Private equity firm HIG Capital has appointed Mark Tricolli as a Manging Director with the firm’s growth capital investment affiliate, HIG Growth Partners. Before joining HIG, Tricolli was a partner at Enhanced Equity Fund, a lower middle market private equity firm where he was responsible for investments in the healthcare industry. Previously he was with JW Childs where he focused on investments in the healthcare, consumer, retail and business service industries. He was on the board of a number of companies including Sheridan Healthcare, Equinox Fitness, Joseph Abboud and CHG Healthcare. Tricolli began his private equity career at William Blair

Genstar Capital, LLC, a middle market private equity firm that focuses on investments in the insurance and financial services, software, life sciences, healthcare, and industrial technology industries, has promoted Rob S Rutledge (pictured) and Anthony J Salewski to Principal. Both were previously Genstar Vice Presidents. "Rob and Tony have made exceptional contributions to our firm and their advancement to senior leadership positions is a recognition of their roles as valuable members of our team. They combine a strong investment experience with an ability to work very well within our firm’s entrepreneurial management culture to drive change at our portfolio investments

Longitude Capital, a life sciences venture capital firm, has appointed Gregory Grunberg, MD, as Managing Director in the Menlo Park, California office, effective immediately. At Longitude, Dr Grunberg will focus primarily on medical device company investments. "We are delighted to welcome Greg to our Longitude team. He brings broad experience and expertise within life sciences investing and will help us provide high-level strategic counsel to our portfolio companies," says Juliet Tammenoms Bakker, Founder and Managing Director of Longitude Capital. "Greg’s hire comes at an exciting time for our Firm as we expand our franchise within the life sciences industry and

Heritage International Fund Managers Limited (HIFM) has made a host of new appointments. David Dorey (pictured), who joined the team as Head of Private Equity in January 2012, will be responsible for the client delivery on all existing and new private equity clients. David has a wealth of experience in the administration and management of private equity funds having held a number of senior positions within private equity firms and administrators in Guernsey, notably eight years with BC Partners, both in London and locally. James Christie and Andrew Cooper have both joined as Senior Fund Administration Managers heading up teams

DC Advisory Partners has appointed Andrew Strudwick as an Executive Director in its European Financial Sponsors Group. Strudwick will join Simon Tilley’s team, which provides a focal point for DC’s interaction with the private equity community. He will be based in London. Strudwick’s last role was at 3i Group PLC (“3i”) where he had worked as an Investment Director since 2006. Andrew co-founded 3i’s UK TMT team and took a lead role on key transactions such as the GBP350m take-private of Civica plc, engaging on all aspects of the investment cycle. Outside of TMT, Andrew has worked on high-profile transactions

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co has appointed Ali J Satvat as a Director based in Menlo Park. Satvat joins KKR from Apax Partners where he served as a Principal on the health care investment team and managed new investments and portfolio companies across various health care sub-sectors. Satvat will join the more than 20 person global health care team that is led by Mike Michelson, Jim Momtazee and Dominic Murphy. The team is responsible for sourcing new opportunities and providing industry knowledge and expertise to KKR’s private equity transactions. "There continue to be a number of developments that make health

Hogan Lovells has recruited Xavier Doumen as a partner in the firm’s private equity practice in Paris. Doumen joined Hogan Lovells on 1 February 2012 from Willkie Farr & Gallagher where he worked on private equity and strategic M&A transactions.  Doumen joins the Hogan Lovells Global Private Equity practice, which has more than 190 lawyers in 14 countries.  Alan Greenough (pictured), Co-Head of private equity, says: "Xavier is a great addition to our Corporate team and a key element in reinforcing our private equity activity in Paris, working alongside Stéphane Huten.”   Doumen adds: "The global platform at Hogan Lovells presents