debt strategies, focusing primarily on investor relations, partnerships and joint venture structuring.  Landman’s hire is part of Founder and CEO Reuben Robin’s decision to refocus his firm’s

Sagewind Capital (Sagewind), a New York-based middle-market private equity firm, has promoted Michael Gebhardt to principal. Since joining Sagewind in January 2021, Genhardt has led the firm’s investment in Federal Advisory Partners LLC and assisted with multiple add-on acquisitions across the portfolio. Prior to joining Sagewind, he was a vice president at Tailwind Capital, a middle-market private equity fund. He began his career at Oliver Wyman and was previously an associate at Riverside Partners.

Hiro, a developer tools company for builders of the bitcoin economy, has appointed Julia Austin to its Board of Directors. Austin, a former technology executive and current Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, brings three decades of experience implementing cutting edge technology to rapidly scale companies. As the founder of nonprofit Good For Her, Austin shares Hiro’s vision of a technological future that benefits the public good.  Austin has spent her entire career at the forefront of new technology, having previously served as chief technology officer at DigitalOcean, vice president of innovation for VMware, Inc, vice president of engineering at

Global investment firm Carlyle has appointed Richard Elder, former chief transformation officer and EVP, strategy & growth at Carlyle-backed Nouryon, to the newly-expanded role of head of global portfolio solutions (GPS). Global Portfolio Solutions, formerly Global Investment Resources (GIR), provides insight and support to Carlyle’s investment process and portfolio value improvement efforts. The global team is comprised of functional experts across digital, talent, procurement, IT and other disciplines.     As head of global portfolio solutions, Elder will oversee GPS’ value creation efforts that encompass the combination of innovative domain thought leadership, a network of more than 50 operating executives

Perwyn has appointed James Gavey as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Gavey, who will be based in Perwyn’s London office, joins from Silverfleet Capital Partners where he has worked since 2001, most recently as director of finance. His expertise lies in UK and European lower and midmarket management buyouts with an enterprise value of between €25 million and €300 million.   This is Perwyn’s third hire this year, following the appointment of Gurinder Sunner as Partner in February, and Angus Duthie-Jackson as an Associate last month.   Gavey began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Assurance and Business Advisory

King & Spalding has appointed Kathleen “Katie” Blaszak as a partner in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) Practice Group. She is based in the Northern Virginia office. Blaszak’s practice covers M&A, joint ventures and new venture formations, investments, strategic partnerships, and complex commercial transactions, as well as the negotiation of complex commercial contracts and general corporate matters. She represents clients across multiple sectors, including technology, media, telecommunications and automotive. Blaszak received her undergraduate degree from Duke University and her JD from Washington & Lee School of Law. She was most recently a partner at Winston & Strawn.