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Herr exits NewStar Financial for Solar Capital

Goodwin hires Mauney as partner for PE practice

Matt Mauney has joined law firm Goodwin's private equity practice as a partner. He will be based in the Washington, D.C. office.

Gramercy Funds Management appoints PIMCO ex-CEO and co-CIO as senior adviser

Gramercy Funds Management LLC has named Dr. Mohamed A. El-Erian as a part-time senior adviser. Dr. El-Erian is the former CEO and co-chief investment officer of PIMCO. Also, he was chairman of the U.S. Government's Global Development Council under President Obama and served as a deputy director at the International Monetary Fund.

CoreView taps Morrison as CEO

CoreView, a provider of SaaS management platform solutions for Office 365, has named Michael A. Morrison as CEO. Previously, he was president and CEO of Datawatch Corporation. CoreView is backed by Insight Partners.

Stansik joins ParkerGale Capital

ParkerGale Capital said April 22 that Paul Stansik has joined its team as a principal. He will be responsible for working with the leaders of ParkerGale’s portfolio companies to improve their talent and performance management programs. Stansik previously worked in the leadership and talent practice at Bain & Co.

Díaz-Laviada joins the investment committee of Dunas Capital’s PE fund of funds

Dunas Capital has appointed Juan Díaz-Laviada to the investment committee of Rainforest Dunas Iberia Fund I FCR. Díaz-Laviada was previously president and country head of Advent International Spain and international partner of the firm, as well as president of Spanish private equity trade body Ascri. Rainforest Dunas Iberia Fund I FCR is a private equity fund of funds investing exclusively in Spain and Portugal-focused GPs.

Goodwin adds Clark to private investment funds team

Timothy Clark has joined law firm Goodwin's private investment funds team as a partner. A a member of the Private Investment Fund Forum, Clark is based in New York.

Evercore taps Richard as a senior managing director

Evercore has hired Andy Richard as a senior managing director for its firm's investment banking business. His appointment begins in July. Richard will join Evercore from Credit Suisse where he was a managing director and head of U.S. REITs.

Mahoney, Schmidtke join Ara Partners

Ara Partners Group said April 22 that Jim Mahoney joined as an operating partner and Johanna Schmidtke as a principal. Mahoney was previously CEO of Novomer Inc, Surface Logix Inc and Prolinx Inc. Schmidtke was previously a director at Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures.

Armand named partner at Norwest Equity Partners

Norwest Equity Partners said April 22 that Tony Armand was named a partner. Armand served as an operating partner for the firm since 2018.