New Leaf Venture Partners has appointed Srinivas Akkaraju as a managing director and lead of NLV Partners’ West Coast biopharmaceuticals practice.  

International law firm O’Melveny & Myers has announced that Dean Collins, an experienced fund formation lawyer, has joined its Asia practice as a partner and a member of the firm’s

New York-based investment bank and fund manager Moelis & Company has announced the appointment of Dominick Petrosino as a managing director who will focus on providing capital raisi

Wisconsin-based mid-market private equity firm Mason Wells Buyout Funds has announced the promotion of Asim Khan, Jay Radtke and Ben Holbrook to directors, and of John Martin to associa

Lime Rock, a private equity firm focused on the global energy sector, has announced the naming of three new managing directors and several additional promotions.

TA Associates, a growth private equity and buyout firm, has announced the promotions of investment professionals Hythem T. El-Nazer and James R.

European private equity firm Permira has announced the appointment of Keith Jones as a senior adviser to Permira’s newly formed financial services team on investment opportunities in th

Canaan Partners, a global venture capital firm, has made several executive promotions in the US, India and Israel.  Alok Mittal (photo) and Izhar Shay have been named general partner, and Warren Lee has been named venture partner.   ‘Each of these venture professionals have realized great success over the past couple of years and have helped Canaan expand its portfolio of emerging market leaders on both coasts of the US and globally,’ says Deepak Kamra, general partner at Canaan.   Mittal and Shay have led several of Canaan’s key, global investments in companies such as Prime Sense, a company based

Bessemer Venture Partners, a global investment group, has announced two promotions to vice president: Stephen Kraus in the healthcare practice based in Massachusetts, and Subramanya S.V

Leeds Equity Partners, a New York-based private equity firm focused on the education, training and information industries, has promoted two of its professionals.