Promotions

Lloyds Bank wholesale banking and markets’ acquisition finance team has made a number of senior promotions. Mark Craig has been appointed as managing director, responsible for the origination of larger transactions and Joëlle Antmann and Riëlla Hollander have become senior directors in the division’s Paris and Amsterdam offices respectively.

Mesirow Financial said it promoted three professional in the investment strategies group and made a hire. Chris O’Neill, who currently serves as chief investment officer and director of research, was made a managing director. Jonathan Dues, who oversees business development and client relationships, was named a senior vice president. Lavanya Batchu was also named a vice president. And Matthew Nowlin has joined the firm as a relationship manager.

Global private equity fund-of-funds manager SL Capital Partners has promoted Whit Matthews to investment director in the firm’s Boston office. Matthews will continue to be responsible for SL Capital’s North American primary fund investments, secondary investments and direct co-investments, with a particular focus on the West Coast and Mid-Atlantic regions.