The latest moves in the North American wealth management sector.

B Capital
B Capital, an international investment firm, has appointed Timur Akazhanov as general partner.

Akazhanov will be based in New York and partner on strategy with Sami Ahmad, GP and deputy chief investment officer.

Previously, he was a managing director at H I G Capital, where he focused on technology and tech-enabled services. Prior to this Akazhanov was an MD at Blackstone and also worked at Bain Capital and McKinsey & Company. 

With more than $7 billion in assets under management across multiple funds, the firm specializes on seed to late-stage venture growth investments, primarily in the technology, healthcare and climate sectors, and was founded in 2015. It has offices in the US and Asia.