Horizon Capital has promoted Emily Hickley and Matt Morris to investment director, reflecting their contribution to the business as well as the firms commitment to developing talent.

Orva, a full-service e-commerce platform specialising in the sale of footwear, apparel, accessories and home products from leading consumer brands, has hired Joseph Falcão as Chief Financial Officer. In this newly created role, Falcão will focus on scaling Orva’s financial infrastructure to promote innovation and drive future growth for the company.   Falcão brings more than two decades of experience constructing, institutionalising and scaling the finance functions of businesses across growth and large cap stages. He joins Orva from Thrasio, where he served as Chief Financial Officer, SVP of Finance and Treasurer during a period of significant sales growth and

HIG Capital (HIG), a global alternative investment firm with USD48 billion of capital under management, has appointed Antonio Botija as a Managing Director in HIG’s London office and George Watts as Managing Director in HIG’s New York office. Botija has over 20 years of experience in infrastructure private equity with a focus on the middle market. Botija has been covering a wide range of regions and sectors, including sustainable energy, digital, transport and social infrastructure.  Watts joins HIG with approximately 20 years of experience in infrastructure private equity and advisory. He brings global experience across the energy and energy transition

Chi Impact Capital (Chi), an independent impact investing boutique, has appointed Enrique Alvarado Hablutzel as Managing Partner and Co-Founder. Hablutzel officially joined Chi in January 2022. Chi is the advisor of the Burning Issues Impact Fund (BIIF), a Luxembourg-based impact VC fund. The BIIF invests in innovative companies using breakthrough technologies that enable its LPs to achieve deep impact and strong financial returns while helping to solve the most burning environmental and social issues of our time. At Chi, Enrique will be leading team operations and marketing communications for the BIIF.

Preqin, a global specialist in alternative assets data, tools, and insights, has appointed Chris Hawkins as its General Counsel. Following years of strong growth and on the back of the recent acquisition of Colmore, a provider of portfolio monitoring, administration, and fee validation services to institutional investors, Chris will establish and expand Preqin’s legal function.  In his new role as Preqin’s General Counsel, Hawkins will develop and lead the corporate legal strategy – working closely with the company’s Board and Executive Committee – and oversee all corporate and company secretarial matters.  

Orva, a full-service e-commerce platform specialising in the sale of footwear, apparel, accessories and home products from leading consumer brands and a portfolio company of Trilantic North America, has appointed Joseph Falcão as Chief Financial Officer. In this newly created role, Falcão will focus on scaling Orva’s financial infrastructure to promote innovation and drive future growth for the company.   Falcão brings more than two decades of experience constructing, institutionalising and scaling the finance functions of businesses across growth and large cap stages. He joins Orva from Thrasio, where he served as Chief Financial Officer, SVP of Finance and Treasurer

LeapFrog Investments, a Profit with Purpose investment firm, has appointed Dominic Barton as non-executive Chairman of its Management Board, effective 1 April. Barton was formerly Global Managing Partner of McKinsey & Company and was most recently Canada’s Ambassador to China. He accepts this appointment at an inflection point for the impact investing industry as firms attract global leaders and top-tier institutional capital.    LeapFrog is one of the world’s largest dedicated equity impact investors. The firm has raised USD2 billion to invest in purpose-driven businesses and its companies now reach 272 million people in 35 countries.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP (Sheppard Mullin) has appointed Chad R Ensz as a partner in the firm’s Corporate and Securities practice in the San Diego (Del Mar) office. Ensz, who was most recently a partner at Dentons, is the seventeenth transactional partner to join the firm since January 2021. Ensz helps clients buy, sell, finance and operate their businesses through negotiations, documentation and advice for legal compliance. He focuses on general corporate transactional matters and regulatory compliance, including the representation of public and private companies in capital market transactions, mergers and acquisitions, licensing, joint venture and commercial transactions,

Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, has appointed Lauren Dillard as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Managing Director, effective 11 April. She will succeed John Warnken-Brill, who is retiring from the role after over 15 years and will partner with Dillard to ensure a seamless transition. Dillard brings over two decades of experience across financial services and technology to Vista. She most recently served as the Executive Vice President of Investment Intelligence for Nasdaq, where she was responsible for leading the strategic direction of the fast-growing division, driving expansion

MidOcean Partners (MidOcean), a premier New York-based alternative asset manager specialising in alternative credit investments and middle-market private equity, has appointed Joseph Rotondo, Senior Portfolio Manager for Invesco’s Global Senior Loan group, s Senior Portfolio Manager for MidOcean Credit’s Collateralised Loan Obligation (CLO) business. Rotondo will be responsible for portfolio management of the firm’s existing CLOs as well as new transactions MidOcean expects to issue as it continues to build out its CLO platform. He will also serve as a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Based in New York, Rotondo will report to Dana Carey, Chief Investment Officer of