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PenderFund brings on Manulife's Desierto as president

Desierto joined Pender from Manulife Investment Management Private Markets, where he was a managing director.

Vistria promotes two and hires another

The Vistria Group has promoted Jon Maschmeyer and Rob Parkinson to senior partner.

Northleaf hires Sarah Silverman as managing director BD

Northleaf Capital Partners, a Canadian private markets investment firm, has hired Sarah Silverman as managing director, business development (US).

Instar Asset Management taps White as managing partner

He was previously a managing director at Wynnchurch Capital, working at the firm for 12 years, and before then held senior roles with GE Capital.

PPC adds returning employee to team

Philip Iler has rejoined Pritzker Private Capital as vice president - manufactured products.

Shamrock Capital Advisors adds two new SVPs to team

Shamrock Capital Advisors LLC has named Leah Hiraoka and Rosemary Bradley as senior vice president – head of investor relations & marketing and senior vice president – legal & compliance, respectively.

One Rock appoints ESG head

Previously, Spector worked at Nuveen, where she was a member of the responsible investing team and led sustainability initiatives for the firm's real assets and private markets groups.

Accelmed names new VP

Previously, Relle worked at J.P. Morgan's private equity group where she was a portfolio manager and vice president.

Meketa recruits Kilic as consultant

Prior to joining Meketa, Kilic served as a managing director of institutional distribution at Rothschild Asset Management.

Brighton Park taps Rabbani as partner

Previously, he worked at KKR where he was a managing director.