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Sun Life Investment Management recruits Tillinghast as U.S. private credit president

Sun Life Investment Management has appointed Sam Tillinghast as president of U.S. private credit. He will begin his new role on January 2, 2018 and be based in the firm's Wellesley, Massachusetts office. He is the former co-CEO of THL Credit Advisors, an affiliate of Thomas H. Lee Partners.

PE-backed Evolution Engineering appoints Spears as board chairman

Evolution Engineering Inc, which is backed by EV Private Equity, has named Richard Spears as chairman of its board of directors. Spears is a principal at Spears and Associates. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta and Conroe, Texas, Evolution is a drilling and well construction company.

Summit Partners and Noro-Moseley taps Zajac for EIR programs

Summit Partners and Noro-Moseley Partners has named Tom Zajac to each firm's executive-in-residence program. Zajac will work with both firms' healthcare & life science teams to identify new investment opportunities in the healthcare IT and healthcare services sector.

KKR announces promotions

KKR has promoted 23 staffers as members and 44 as managing directors. The appointments become effective January 1, 2018.

PE-backed Orchid promotes Schofield to SVP of commercial lines

Vero Beach, Florida-based Orchid Underwriters Agency LLC, a specialty underwriter of catastrophic coastal insurance, has promoted Bryan Schofield to senior vice president of commercial lines. Schofield first joined Orchid in 2015. Orchid is backed by Gryphon Investors.

Sidley Austin expands private equity practice with two new hires

Law firm Sidley Austin LLP has named Alexander Temel and William Schwab as partners in its private equity practice in Boston. Both previously worked at Latham & Watkins LLP.

Lateral Investment Management recruits KKR's Lubiano as CFO

San Mateo, California-based Lateral Investment Management LLC, a private credit and growth equity firm, has appointed Anthony Lubiano as chief financial officer as well as chief compliance officer. Previously, he worked at KKR where he served as vice president of finance and fund controller.

Gustin joins Platte River Equity

Platte River Equity said Nov. 29 that Andrew J. Gustin has joined the firm as a principal, head of business development. Gustin was previously with Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company Inc.

Catalyst Investors makes Bihler a partner

Catalyst Investors has promoted Susan Bihler to partner. Bihler, who joined Catalyst in 2009 and was most recently a principal, is responsible for sourcing and executing investment opportunities in software, healthcare and business services sectors.

Accordion hires former General Atlantic exec as MD

Accordion, a private equity-focused financial consulting firm, has appointed John M. Jureller as managing director. Jureller is a former operating executive at General Atlantic and ex-chief financial officer at Frontier Communications.