Private equity and investment advisory firm CVC Capital Partners has appointed Cathrin Petty as a partner and head of European healthcare.

Petty joins CVC from JP Morgan, where she was EMEA head of healthcare. Petty has also held roles at Vitruvian Partners and Apax Partners.

CVC managing partner Soren Vestergaard-Poulsen said: said: “We are thrilled Cathrin is coming on board. She has over 20 years of experience in the European healthcare sector, having worked with both corporations and governments. We greatly look forward to working with Cathrin as we continue to look for investment opportunities across the space.”