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Ardian managing director and Next Gen departs the firm

The firm’s recent Asia-Pacific secondaries deals include co-leading a single-asset process for Crescent Capital Partners.

AXA private markets unit head: Our secondaries deployment will be big

AXA Investment Managers Prime has already built a nine-person infrastructure secondaries team and is building out its PE secondaries capabilities, according to global head Pascal Christory.

AltamarCAM hires ex-Ares fundraising exec as head of Asia

Rebecca Wu, a former managing director at Landmark Partners Asia, joins as head of investor relations for the region.

Blackstone’s Verdun Perry: Disruption can lead to programmatic sales

Market disruptions can motivate large investors to evaluate how they generate liquidity, oftentimes leading to repeat sales, according to Strategic Partners’ global head.

AXA hires ex-Northleaf exec to lead PE secondaries business

The €34bn IM Prime unit has been building up its secondaries capabilities across infrastructure and private equity.

Amundi hires from Montana as it pushes into secondaries

Europe’s largest asset manager has been scoping out building an internal team dedicated to the strategy since at least last year.

Goldman Sachs hires Evercore executive for secondary advisory

The appointment comes as movement around the secondaries advisory world has slowed after a series of relocations over the past year.

Devon Park taps Greenhill for new partner

Devon Park, founded by secondaries veteran Jonathan Costello, closed on four GP-led transactions worth a combined $2bn last year.

Whitehorse taps AlpInvest, KBRA to expand distribution capabilities

The appointments bring the firm’s headcount to 170 employees globally across its Toronto and London offices.

PJT hires Jefferies’ Jinkens as senior adviser in Europe

Jinkens will give PJT an on-the-ground ability to focus on LP-led advisory in Europe as well as the Middle East, Secondaries Investor understands.