Credit Suisse has added three executives to its US and European offices, as the Swiss bank's alternative investments group continues to thrive following a reorganisation.

Derek Jones has joined the New York office as a partner in the private equity fund of funds business where he will concentrate on co-investments and the emerging manager practice, which oversees investments in newer hedge funds. Mina Pacheco Nazemi will work in Los Angeles as a vice president, and concentrate on the emerging manager practice.