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Macquarie taps Buchanan as MD and head of North American family office coverage

Macquarie Capital has named Mark Buchanan as managing director and head of North American family office coverage. He's a former managing director at BMO Financial Group. Also, Macquarie has appointed Mark Padjen as senior vice president.

Goyal joins Carlyle Group

Carlyle Group said April 16 that Pooja Goyal is joining the firm as partner and head of its renewable and sustainable energy team. Goyal was most recently head of the alternative energy investing group at Goldman Sachs.

Woollatt joins Hamilton Lane

Hamilton Lane said April 16 that Mike Woollatt has joined the firm as a principal on the co-investment and fund investments team. Hamilton Lane has also opened an office in Toronto, which Woollatt will lead. Woollatt was most recently a director of strategic partnerships at OMERS.

Arlington hires Hays to lead Nashville team

Arlington Family Offices has named Jeff Hays as president of its Nashville team. Hays was a founder of Cypress Capital, which was designed to help high-net worth investors. In 2017, he launched the inaugural Nashville group of TIGER 21, a membership organization for high-net-worth wealth creators. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Arlington is a family office that provides services to a portfolio of 48 families in the U.S., Canada and Europe.

Kingbird Properties rebrands as Kingbird Investment Management, hires capital markets director

Kingbird Properties, the real estate subsidiary of Grupo Ferré Rangel, has rebranded as Kingbird Investment Management. Also, Kingbrand has named Lei Ferrand as director of capital markets. Her work background includes roles at The Walton Group of Companies and The Vanguard Group.

PE-backed Novatech recruits Cooper as CEO

Novatech Inc, which is backed by Trivest Partners, has named Dan Cooper as CEO. Cooper's work background includes serving as president of Xerox's global imaging systems subsidiary Electronic Systems.

BGL taps Hill as MD

Brown Gibbons Lang & Company, an investment bank and financial adviser, has named Peter Hill as a managing director in its business services practice. Previously, Hill worked at Mufson Howe Hunter & Company LLC where he was managing director and head of business services.

Gosk joins General Atlantic

Michael Gosk has joined General Atlantic as an operating partner. Gosk was previously vice president and chief tax officer at General Electric.

Macquarie, Wind Point and PSP Investments are hiring

This week’s jobs include a senior vice president at Macquarie, a principal at SeedInvest and associates at Wind Point Partners and PSP Investments.

Fugate to lead Signature Bank's venture banking group

Signature Bank said April 15 that it formed a venture banking group to focus on serving venture capital firms and the portfolio companies in which they invest. Ken Fugate, a co-founder of Square, will lead the group. He is managing group director.