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Alternative investment firm Investcorp has made four senior additions to its Strategic Capital Group (ISCG), with the goal to further strengthen its ability to support post-acquisition value creation and strategic growth across its portfolio of alternative asset managers.
KKR has named Ken Murata, formerly of Goldman Sachs, as Managing Director to spearhead its private credit efforts in Japan, marking the firm’s inaugural dedicated hire for its Tokyo credit business, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Citigroup is expanding its footprint in the burgeoning private credit space, appointing Aashish Dhakad – formerly of Ares Management – as Head of Private Credit Origination for North America, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global private equity investor Advent has appointed Robert Ohrenstein as an Operations Advisor focused on finance, working closely with Advent’s portfolio company teams to support value creation through financial transformation and transaction execution.
Gallagher has appointed Alistair Lester as CEO of Gallagher’s Private Equity and M&A client practice, to lead the firm’s existing transactional risks teams in the UK, Europe, and Middle East (EMEA), while overseeing the further expansion of the practice.
Alter Domus, a global provider of tech-enabled fund services for the private equity, real assets, and private debt sectors, has appointed Isabel Gomez Vidal as Chief Commercial Officer, as well as the Group Executive Board.
Mayer Brown has added another partner to its private equity practice, with Nikolai Sokolov starting in the Frankfurt office as of August 2025.
HIG Capital has hired four senior executives from Morgan Stanley’s private equity secondaries team, as the firm accelerates plans to enter the GP-led secondaries market with a new fund launch expected in early 2026, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Grant Thornton, a professional services network providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, has appointed Marc Chase to the firm as its private equity practice leader, overseeing growth, strategy, and operations
Thoma Bravo has expanded its credit team with the addition of Jeff Levin and Kunal Soni, two senior executives previously with Morgan Stanley’s private credit group, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
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