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Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, has appointed Andrea Mazzaferro as head of primaries, Europe. Mazzaferro is taking over the position from Mark Drugan, who is retiring from the firm after 34 years of service.
In his new role, Mazzaferro will lead European investments in mid-market funds within the buyout, specialist, turnaround and growth sectors. He will work alongside fellow regional heads of the firm’s primaries strategy, Helen Lais (United States) and Manjia Guan (Asia).
Mazzaferro who is based in Milan, Italy, has worked at Capital Dynamics since 2018, and has extensive experience in evaluating, selecting
Argand Partners, a New York- and San Francisco Bay Area-based industrials private equity firm, has added two new hires to its investment team, with the appointments of Ford Harrington as vice president and Peter Derby as Associate.
Private equity major TPG has provided $300 million in seed capital to the new Rubicon Carbon marketplace which will facilitate trade in carbon credits that corporations use to offset their emissions, according to a report by ImpactAlpha.
TDR Capital has raised €4.2 billion for a new buyout fund that will focus on both new deals and bolt-on acquisitions for its existing portfolio of consumer-related companies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Apollo Global Management has appointed Connecticut state treasurer Shawn Wooden as a partner and its new chief public pension strategist to help expand the private equity firm’s business with retirement systems, according to a report by Financial News.
The report cites an Apollo spokesperson as confirming that Wooden will assume his new role in late January to comply with “all relevant restrictions”.
Scott Kleinman, Apollo co-president, said that Wooden’s appointment will “allow Apollo to offer tailored, aligned investment solutions to these leading institutions”.
Wooden, who practiced as a lawyer focused on public pension plan investments before winning election to state
Fullerton Health, which counts private equity firms RRJ Capital and Ping An Capital as its major shareholders, is considering raising funds to expand its medical services offering through the sale of a minority stake in the business, according to a report by Private Equity Insights.
Circle Graphics, a portfolio company of $52 billion alternative investment firm HIG Capital, has acquired JONDO, Ltd, with the business becoming a unit of Circle’s Sensaria division of consumer-facing personalised products.
Cresset Partners has appointed Shari Young Lewis as managing director, private funds group. She will focus on private equity funds and co-investments across buyout, platform buy-and-build, and other control-oriented strategies.
International investment firm Hambro Perks has appointed Sam Marchant as Investment Associate. Marchant will focus on identifying and growing Hambro Perks’ portfolio of companies by focusing on early stage and primary investments for the HP Leaders Fund, the firm’s flagship £100 million venture fund, and the Hambro Perks Growth EIS.
Centralis Group has expanded its Governance, Risk and Compliance service line and Cayman Islands business operations with the appointment of offshore anti-money laundering specialist Gary Mclean.
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