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Middle-market private equity firm Argand Partners has promoted Gerald Lizzo to Vice President. Lizzo originally joined the firm in 2023 as an Associate and was subsequently elevated to Senior Associate in April 2025.
Growth-focused European private equity firm Jolt Capital has named Dr Tara Akhavan as Value Creation Partner, effective 1 May, 2026. Based in Montreal, Akhavan will join Jolt’s newly formed value creation team to enhance portfolio company performance and support international growth initiatives.
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.
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