Reframe Capital, a provider of alternative investment product and capital raising solutions, has launched a new investment capability with the appointment of Ray Maxwell (through his consulting business, Priv-ity Limited) as advisory partner. Maxwell’s extensive experience in private equity will serve to address the growing demand from asset owners to source and evaluate individual private equity and other private markets co-investment deals.  His investment career spans over four decades, and began at the Post Office Superannuation Fund where he built and led the alternative investments division in the early 1980s. In 1997, Ray joined Invesco (through the acquisition of LGT

TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm, has appointed Vishal Gupta as a Director in its Mumbai office. Prior to joining TA, Gupta worked at Softbank Vision Fund as an Investment Director, where he focused on technology investments within the consumer, education and financial services sectors.  Before Softbank, he was a Vice President at TPG Capital and spent time in the Investment Banking Department at Credit Suisse. Vishal earned his Bachelor of Technology in Industrial Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and his Post-Graduate Diploma from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Sycamore Tree Capital Partners (Sycamore Tree), a specialist asset manager with private and alternative credit investment expertise, has appointed Amanda Montgomery and Marc Gonyea to leadership marketing roles, as the firm continues to grow its relationships with institutional investors and consultants. Montgomery arrives from Allianz Global Investors as Managing Director. At Allianz, she spent eight years in relationship management and sales roles, including as the Senior Relationship Manager responsible for the South-West region.  Gonyea joins from Alcentra as Managing Director with a start date of 1 July . At Alcentra, he was a Managing Director responsible for institutional clients across

TowerBrook Capital Partners (TowerBrook), an international investment management firm, has appointed Andy Kalbaugh to its Management Advisory Board. Kalbaugh has over thirty years’ experience in the financial services industry. He is the former Managing Director and Divisional President of National Sales and Consulting at LPL Financial where he was responsible for the long-term growth and retention of financial advisors and institutions. In addition, he led the business and functional strategy for National Sales and Consulting Sales support teams across LPL’s retirement planning services, high-net-worth and private client solutions, financial planning insurance operations, and the Private Trust Company.

Global law firm Goodwin has appointed Andrew Roeder as a partner in the firm’s Private Investment Funds practice in Boston. Roeder counsels both established and emerging sponsors across a wide range of investment strategies, including venture capital, growth equity, private equity, and private credit, as well as assisting sponsors in connection with negotiating and launching separately managed accounts, alternative investment vehicles, co-investment funds, and other bespoke investment arrangements. His work ranges from advising established sponsors in connection with multi-billion-dollar global fundraising mandates to guiding emerging managers through all aspects of establishing their operations and raising capital.

Angeles Equity Partners (Angeles), a private investment firm focused on value creation through operational transformation, has appointed Matthew Hively as an Operating Partner. Hively joins the firm with over 15 years of experience in strategy, and operational leadership positions, including as a CEO. Angeles is a specialist lower middle-market private equity investment firm with a consistent approach to transforming underperforming industrial businesses. In his role as an operating partner in Angeles’ affiliated operations group, Hively will support the due diligence process, build and execute value creation plans for the companies in which Angeles invests, and aim to drive the growth

Maitland Fund Services has appointed Jacolene Otto as Head of Fund Services – Luxembourg, as of 1 April 2022. The Luxembourg regulator, the CSSF, has approved Otto’s Day-to-Day Manager (DDM) responsibilities, which will include both regulatory and functional reporting lines. Maitland was founded in Luxembourg in 1976 and has over nearly five decades built a first-class, solid reputation in the jurisdiction. The head count of Maitland Fund Services in Luxembourg is 25, all of whom will report to Ms Otto. In addition, Otto has been appointed as Director on the Board of Maitland Luxembourg SA.

Martin Rauchenwald, a Partner at Financial Services Capital (FSC), a private equity investor dedicated to the transformation of the European financial services sector, has been appointed to the Board of Barion, a Hungarian payment provider backed by FSC. Barion, in which FSC invested in 2020, is one of Hungary’s leading payment providers, having built a proprietary payment services platform that delivers actionable data intelligence. The company enables merchants to accept card payments online, and allows users to pay in over 11,000 online shops using their mobile app as a prepaid wallet and for wire transfers.

Science Angel Syndicate co-founders, Dr Ben Miles and Dr Johnathan Matlock, apr to join Elbow Beach Capital’s Advisory Board with immediate effect as part of a collaboration agreement. Elbow Beach Capital (EBC) and Science Angel Syndicate (SAS) have a shared focus on scientific advancement as a catalyst for improving lives and the environment. EBC is an early-stage investor in decarbonisation, sustainable energy, and social impact businesses, while SAS brings together professional investors looking to scientific discoveries not only for financial returns, but as a force for good worldwide.   EBC and SAS have already collaborated to back modular bioenergy start-up,

Z Capital Group (ZCG), a private markets asset manager, has appointed three directors to the Z Capital Credit Partners’ (ZCCP) Investment Teams. Jedidiah “Jeddy” Lee has extensive experience in leveraged credit markets, including leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, securitizations, and middle-market and direct lending. At ZCG, Lee is responsible for sourcing, research and analysis of existing and prospective performing, stressed and distressed investments, and middle-market loans.  Gregory Poos has extensive experience in leveraged credit markets, including leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, securitisations, and middle-market and direct lending. At ZCG,  Poos is responsible for sourcing, research, and analysis of existing and prospective performing,