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PPMA names Mandich as CEO and Young as president

Investment manager PPM America Inc has appointed Mark Mandich as its new CEO and Jim Young as company president. Previously, Mandich was chief operating officer at PPMA while Young was chief investment officer at the firm.

Jobs of the week: BlackRock, Wellington, LPCA and Two Sigma are hiring

This week's job include a managing partner at Provident Global and a private equity principal at Wellington. Also up for grabs are a private funds attorney at BlackRock and a private equity senior compliance officer at Two Sigma.

MidCap expands team with addition

MidCap Financial has appointed John Rosin as managing director for its general industries asset based lending group. MidCap is a middle market-focused specialty finance company.

Evercore names Stokes as senior MD for tech banking group

Evercore has hired Tom Stokes as a senior managing director for its technology banking group. Previously, Stokes worked at Goldman Sachs where he served as a managing director in its investment banking division.

Safanad hires director of private equity

Safanad has appointed Craig Kahler as director of private equity. Previously, Kahler worked at BlueMountain Capital Management where he served as the portfolio manager of private capital.

Bridge Growth appoints Estee Lauder's Langhammer to strategic advisory board

Bridge Growth Partners LLC has added Fred H. Langhammer to its strategic advisory board. Langhammer is the chairman of global affairs for The Estee Lauder Companies.

Evercore taps Rosichan as senior MD for equity capital markets group

Evercore has named Jeffrey B. Rosichan as a senior managing director for its equity capital markets group. Previously, Rosichan worked at Deutsche Bank where he served as managing director and vice chairman of equity capital markets.

H.I.G. Capital private equity MD Tuch to leave firm: Updated

Neil Tuch, a managing director on the private equity team at H.I.G. Capital, is leaving the firm after more than 10 years, H.I.G. Executive Managing Director Doug Berman confirmed.

Blackstone's GSO co-founder Ostrover to leave firm and start family office

Doug Ostrover, a senior managing director at Blackstone's alternative credit platform GSO, will be leaving that position, the firm announced today.

Next Capital hires research director

Next Capital Management has appointed Ryan Davis as director of research. Prior to joining Next Capital, Davis was a senior analyst at Fortigent.