Hatteras Funds, a provider of alternative investment solutions for financial professionals, has named Brian Jacobs chief executive officer. Founder and former chief executive David B. Perkins will continue as chairman, working closely with Jacobs on overall corporate strategy and investment management. Jacobs (pictured) will lead a senior executive team of Robert Worthington, president, Michael Fields, chief operating officer, and Lance Baker, chief financial officer. “Brian is a proven leader with 26 years of broad industry experience who can take Hatteras to the next level,” says Perkins. “He has a deep understanding of financial professionals and their clients’ needs, and a

Centerview Partners has appointed Skip Paul, a media and entertainment veteran, as a senior adviser in its advisory practice. Paul will be a key participant in Centerview’s expansion in the media and entertainment sectors, and will be based in Centerview’s Los Angeles office. Paul has achieved success across an array of sectors from motion picture and video games to theme parks and social networking companies. He brings to Centerview transactional and operational experience working with both established and emerging companies and management teams. "Skip has been a friend and client for over 20 years," says Adam Chinn, a co-founder of

Hercules Technology Growth Capital, a specialty finance company providing venture debt and equity to venture capital and private equity-backed technology and life science companies, has appointed Janice Bourque as managing director in the life sciences group in Hercules’ Boston office. Bourque has over 25 years of experience in financial services and life sciences. Most recently, Bourque served as an advisor to Commons Capital, an early stage venture capital fund. In this position, she provided strategic corporate investor fundraising knowledge and supported Commons Capital and Oxford Bioscience Partners’ new joint venture, Commons Global Health Fund, which focuses on healthcare investments for

Equity Risk Partners, an insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm focused on the private equity industry, has hired Charles Blackmon as senior principal – executive liability. Blackmon will join Equity Risk Partners’ Chicago office from Marsh, where he most recently held a vice president position in their financial and professional liability practice. "We are delighted to have Charles as part of our growing executive liability team," says Michael Marcon, founder and chief executive of Equity Risk Partners. "His experience as a broker, underwriter and client advisor gives him the diverse skill set necessary to add value to our private

SV Life Sciences has appointed Paul Wallace, an executive with over 18 years of experience in healthcare services operations and private equity investing, as a venture partner. Wallace will be working on the SV Life Sciences healthcare services team. Wallace was most recently senior vice president of Healthways, a Nashville-based provider of disease management, wellness and population health support solutions. His roles at Healthways included oversight of strategic planning, corporate development and sales and marketing. Prior to Healthways, Wallace was a senior investment officer at Petra Capital in Nashville, Gilbert Global Equity Partners (fka Soros Capital) in New York, Lazard

LLR Partners, a Mid-Atlantic private equity firm, has appointed John J. “Jack” Gavin as an operating partner. Gavin will work closely with LLR to continue to grow the firm and expand its portfolio of business services companies. “I’m very excited to be joining LLR Partners,” says Gavin. “I’ve known the partners at LLR a long time and am impressed by their ability to identify and expand successful middle market companies in a variety of service-oriented industries. I look forward to contributing to this initiative, and using the professional expertise I have gained managing and maximizing professional services organisations in my

Law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has appointed Drew G. L. Chapman, an alternative investment, asset management and securities industry attorney, as partner in the corporate department. Chapman will reside in the New York office. “Drew Chapman is a great addition to our corporate team,” says Steven Lofchie, co-chair of the financial services department at Cadwalader. “He is a well-known and skilled transaction counsellor who brings to the firm an expertise that supplements our talent and depth in regulatory affairs, fund formation, restructuring and general transactional work.” Chapman joins Cadwalader from DLA Piper where he served as chair of the

HarbourVest Partners, an alternative investment firm, has appointed Simon Lund as head of sales and marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Lund (pictured) will manage and enhance relationships with new investors and their advisers within the EMEA geographic regions.  “We are very pleased to have Simon join our team,” says George Anson, managing director of HarbourVest Partners (UK). “He brings extensive experience with a track record of success in building relationships with prospective investors, fund raising, and new product development.”   Lund will be based in London and will focus on the marketing of HarbourVest’s private funds, fund