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Taketa named to Genstar strategic advisory board

Genstar Capital said Aug. 15 that Rick Taketa has joined as a member of the firm’s strategic advisory board. Taketa is president of Taketa Capital, a small family office.

Daniel Fournier to step down as CEO of CDPQ's real estate arm

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) said Daniel Fournier, chairman and CEO of Ivanhoé Cambridge, the pension system's real estate investment arm, will retire in October. Fournier has headed Ivanhoé's operations and investment activity since 2010. During this time, he led the consolidation of CDPQ's real estate affiliates and oversaw deal volume of nearly $100 billion. Fournier will be replaced as CEO by Nathalie Palladitcheff. She joined Ivanhoé in 2015 as executive vice president and CFO and was last year appointed president. Montréal-based Ivanhoé holds $65 billion in assets and interests in more than 1,000 buildings.

Five Questions with Adam Feinstein, founder of healthcare-focused Vesey Street

"We’re investing in healthcare services companies in the Ebitda range of $5 million to $30 million that offer meaningful growth opportunities."

Hirtle Callaghan taps Vaccaro as private equity director

Hirtle Callaghan has named Stephen Vaccaro as director of private equity. Previously, Vaccaro worked at University of Pennsylvania’s office of investments.

FCP promotes Howard to VP

Fireman Capital Partners has promoted Devon Howard to vice president. Prior to joining the consumer-focused private equity firm, Howard worked at JP Morgan.

PE-backed SugarCRM hires CFO

Silicon Valley-based SugarCRM Inc, a company that helps organizations with their customer experiences, has named John Donaldson as chief financial officer. Recently, he was the CFO at Togetherwork Holdings. SugarCRM is backed by Accel-KKR.

Mobile banking money Varo Money appoints chief design officer

San Francisco and Utah-based Varo Money Inc, a mobile banking company, has appointed August de los Reyes as chief design officer. Previously, he was a director at Google for the search, assistant and news ecosystem. Varo Money is backed by Warburg Pincus and TPG-backed The Rise Fund.

H.I.G. elevates Hankins

H.I.G. Capital said Aug. 13 that it promoted Matt Hankins to managing director of the H.I.G. Advantage Fund.

Wang joins Blackstone

Blackstone said Aug. 12 that Limin Wang has joined the firm as a managing director on the quantitative research team in Blackstone Alternative Asset Management.

Goodwin adds partner to private investment funds practice

Law firm Goodwin has added Lauren King as a partner to its private investment funds practice. King will be based in the firm's New York office.