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Private Equity Jobs of the Week: Blackstone, ORIX and Gen II are hiring

This week’s jobs include a private equity director at Gen II and vice presidents at Blackstone and ORIX Capital.

Private Equity Jobs of the Week: Wellington, Bayer and Prudential are hiring

This week’s jobs include a principal at Wellington, a a venture investments VP at Bayer and an associate at Prudential.

Wells Fargo Strategic Capital recruits Altman as MD for healthcare group

Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, a Wells Fargo division, has named Dr. Rodney Altman as a managing director in its healthcare group. The appointment is effective immediately. Altman is a part-time physician at Stanford University Medical Center. He is based in San Francisco.

PE HUB First Read

First Read begins the day with news that SoftBank takes control of WeWork as co-founder Neumann gets up to $1.7 billion to exit startup, Amazon declares war on dollar stores, and Aducanumab, the Alzheimer drug, may actually work.

PE HUB First Read

First Read kicks off the week with news that Walmart will stop selling all e-cigarettes, Germany has unveiled a $60 billion plan to fight the climate crisis, and Game of Thrones wins the Emmy for outstanding drama series.

PE HUB First Read

First Read kicks off the day with news that Italian yacht-maker Sanlorenzo is expected to launch an IPO in October, the Federal Reserve cuts rates by a quarter point, and U.S. Navy confirms that leaked videos do capture UFO sightings.

PE HUB First Read

First Read starts the day with news that CD&R has teamed up with PPG to bid on Axalta, WeWork is expected to postpone its IPO, and the New York Fed spent $53 billion to rescue the overnight lending market.

PE HUB First Read

First Read begins the new week with news that President Trump orders U.S. companies doing business in China to relocate elsewhere after Beijing unveils new tariffs on U.S. goods, VMware acquires Carbon Black for $2.1 billion and Pivotal for $2.7 billion, and toymaker Hasbro now owns Death Row records.

PE-backed ICP appoints exec chair

Integrated Care Physicians Inc, a provider of emergency medicine and acute care management services, has appointed Dr. Terry Meadows as executive chairman and board member. Meadows is a former divisional CEO for Envision Healthcare, a physician group owned by KKR. ICP is a portfolio company of BelHealth Investment Partners.

SharesPost appoints Munafo as chief investment officer

SharesPost, a provider of liquidity to private growth companies, has named Christian Munafo as chief investment officer. Previously, he worked at HQ Capital where he was co-head of the global private equity secondary practice.