
PGIM expands Middle East secondaries business with senior hire
PGIM is strengthening its secondaries business in the Middle East with the appointment of Lucas Radal as head of Middle East Secondary Investments for Montana Capital Partners.

PGIM is strengthening its secondaries business in the Middle East with the appointment of Lucas Radal as head of Middle East Secondary Investments for Montana Capital Partners.

KKR is strengthening its push into Japan’s private wealth market with the appointment of JPMorgan senior salesperson Sayori Kondo as managing director and co-head of wealth for Japan, according to a report by Bloomberg.

The UK’s Universities Superannuation Scheme has appointed Robert Ross, a senior private equity investment manager at the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, to oversee its private equity portfolio, according to a report by Bloomberg.
European deeptech investor Jolt Capital has appointed Jean-Marc Ollagnier as an operating partner, bringing four decades of experience at Accenture to the firm as it seeks to support the growth and transformation of its portfolio companies.
Qiagen has appointed Jonathan Pratt as CEO, bringing in an executive with recent experience overseeing a multibillion-dollar sale as the European molecular diagnostics company considers a potential takeover by private equity firms, according to a report by Bloomberg.

The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan’s global private equity chief Lori Hall-Kimm is leaving the Canadian pension fund to pursue a new opportunity, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Schroders Capital has appointed Sabrina Meng from Oaktree Capital Management to head business development across Asia, with a particular focus on raising capital for its private debt and credit alternatives business, according to a report by PEI.
Alvarez & Marsal has appointed Maureen O’Shea as a managing director in its Private Equity Performance Improvement practice, strengthening the firm’s European capabilities across supply chain, operations and procurement.
Audax Strategic Capital has appointed Blackstone veteran Ralph Yang as managing director and co-head, strengthening the leadership of its customised equity solutions strategy as it expands its middle-market investment activity.
Canadian pension fund OMERS is planning a major expansion of its private equity fund investment programme, with commitments expected to increase from around $2bn today to more than $10bn over the next five to 10 years, according to a report by BuyoutsInsider.
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