TPH Partners has appointed Claiborne P. Deming as a senior adviser to the energy middle-market private equity fund. Deming (pictured) joins Frank Kalman, Dick Lewis, Steve Shapiro and Joel V. Staff as a senior adviser. The effort, which is chaired by Joe B. Foster, focuses on equity investments in the upstream, oilfield service and midstream space. “We are delighted that Claiborne is working with us on TPH Partners,” says Foster. “His experience in guiding independents as well as his industry knowledge as chairman of the National Petroleum Council makes him a great addition as we continue to acquire and build

Castanea Partners has appointed Jeffrey F. Rayport as operating partner. Rayport has over 20 years of executive experience in information and marketing services. Prior to Castanea, he was the founder and chairman of Marketspace, a strategy practice that works with companies to reinvent how they interact with customers and markets. Previously, Rayport was a faculty member at Harvard Business School where he developed and taught the first e-commerce course in the US. He continues to teach in various executive programmes at the school. Robert Smith, managing partner of Castanea, says: “As an operating oriented private investment firm, adding Jeffrey to

KKR has appointed Jonathan R. Levin to the newly created position of treasurer and head of investor relations. As treasurer, he will be involved in the oversight of the firm’s balance sheet, including the USD3bn in net assets it is expected to receive as a result of its combination transaction with KKR Private Equity Investors. Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts, co-founders of KKR, said: “Jon’s new roles are important steps that will maximize the value of our capital for our investors, strengthen oversight within KKR and ensure a constructive and robust dialogue with public investors. Jon is well

Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group has appointed Gregory L. Summe as vice chairman of global buyout, a newly created position. He will report to global head of buyout Daniel F. Akerson. Summe comes to Carlyle from Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, where he is a senior adviser. He begins his new duties in early October and will be based in Washington, DC. Akerson says: “We are pleased to welcome Greg to Carlyle. An important lesson of the financial crisis is that operational expertise is critical to both preserving and creating value in a portfolio company. As a former chief

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has appointed Lee Stern, previously a managing director at GSO Capital Partners, as a director of the firm responsible for originating and structuring mezzanine investments. Based in New York, Stern joins KKR Asset Management. Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts (pictured), co-founders of KKR, said: “With more than two decades of experience in mezzanine finance, private equity and investment banking, Lee is an excellent addition to our global mezzanine efforts. As we expand our strategy to invest across the capital structure – from senior debt to equity – his expertise will be extremely valuable.” Mezzanine debt

BlueCrest Capital Management has appointed Steve Smith as portfolio manager for the USD2.3bn AllBlue Fund.  The fund invests exclusively across a portfolio of funds managed by BlueCrest, including BlueCrest Capital International and BlueTrend.  Smith will also assume overall responsibility for global sales and client service teams and will join the firm’s executive committee.   Smith joins BlueCrest having spent several years at Credit Suisse, where he was most recently leading the global liquid alternatives team within the asset management division. He has a strong derivatives background having started his career at Bankers’ Trust and SBC O’Connor, and has significant experience

Butterfield Fulcrum, an alternative fund administration company, has expanded its US business development team with the addition of Christine Egan. Egan joins Bill Neville, Jim Gabriele, John Peterson and Bill Henderson under the leadership of T. Andrew Smith, global business development head.  Since joining in April 2009, Smith has quickly built a global sales team of seasoned professionals to meet the growing demand for transparency, independence and flexibility in the hedge fund sector. Under his leadership, Butterfield Fulcrum has opened a Chicago office, upgraded its US headquarters in New York City to accommodate further growth and attracted significant talent to

Impax Asset Management, an Aim listed investment manager focused on the environmental sector, has appointed John McDonald as head of sales and marketing. McDonald was previously head of alternative sales and marketing at New Star Asset Management, which he joined in 2004. He has 25 years of experience in financial markets, 17 years of which were spent in investment research analysis and sales, followed by eight years in the sales and marketing of alternative investments.   Ian Simm, chief executive officer of Impax Asset Management, says: "Impax has ambitious growth plans and we are delighted that John, with his impeccable

Silverfleet Capital, the European mid-market private equity house, has increased the size of its investment team in Paris with the appointment of Frédéric Chiche as an executive. Chiche joins the team from Providence Equity Partners where he worked as a senior associate, based in their London office. Prior to Providence Equity, he worked in M&A at Morgan Stanley and Rothschild & Cie, both in Paris.    Neil MacDougall, managing partner, says: “Frédéric’s appointment underlines the importance to Silverfleet Capital of mid-sized buyouts in France.  We are very pleased with the strong performance of our French portfolio company Histoire d’Or and