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Carleton College seeks private-markets exec as it expands investment team

Goodwin taps Yiu as a partner for PE practice

Law firm Goodwin has named Bosco Yiu as a partner in its private equity practice. Yiu's work experience includes representing private equity firms, investment banks and public and private companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and IPOs on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Baird-backed Apervita appoints Bradley as board chair

Apervita, a healthcare-focused platform-as-a-service company, has named James P. Bradley as chair and independent director for its board of directors. Bradley is chief information officer of UnitedHealthCare and chief technology strategy officer at McKesson Corporation. Apervita is a portfolio company of Baird Capital.

Honigman adds partner to PE practice

Law firm Honigman has named Harris R. Eisenberg as a partner in its corporate department and private equity practice. Previously, he worked at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP where he concentrated on private equity and mergers and acquisitions.

Weinsier joins Pryor Cashman as co-head of PE practice

Law firm Pryor Cashman has named Michael Weinsier as a partner and co-head of its private equity practice. Previously, he worked at Troutman Sanders.

Z Capital names Wang as MD and corporate development head

Z Capital has appointed Bonnie Wang as a managing director and head of corporate development. Wang is a former managing director and portfolio manager at J.P. Morgan.

Genstar taps Hubbard for strategic advisory board

Genstar Capital has named Dr. John Hubbard to its strategic advisory board. Recently, Hubbard was president and CEO of Bioclinica Inc.

Carlyle recruits Zhang as senior adviser for Asian PE platform

The Carlyle Group has hired Dr. Hongjiang Zhang as a senior adviser to its Asian private equity platform. Zhang is a former CEO of Kingsoft.

KKR-backed Cherwell appoints two to board of managers

Cherwell Software, which is backed by KKR, has named Dave Welsh and John Spiliotis to its board of managers. Welsh is KKR's head of TMT growth equity and Spiliotis recently worked at Palo Alto Networks where he was a senior vice president. Cherwell is a provider of enterprise service management solutions.

Evercore beefs up team with new hire

Evercore has named Gregory Berube as a senior managing director in its restructuring and debt advisory group. Previously, Berube worked at Goldman Sachs where he was a managing director and head of Americas restructuring finance and advisory.