MUMBAI, May 28 -- Global private equity firm EQT has appointed Nicholas Macksey and Hari Gopalakrishnan as co-heads of Private Capital (PC) Asia, effective immediately, the investment firm said in a statement on Thursday.

They succeed Jean Eric Salata, who formally assumed the role of chair of the EQT Group on 12 May. Salata will continue as chair of EQT Asia and the PC Asia investment committees. He will remain closely involved in decision-making and support the growth of the platform under Macksey and Gopalakrishnan.

The newly appointed co-heads joined the firm as junior investment professionals about two decades ago and have helped shape PC Asia into one of the region's leading private market platforms.

"Their appointments reflect t...