Titanbay, a European private markets investment platform for private banks, wealth managers and investment advisors, has appointed Ossama Soliman as Chief Executive Officer. Thomas Eskebaek, Co-Founder and outgoing CEO, will join the platform’s board of directors. 

Global investment bank Houlihan Lokey has appointed Dr Ashish Patel as a Managing Director within its capital markets group in expanding its equity private placement capability and presence in Europe. Patel will be based in London. 

Quilvest Capital Partners a $7bn global mid- and lower mid-market alternatives investment manager, has appointed Christophe Evain as Non-Executive Chairman as part of its board. In his new role, Evain will guide Quilvest’s strategic trajectory. 

Unigestion, an independent asset management firm specialising in mid-market private equity transactions with $11.5bn in AUM, has made seven internal promotions within its 70-strong global private equity team.

Stanley Capital Partners, a European private equity firm specialising in healthcare and resource efficiency, has added to its strategy team with the appointment of Ewuradjoa Gadzanku as Principal.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has appointed Fatema Orjela as a Partner in the firm’s transactions practice group in London. Orjela’s practice focuses on private equity transactions and related advisory matters.

Global private investment firm Carlyle has appointed Afsaneh M Beschloss, Founder and CEO of global investment firm RockCreek, as an Independent Director on its board of directors.

Sidley has appointed John C Godfrey as a Partner in the firm’s M&A and private equity practice in New York. Godfrey joins Sidley from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, where he served as a member of that firm’s M&A and PE practices.