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• StepStone hires for new secondaries position 17 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. California-based private equity advisory firm StepStone Group has appointed James Gamett as managing director and head of secondary investments, a newly created position.

• Segulah hires Erik Thornell as head of banking 17 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Nordic private equity firm Segulah Advisor has hired Erik Thornell as head of banking.

• TSG Consumer Partners hires John Kenney as managing director 15 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. TSG Consumer Partners, a private equity firm that invests in branded consumer products, has hired John M Kenney as managing director and partner. He will join the firm’s New York office, overseeing East Coast origination activities.

• Natural Gas Partners appoints two managing directors 15 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Natural Gas Partners has promoted David Hayes and Colin Raymond from principals to managing directors.

• Pantheon hires secondaries specialist Francesco di Valmarana 11 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Private equity fund of funds investor Pantheon has appointed Francesco di Valmarana as a principal in its London-based European Secondaries team.

• John Brakey reportedly leaves Macquarie for KKR 11 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Macquarie Funds Management's long-time head of private equity funds of funds John Brakey has left the firm to join the Australian office of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., according to reports.

• Greenpark appoints Matthew Arkinstall as investment director 10 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Secondaries specialist Greenpark Capital has hired Matthew Arkinstall as an investment director. He will be responsible for deal sourcing and deal execution.

• Shasta appoints entrepreneur-in-residence, senior associate 10 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Early stage venture capital firm Shasta Ventures has expanded its team with the appointment of Kartik Raghavan as an entrepreneur-in-residence and Sean Flynn as a senior associate.

• Pharmaceutical sector expert Dr Richard Kent joins Intersouth Partners as venture partner 10 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Durham, North Carolina-based venture capital firm Intersouth Partners has appointed pharmaceutical industry veteran Dr Richard Kent, as a venture partner. In his role, Dr Kent will help the firm source investments, perform due diligence and manage portfolio companies. He joins Intersouth's life science team, currently comprised of Dr Bob Bell, Dennis Dougherty, Dr Garheng Kong, David Pierson, James Rosen and Phil Tracy.

• SV Life Sciences hires three new venture partners 09 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. SV Life Sciences has appointed three new venture partners: Dr Sarah Bodary will focus on biotechnology and will be based in the firm's San Francisco office, Gary Velasquez will focus on healthcare services, based in the San Francisco office, and Kevin Barrett will also concentrate on the healthcare services sector but he will be based in Boston.

• Buy-out firm SK Capital appoints former Goldman Sachs executive Clark Winter as CIO 09 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Clark Winter has joined SK Capital Partners as the firm's new CIO. In his new role, Winter will focus on identifying, developing and communicating investment strategies for the firm. He will concentrate on targeted segments within the specialty chemicals and healthcare sectors.

• EMP Global hires Chung Min Pang, Samir Soota 08 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. EMP Global has appointed Chung Min Pang and Samir Soota as managing directors. Pang will be responsible for the Greater China region, while Soota will oversee the South and South East Asian markets from the Singapore office.

• Kearny Ventures hires Andrew Jensen as CFO 03 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Andrew Jensen, formerly CFO at Liquid Realty Partners, has been announced as the new CFO at San Francisco-based Kearny Venture Partners. In his new role, Jensen will oversee investor relations, legal, finance, IT and human resources.

• BVCA establishes Research Advisory Board 03 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, an organisation with a membership of 400 firms, has established a Research Advisory Board.

• OMERS launches new investment entity, hires president and CEO 02 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has launched a new investment entity, OMERS Strategic Investments, and appointed Jacques Demers as president and CEO of the new division.

• General Atlantic appoints Fernando Marques Oliveira to lead Latin American investment 02 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. US-headquartered growth investor General Atlantic has appointed Fernando Marques Oliveira as managing director to head the firm’s São Paulo office. In his new role, he will lead GA’s investment activity in Brazil and the rest of Latin America.

• Robeco appoints Jean-Louis Laurens to management board, reorganises top level 28 Nov 2008. Source: AltAssets. Asset management firm Robeco has appointed Jean-Louis Laurens to its management board. He will be responsible for Robeco's mainstream asset-management activities.

• USS underlines its confidence in the asset class by expanding its private equity team 28 Nov 2008. Source: AltAssets. Universities Superannuation Scheme has expanded its private equity team with the addition of two private equity analysts, Sweta Chattopadhyay and Tim Tyshing. The UK pension fund currently has around seven per cent invested in alternatives and has announced plans to increase its target allocation to 20 per cent over the medium term.

• Two new hires make HgCapital's renewables team one of the biggest in Europe 27 Nov 2008. Source: AltAssets. European mid-market private equity and renewable energy infrastructure investor HgCapital has added another two professionals to its renewable energy team, which now comprises seven specialists. The new associates are Luigi Pettinicchio and Luis Quiroga.

• Main Capital appoints Paul Zekveld as partner 26 Nov 2008. Source: AltAssets. Media, entertainment and technology-focused private equity firm Main Capital Partners has appointed Paul Zekveld as partner.

• ADIC hires head of internal audit, chief legal officer, head of communications 26 Nov 2008. Source: AltAssets. MENA investment company Abu Dhabi Investment Company has appointed Royston Armstrong, Stephen Swanson and Stephen Bowey as head of internal audit, chief legal officer and head of communications, respectively.

• CAI hires David Emerson as senior advisor 25 Nov 2008. Source: AltAssets. North American private equity firm CAI Capital Management has appointed The Honourable David Emerson, PC, formerly Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, as senior advisor. Emerson's role will include advising CAI's portfolio companies and assisting the firm in identifying new investment opportunities, particularly in the West of Canada.

• Aquiline appoints Deborah Bernstein, Jason Rotman as investment professionals 24 Nov 2008. Source: AltAssets. New York-based private equity firm Aquiline Capital Partners has appointed Deborah L Bernstein and Jason A Rotman as investment professionals.