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Maranon adds seven to team

Maranon Capital has added seven members to the firm’s investment and operations teams. As Associates, Jack Brandt, Steve Pastoriza, Jack Purdy, and Tyler White are responsible for investment underwriting and portfolio management. Brandt was previously an Associate at RF Investment Partners, LLC, Pastries was an Analyst at Brown Brothers Harriman,

Manulife Investment Management appoints global head of real estate for private markets

Manulife Investment Management has appointed Marc Feliciano as global head of real estate, private markets. In this position, reporting to Christoph Schumacher, global head of real assets, Feliciano will oversee all aspects of the real estate business, including portfolio management, investments, asset management, and the integration of sustainability into both

GPCA appoints new Chair

The Global Private Capital Association (GPCA) has appointed Drew Guff, Managing Director and Founding Partner of Siguler Guff & Company, as Chair of the Board of Directors, along with new Board members Otavio Castello Branco, Senior Managing Partner and Board Member of Patria Investments, and Dr Karim El Solh, Co-Founder

Mayer Brown adds partner to investment funds practice in London

Mayer Brown has appointed investment funds lawyer Matthew Griffin as a partner in the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice in London. Griffin advises on fund formations and fund investments across illiquid and liquid asset classes in Europe and around the world for sponsors, institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds. His

PE-backed Floward appoints first independent board member

Floward has appointed its first independent board member, Nicholas Farhi, as it looks to meet international governance standards.   Floward has grown its revenue by more than 30 times since 2020, and has raised USD34.2 million to date, the latest of which was its Series B funding round of USD27.5

Pemberton appoints Portfolio Manager to launch new Risk Sharing strategy

Pemberton, an alternative credit specialist, has appointed Olivier Renault as Portfolio Manager and Head of Risk Sharing Strategy. Renault brings over 20 years of experience in structured credit, securitisation and bank capital finance. At Pemberton, he will be responsible for leading its new Risk Sharing Strategy, which sees Pemberton broaden

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Man GPM appoints Co-Heads of Credit Risk Sharing

Man Global Private Markets (Man GPM), Man Group’s private markets investment business, has appointed Matthew Moniot and Jonathan Imundo as Co-Heads of Credit Risk Sharing (CRS), bringing a combined 40 years of experience across alternative asset management and banking.

Wafra Inc appoints CIO

Global alternative investment manager Wafra Inc has promoted Adel A Alderbas to Chief Investment Officer (CIO). Alderbas will work closely with Chief Executive Officer Fawaz Al-Mubaraki to oversee the firm’s investment activities and execute Wafra’s vision to deliver investment solutions that provide long-term prosperity for asset owners around the world.

OnePlanetCapital appoints new Investment Director

OnePlanetCapital, the climate change-focused early stage venture capital fund, has appointed Anthony Chant as Investment Director. Chant will lead investment decisions for the company’s flagship EIS fund, targeting companies and projects that will genuinely benefit the environmental prospects of the UK and the wider planet. Chant has joined OnePlanetCapital to

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