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Enlightenment beefs up advisory board with new addition

Enlightenment Capital has added Alan B. Thomas Jr to its advisory board. Thomas is also joining the executive team of Trowbridge, a portfolio company of Enlightenment. Recently, Thomas served as the commissioner of the federal acquisition service at the General Services Administration.

Clearlake-backed Provation recruits Hamburger as CEO

Provation Medical, a provider of procedure documentation and clinical decision support solutions, has named Daniel Hamburger as CEO. Most recently, Hamburger served as CEO of Renaissance Learning Inc. Provation is backed by Clearlake Capital Group LP.

NightDragon Security taps Kyauk as MD

NightDragon Security has named Morgan Kyauk as managing director. Also, the cybersecurity investment firm has added Jason Martin of FireEye, Dan Burns of Optiv, Matthew Gyde of NTT Security and Andrew Howard of Kudelski Security to its advisory council.

Bluestone-backed Intrepid appoints EVP and chief growth officer

Sterling, Virginia-based Intrepid Solutions and Services, a provider of enterprise IT, data analysis and operational training services to the U.S. intelligence community, has named Ken Diller as executive vice president and chief growth officer. Previously, Diller managed the defense and national intelligence group for Huntington Ingalls Industries following its acquisition of Fulcrum IT Services. Intrepid is backed by Bluestone Investment Partners.

Halifax promotes two to managing partners

The Halifax Group has promoted Scott Plumridge and Chris Cathcart to managing partners. Plumridge has been at the Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm since 2005 while Cathcart joined Halifax in 2007.

Bridge Growth hires ex-Bregal Investments exec Yves de Balmann as an executive partner

Bridge Growth Partners hired Yves de Balmann, former co-chairman of Bregal Investments, as an executive partner. De Balmann also was co-CEO of BT Alex. Brown.

Turnspire hires ex-M-III Partners analyst Zapolsky as an associate

Turnspire Capital hired Zackary Zapolsky as an associate. Prior to Turnspire, Zapolsky worked as an analyst at M-III Partners, a turnaround advisory firm. He began his career as an analyst at Morgan Stanley.

PE-backed HighWire appoints president/CEO

HighWire, a scholarly publishing technology provider, has named Tim Bacci as president and CEO. Recently, he was president and CEO of Daegis Inc. HighWire is backed by Accel-KKR.

NexPhase recruits López as executive adviser

NexPhase Capital LP has named Anthony López as an executive adviser focused on healthcare investments. López is the founder, CEO and managing partner of L&L Associates.

CPF recruits Mulani as partner

Chicago Pacific Founders, a healthcare investment firm, has appointed Narendra Mulani as a partner. Previously, he worked at Accenture where he held several global leadership roles.