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MidOcean-owned QualiTech hires Rick Pedersen as CEO

QualiTech, a global manufacturer of value-added ingredient solutions for food, animal nutrition and agronomy customers, and a portfolio company of private equity firm MidOcean Partners, has appointed Rick Pedersen, previously President of Ornua Ingredients North America, as CEO.

TMF Group appoints Head of Fund Sales for the Americas

TMF Group, a provider of compliance and administrative services to corporates, financial institutions, asset managers, private clients and family offices, has appointed Menno de Vreeze as Head of Fund Sales for the Americas.

Permira Credit appoints new Co-Heads

Permira Credit, a European alternative credit investor, has promoted David Hirschmann, who joined the business in 2015, and Ariadna Stefanescu, who has been with the firm since inception in 2007, to Co-Heads of the business, with immediate effect.

Blackstone to up Singapore PE headcount

Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, is looking to double the headcount of its Singapore-based private equity business over the next two years as it responds to an increase in deals activity in Southeast Asia, according to a report by Reuters.

Kainos Capital makes two promotions

Kainos Capital, a food and consumer-focused private equity firm, has made two promotions – Steven Koch to Principal from Vice President, and Alex Stanek to Manager on the firm’s operations team from Senior Associate.

Blackstone names new Co-Chief Investment Officers

Blackstone has promoted Kenneth Caplan, the company’s current Global Co-Head of real estate, and Lionel Assant, European Head of private equity, to the newly created roles of Global Co-Chief Investment Officers.

IK makes partner promotions

IK Partners, a European PE firm focused on investments in the Benelux, DACH, France, Nordics and the UK has promoted Carl Jakobsson and Frederik Jacobs to partner in the firm’s mid-cap investment teams in the Nordics and the Benelux respectively.

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