Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has promoted Michelle Falcucci, Richard Sykes, Tim Bamford, Rachel De La Haye, Andrew Tually and Nienke Malan, with effect from 1 July. 

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has added Brian Scrivani as a partner and member of its M&A and private equity practice groups, based in New York. 

Jolt Capital, a private equity firm specialising in European growth deeptech investments, has added Valéry Talma as Managing Director US – Investor Relations to its investor relations team. 

Global management consulting firm Kearney has added Grace Chieng and Marius Boersema as principals, Michael Schutte as senior manager and Sara Tan as associate to its private equity team. 

Global strategy consulting firm Stax has opened a new office in London, following the January hiring of Phil Dunne as managing director to lead the firm’s UK and EMEA practice. 

Real assets investment manager Pennybacker Capital Management has appointed Jamie Pacala as Managing Director, Real Estate Investments. In his new role based in New York, Pacala will lead investments across the northeast and southeast regions of the US. 

European private equity firm Astorg has added Chris Benson as a London-based partner for its mid-cap fund and Daniel Pang as a New York-based managing director for its flagship fund within the healthcare team. 

Avantia Law, a law firm specialising in investment compliance and contract review for private equity and asset management firms, has appointed Paul Gaskell as Chief Technology Officer.