Iris Dorbian

Brynwood Partners said Wednesday that it has raised $400 million for its seventh fund. Based in Greenwich, CT, Brynwood Partners is a private equity fund that invests in lower middle-market companies in the consumer sector.

AddThis has promoted its CFO Richard Harris to CEO. Harris succeeds Ramsey McGrory, who will serve an advisory role to the firm. Harris is the founder of Mt. Weather Capital. He is also the founder of RedShift Ventures. Based in Vienna, Virginia, AddThis is a web technology company.

Hercules Technology Growth Capital has expanded its team with new additions. Five managing directors have been named. They are Anup Arora, Forbes Burtt, Paul Edwards, Mark Modica and Daniel Holman. Also, John Doyle has been named as a principal. In addition to the new hires, the company has also opened an office in New York. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Hercules Technology Growth Capital is a specialty finance firm that provides senior loans to VC-backed companies in tech-related markets.

According to the annual Coller Capital/LAVCA Latin American Private Equity Survey, over half of those polled (56%) say they are upbeat about investing in this market. Most survey participants feel they will get more returns from Mexico, Peru and Columbia, while half of LPs feel the same about Brazil and Chile. Other findings: over a third (35%) of existing investors expect to increase their investments in Latin American PE, with Mexico seen as an especially attractive market.

Investment bank Imperial Capital said Tuesday that it has hired Mitch Pinheiro as a senior equity research analyst covering the consumer sector. Prior to joining Imperial Capital, Pinheiro worked at Janney Montgomery Scott. In addition to the hiring news, Imperial Capital has opened an office in Berwyn, Penn.

Europe-based Kurma Life Sciences Partners has hired Vanessa Malier as a partner. Previously, Malier worked at Ipsen where she was vice president of R&D strategic planning. KLS is a VC firm that focuses on healthcare and biotechnology.

REORIENT Group has named David Goldman as managing director and head of Americas. Prior to joining REORIENT, Goldman worked at Macrostrategy and prior to that, was global head of debt research at Bank of America. Headquartered in Hong Kong, REORIENT Group is a financial services firm.

Investment bank Needham & Company said Tuesday that it has hired Mike Matson as a senior research analyst. In his new role, Matson will be covering medical technologies & diagnostics and be based in the company’s New York office. Previously, Matson worked at Mizuho Securities and Wells Fargo Securities.

Chevron Technology Ventures said Tuesday that it has raised $90 million for its fifth fund. The pool will invest in early- to mid-stage companies that are developing technologies that could possibly improve Chevron’s oil and gas business. CTV is the investment unit of Chevron Corp., the oil and gas conglomerate.

NGDATA said Tuesday that it has raised $3.3 million in funding. Capricorn Venture Partners was the lead investor. Sniper Investments also participated in the round. In addition to the funding, NGDATA has added William J. Pade, a partner at Oak Hill Capital Partners, Michael Patsalos-Fox, former senior partner for McKinsey & Company and Katrin Geyskens, a partner at Capricorn Venture Partners, to its board. Headquartered in Gent, Belgium, NGDATA is a provider of customer intelligence management solutions.