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Connection Capital has appointed Joe Samuel as Head of Business Development, a newly created role supporting the continued expansion of the firm’s private markets offering. Samuel will focus on deepening and broadening Connection Capital’s relationships with family offices and institutional investors as demand for access to private markets continues to rise.
European private credit firm Arcmont Asset Management has made three senior appointments to bolster its investment capabilities across both existing and new strategies, reinforcing its position in the growing private credit market.
Hg, a private investment firm focussed on the European and transatlantic software, services, and data sectors, has appointed Steven Batchelor and Jean-Baptiste ‘JB’ Brian as Managing Partners and Co-Chief Executive Officers.
Flexpoint Ford, a Chicago-based private equity firm specialising in investment in the financial services sector, has promoted Managing Partner Chris Ackerman to Chief Executive Officer, according to a report by Crain’s.
ECI Partners, a mid-market private equity firm which manages funds of over £2bn, and made two new hires – Ben Kirrage as an Investment Manager, and Georgia Ling as an Investment Analyst, as it scales its investment team.
AE Industrial Partners, LP, a private investment firm focused on technologies and services related to national & economic security, has added two new Vice Presidents in its Washington, DC office, Chris Aguemon and Bill Strobel.
Global investment firm Tower Peak Partners has hired Monika Dangova as Head of Sustainability. Based in London, Dangova will oversee sustainability integration across Tower Peak’s investment portfolios, including ESG data management, and driving the firm’s environmental and social impact initiatives.
Peter Stefanski, a veteran of Thoma Bravo, has joined Nexa Equity as a partner to bolster the firm’s focus on AI-driven investments, according to a report by Reuters. Stefanski spent 14 years at Thoma Bravo, including time working as a partner on the firm’s flagship fund.
Private investment giant Blackstone has appointed Michele Raba, previously head of European Private Equity at Apollo Global Management, to lead its European corporate private equity business, according to a report by Reuters.
Swander Pace Capital, a private equity firm focused on investing in consumer staples across both food & beverage and health & wellness categories, has appointed Greg Somerville as CEO of Maple Donuts, LLC, an SPC portfolio company. Maple Donuts is a producer of frozen bakery products, serving retail partners, foodservice operators, and institutional customers across North America.
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