Portage Point Partners, a blue chip advisory, consulting, interim management, investment banking and financial services firm focused on the middle market, has appointed Lance Carr as managing director and head of valuations. He brings nearly two decades of experience in valuations, mergers and acquisitions advisory, financial reporting, and tax compliance across industries including business services, healthcare services, healthcare information technology, pharmaceuticals, and consumer.

CVC has created a new President role, appointing Peter Rutland, as the firm accelerates succession planning ahead of its next fundraising, according to a report by the Financial Times citing people familiar with the matter. Rutland currently leads financial services buyouts at the firm.

Global law firm Goodwin has appointed three partners – Anu Balasubramanian, Jamie Holdoway and Chetan Sheth – to the firm’s private equity practice in London. Balasubramanian will be joining as Chair of European private equity, working with the M&A, debt finance, and private investment funds teams in London, Paris, Munich, Brussels, and Luxembourg.

BGF has appointed Anita Dougall to its board as non-executive director. Dougall is CEO of Sagacity Solutions, a data intelligence business for consumer brands, a business she co-founded in 2005. Her experience in scaling and leading a high-growth business adds to the board’s entrepreneurial expertise, following the appointment of Non-Executive Director Rosaleen Blair CME, founder of AMS Solutions, in 2024.

Georgia-based Wingspire Capital, a portfolio company of $284bn AUM alternative asset manager Blue Owl, has announced the promotion of Will Bence to senior managing director, head of originations.

Stifel Financial executives Dirk Jonske and Adrian Siew have left the firm’s Eaton Partners subsidiary, where they co-led the GP Solutions advisory business, focused on private market fundraising in the secondary market, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Keensight Capital, a private equity manager focusing on pan-European Growth Buyout investments, has appointed Partner Remi Louvel as head of corporate development. In this newly created role, Louvel becomes part of Keensight’s Management Committee.

Cerberus Capital Management has appointed Nathaniel Fick to the newly created role of chief strategy officer for equities, a move aimed at expanding the firm’s investment activity across national and economic security, according to a report by Bloomberg.