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ParkerGale recruits Holloran as principal

ParkerGale Capital has named Jimmy Holloran as a principal. Prior to joining ParkerGale, Holloran worked on talent strategy at Home Chef.

PE-backed Applebee's franchisee RMH taps Blocher as president

RMH Franchise Corporation, which is backed by ACON Investments, has named Mitch Blocher as president. Currently, Blocher is chief financial officer at RMH, a role he will continue to hold in addition to his new duties as president. RMH Franchise is the second-largest Applebee's franchisee in the world with 135 locations.

Tikehau Capital hires Johnson as business development exec director

Tikehau Capital has named Nithin Johnson as executive director of business development. Previously, he worked at Citigroup where he was head of Americas for International Fund Distribution. Johnson is based in New York.

First Reserve taps Baumann and Wood as senior advisers

First Reserve has named Barbara Baumann and Paul Wood as senior advisers. Currently, Baumann is founder and president of Cross Creek Energy Corporation while Wood is the ex-CEO and chairman of the board at Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services.

Clayton, Allan join Astarte Capital Partners

Astarte Capital Partners said April 4 that Nick Clayton has joined as an investment director, while Shaun Allan joined as an investment associate. Clayton most recently worked for BlackRock while Allan was with RBC.

Tikehau Investment Management appoints deputy CEO

Tikehau Investment Management, the primary asset management platform of Tikehau Capital, has named Frédéric Giovansili as deputy CEO. The appointment became effective April 1, 2019.

PE-backed Gemini adds ex-3i chairman and managing partner to board

Gemini Bioproducts LLC, which is backed by BelHealth Investment Partners LLC, has named Bob Stefanowski to its board of directors. Stefanowski is the former chairman and managing partner of 3i Group and ex-CEO of DFC Global. Also, he was a CEO and president of several General Electric divisions. Gemini is a maker of biological products and chemical reagents for the cell culture.

King & Spalding adds partner to CFI practice

King & Spalding has named Bernhardt Nadell as a partner to join the law firm's corporate, finance and investments practice in New York. Previously, Nadell worked at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan.

VC-backed office management platform Eden hires director of enterprise partnerships

San Francisco-based Eden, an office management platform, has hired Scott Brill as director of enterprise partnerships. Also, the company has named Brian Snow as an adviser. Brill is the former co-founder and executive vice president of Pristine Environments while Snow is a managing general partner of Impala Ventures. Eden's backers include Fifth Wall Ventures, S28 Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Y Combinator Continuity, ENIAC Ventures, Maven Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Redpoint Ventures and Liquid2 Ventures.

PE-backed Taymax recruits Boucher as COO

Taymax, a Planet Fitness franchisee, has named Brian Boucher as chief operating officer. Previously, he worked at Under Armour Inc where he most recently served as head of stores, North America and global retail operations. Taymax is backed by Trilantic North America.