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Patria Private Equity Trust PLC has appointed Duncan Budge as its new chair following the conclusion of the company’s annual general meeting, according to a report by Alliance News. Budge replaces Alan Devine, who has stepped down as both director and chair.
Bank of America has launched a dedicated Private Capital M&A Group, as the bank looks to capitalise on growing demand for more flexible exit solutions among private equity firms, according to a report by Bloomberg.
BNP Paribas Asset Management has appointed Isabelle Scemama as Deputy Chief Executive Officer alongside her role as Global Head of BNPP Asset Management Alts. She will continue to report to Sandro Pierri, Chief Executive Officer of BNPP AM.
London, Amsterdam, and Paris-based private equity firm Freshstream Investment Partners LLP has promoted Tom Carroll and Gilles Gradassi to Partner, while also expanding its team with three new hires across its Value Creation, Investment, and Investor Relations teams.
Honigman has expanded its private equity practice in Chicago with the appointment of Franklin Gregg and Marjorie Mygrants as partners within its corporate department, according to a report by ABF Journal.
Mid-market, growth-focused private equity firm ECI Partners has appointed David Danon as a partner in its investment team. Danon joins from Bain Capital, where he spent nearly 20 years as a partner in the private equity team.
Aware Super has appointed Alex Satchcroft as head of private equity, as part of a broader reshuffle of its investment team under Chief Investment Officer Simon Warner, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Weil Gotshal & Manges has announced that Ramona Nee – co-head of Weil’s US private equity practice – will succeed Barry Wolf as executive partner in January 2027, marking a planned leadership transition at the firm, according to a report by Bloomberg.
HighVista Strategies has appointed Raudel Yanez as managing director and head of private equity secondaries, as the firm looks to build out a GP-led secondaries strategy focused on the lower mid-market, according to a report by CityBiz.
Apollo Global Management has appointed its first dedicated team member for a new $1bn private credit fund targeting high-growth companies in Singapore, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
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