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Bonnefield Financial promotes Andrea Gruza to president

Gruza will oversee Bonnefield activities across all business units, while maintaining direct responsibility for fundraising, investor relations and ESG activities.

Yellow Wood appoints Downey as operating partner

Most recently, Downey has spent over two years at Norseland, Inc. where she began and remains as an independent non-executive board director after a short stint as their interim president and CEO.

Stellex Capital Management recruits Colvin as director and Kingsley as VP

Colvin is based in Washington, DC and Kingsley is in Boston.

Angeles Equity Partners taps Bhandari as capital markets head for operations

Prior to joining Angeles Operations Group, Bhandari was co-head of the financing advisory & restructuring group at Greenhill & Co. in New York.

Berkshire Partners taps Nilsson as IR head

Nilsson joins Berkshire from Cinven where he served as a partner.

TZP Group-backed DanceOne appoints Galpern as CEO

Galpern will remain on DanceOne’s board of directors, and as CEO, he succeeds Gary Pate, who will take on the role of vice chair of the board.

Sterling Group-backed Tangent Technologies appoints Potthoff as CEO

Based in Aurora, Illinois, Tangent is a manufacturer of high-density polyethylene synthetic lumber used for outdoor living, site amenities, structural applications, and marine decking.

Odyssey promotes Hall and Hadis to managing principal

Currently, Hall serves on the board of directors of Odyssey portfolio companies Pexco and Champions Group while Hadis is the firm’s general counsel and chief compliance officer.