Idinvest Partners, a European private equity investor, has appointed Stéphanie Courtadon as head of marketing with responsibility for both marketing and the RFP process. Before joining Idinvest Partners, Courtadon had been head of marketing and development at Siparex from 2012 and head of investor relations and marketing at Crédit Agricole Private Equity from 2008.   Prior to this, Courtadon gained over 10 years of experience in asset management in several marketing roles including head of global marketing coordination at AXA Investment Managers and HSBC Epargne Entreprise.

FOS Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm specialising in healthcare technology companies throughout North America, has appointed Raymond Wu as vice president. Wu and the investment team manage the Future of Surgery Fund, a partnership dedicated to fund highly innovative medical and surgical technology opportunities.   The fund is led by a team with deep experience in the medical and surgical device industry and has served in key executive roles within engineering, medical and scientific environments. This expertise unearths important growth segments among independent med tech and health IT segments, which are experiencing high levels of innovation and entrepreneurial

Private equity firm Mid Europa Partners has appointed Thierry Baudon, its founder and managing partner, as executive chairman. Robert Knorr and Matthew Strassberg will take over as co-managing partners on 1 August 2016.   As executive chairman, Baudon will continue to chair Mid Europa’s investment committee and focus on the firm’s medium term strategic development.   With their appointment as co-managing partners, Knorr and Strassberg will assume overall management responsibility for the business and steer Mid Europa’s investment strategy. Knorr and Strassberg joined Mid Europa in 1999 and 2002, respectively. They have served on the firm’s investment and management committees for a

Campbell Lutyens has appointed Sir Peter Westmacott – former British Ambassador to Washington – to the firm’s advisory board. The advisory board, which was established at the formation of Campbell Lutyens 28 years ago, comprises a small number of distinguished thinkers who provide perspective and support to the executive team, which comprises over 90 full-time members operating from offices in London, New York and Hong Kong.   Westmacott says: "I have known John Campbell for well over 20 years and have followed with interest over that time the growth of Campbell Lutyens and the fields of private equity, debt and

Alternative asset manager Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors has named Mike Levitt as the firm’s new chief executive officer. The firm has also promoted Bob Sinnott, previously president and CEO, to be co-chairman of Kayne alongside founder Ric Kayne. Sinnott will continue to chair Kayne’s energy strategies. Levitt (pictured) will join Sinnott and Kayne as part of the firm’s executive management team.   Formerly, Levitt was vice chairman of Apollo Credit Management within Apollo Capital Management. In addition, Levitt founded and was CEO of Stone Tower, a credit-focused alternative investment management firm, which was subsequently acquired by Apollo.   During his

Blackstone has appointed Jim Breyer, founder and chief executive of global venture capital and private equity investor Breyer Capital, to its board of directors. Over the course of his career, Breyer has been an investor in over 30 consumer internet, media, and technology companies that have completed successful public offerings or mergers.   Stephen A Schwarzman, Blackstone’s chairman and CEO, says: “Jim’s deep knowledge of emerging technologies, large businesses, and academic research universities will add significant expertise to our team at Blackstone to ensure that we continue to innovate as we have for over thirty years. As the world changes

CVC Capital Partners has appointed Cathrin Petty as a partner and head of European healthcare.  Petty will be based in CVC’s London office.   Petty joins CVC from JP Morgan, where she was head of healthcare in EMEA. Prior to this, she was a special partner at Vitruvian Partners and a partner at Apax Partners on their healthcare/life sciences team.   Petty has worked on numerous healthcare transactions, including the IPO of Spire Hospitals Plc, LEO Pharma’s acquisition of Astellas Derm, Roche’s acquisition of Intermune and the sales of LGC to KKR and Atos Medical to PAI Partners.   Petty

PEF Services, a fund administrator for private capital funds, has appointed Hank Boggio as chief revenue officer. Boggio will oversee global strategy for PEF’s sales, marketing, account management and business development efforts to drive its revenue streams and identify new opportunities for growth.   Boggio will begin his new duties on 18 July and will report to PEF co-founder and CEO Anne Anquillare.   With more than 25 years of experience leading several companies through rapid growth and profitability, Boggio joins PEF from his previous role as managing director, head of business development at Ipreo Private Capital Markets, a provider of

Law firm Goodwin has appointed Stephen E Lee as partner in the firm’s private equity practice based in Los Angeles. Lee joins AJ Weidhaas, co-chair of the practice, who expanded Goodwin’s private equity platform to Los Angeles when he moved there last year.   “Steve’s arrival is the latest step in our strategy to bring Goodwin’s premier middle market private equity platform – which is already a recognised leader in Northern California, on the East Coast and abroad in London, Hong Kong, Frankfurt and Paris – to our Southern California clients,” says Weidhaas. “Steve’s extensive network and significant experience in