Lantern, a private markets data platform and technology provider, has appointed Charlie Markham as its first Chief Technology Officer, as part of plans to scale the company’s technological capabilities and drive the next phase of growth. He will be based in London. 

Palladium Group, a global management consultancy specialising in digital due diligence and value creation for private equity firms and their portfolio companies, has appointed Steve Kittell as Senior Vice President of Client Engagement, as part of its US expansion. 

Eurazeo, a European private equity firm with €33.5bn in AUM, has appointed Katrin Boström as Managing Director within its investor relations team, where she will be responsible for the Nordics and the UK and report to Mathieu Teisseire, a Managing Partner.

Law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher has appointed Briony Pollard, previously Counsel at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, as a Partner within its privacy, cybersecurity & data strategy practice group based in the firm’s London office.

Coalesce Capital, a private equity firm focused on human capital-driven and technology-enabled services companies, has added Jonathan Gurss as a Partner to its senior investment leadership team.

Global law firm Reed Smith has appointed Tom Whelan as a Private Equity Partner in its London office. Whelan joined the firm’s global corporate group from McDermott Will & Emery, where he was also a Partner.

Law firm Hill Dickinson has appointed James Harmer as a Corporate Partner specialising in debt capital market transactions as part of the firm’s business services group based in its office in London.

The $2bn private credit division of investment manager Federated Hermes has appointed Paul Robinson as Director, Origination & Structuring, a newly created London-based role within the business’s real estate debt team, which was launched in 2015. 

Global fund services provider Vistra has appointed Abdel Hmitti as Managing Director and Global Head of Funds. In his new role, Hmitti, who joins from State Street, will report to William Douglas, Chief Commercial Officer at Vistra.