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Prior to joining Star Mountain, Zahringer was co-founder and principal of AZ Private Ventures.

‘The end game for us is to become a multi-specialist, rather than a pure generalist,’ Druais told PE Hub.

Burton will be based in New York and report directly to co-CEOs Drew McKnight and Jack Neumark.

In this role, Watt will work closely with Quad-C’s investment teams to support the firm’s continued growth through the sourcing and origination of new platform investments and add-on acquisitions.

The appointments will support the firm's operating structure with its evolving scale and strategic priorities as part of its future growth.

'This is a space that continues to grow and be resilient even when there are macro headwinds, relative to broader consumer discretionary,' Aparna Aiyar told PE Hub.

The change of senior leadership is part of a planned succession strategy.

Within the investment team, Oakley has promoted four managing directors to partner: Alessandro Celli, Konstantin Synetos, Lovis von Andrian and Mike Mutsaers.

In this newly created role at Littlejohn, Mardirossian will work closely with the firm’s managing partners and leaders across finance, legal & compliance, operations, and investor relations teams to oversee Littlejohn’s strategic direction.