Private equity firm Advent International has appointed two new Independent Regional Advisors in Norway, Birger Nergaard and Gunnar Rydning. Nergaard and Rydning join Simon Lindfors, who has been an Independent Regional Advisor to Advent in Sweden since 2010, and will work closely with Jens Petter Hagen, who coordinates Advent’s activity in the Nordic region.   Nergaard established Verdane Capital, formerly Four Seasons Venture, in 1985, and was joined by Rydning in 1986. Together, they built Verdane Capital into one of the largest venture capital companies in the Nordic Region.  Both Birger and Gunnar have over 25 years experience of investing

Brookfield Asset Management has appointed Grant Berlin as Senior Vice President responsible for institutional investor relations in the Private Funds Group, with a focus on real estate funds. He is based in New York City. Berlin, who is based in new York City, brings over 20 years of real estate experience to Brookfield. Most recently, he was managing director and head of real estate fundraising at Alliance Bernstein. Prior to this, he served as a managing director at Tishman Speyer, where he was the firm’s primary relationship manager with consultants and covered many of the firm’s US institutional investors. He

Oak Hill Advisors (OHA) has promoted William H Bohnsack, Jr (pictured) to President. Bohnsack has served as the investment management firm’s Chief Operating Officer since 2001 and one of its four senior partners since 2005. As President, Bohnsack will have expanded oversight of several activities at OHA, including firm management, business development and strategic initiatives. In executing these and other responsibilities, he will continue to work alongside the firm’s other senior partners, including Mr. August, Scott D. Krase and Robert Okun.   Glenn R August, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of OHA, says: “Bill has been an outstanding partner and

Maples Fund Services, an independent global fund services provider and a division of MaplesFS, has expanded its European operations with the hire of Steve Lewis, Director of European Business Development. Based in London, Lewis is responsible for expanding the fund administration and middle-office businesses across the firm’s European offices. Lewis will work closely with Scott Somerville (pictured), CEO of MaplesFS, and Toni Pinkerton, Global Head of Fund Services, as well as the Regional Heads of Fund Services for Dublin and Luxembourg to execute the firm’s business development and growth strategy. “We continue to see managers attracted to Dublin, Luxembourg and

Tim Joeng has joined independent wealth management firm Gresham Partners adding deep experience in the area of alternative and private equity investments. As a Principal and senior member of the investment team, Joeng is responsible for sourcing investment opportunities, performing manager due diligence and building portfolios for Gresham’s clients. Joeng reports directly to President and Chief Investment Officer Ted Neild (pictured) and is a key member of Gresham’s investment committee. “Very few wealth advisory firms have a real, deep commitment to investing in non-marketable strategies,” says Neild. “It’s complicated, and many of their clients don’t have the personal financial security