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PE-backed CSDC names CEO and CFO

CSDC, which is backed by Austin-based private equity firm BuildGroup, has named Erin Mulligan Nelson as CEO and Brian Thomson as chief financial officer. Previously, Nelson worked at SunPower where she was executive vice president and chief marketing officer while Thomson was CFO at Kinnser Software. CSDC helps governments automate the services they provide to citizens.

PE veteran George Rossolatos to head Canadian Business Growth Fund

The Canadian Business Growth Fund has appointed George Rossolatos as its CEO effective January 2018. Rossolatos, formerly a partner at Canadian private equity firm TorQuest Partners, will work alongside Dale Ponder, the fund's newly appointed chair. Rossolatos co-founded TorQuest in 2002 and served with the firm until 2009. He later founded and led Riverdale Capital Corp, an investor in lower mid-market opportunities. Launched earlier in 2017 by a group of banks and insurers, the Canadian Business Growth Fund plans to invest up to $1 billion in long-term minority deals backing small and medium-sized companies.

Blueprint recruits McAvoy as a partner

Blueprint Capital Advisors LLC has hired John McAvoy as a partner. Previously, McAvoy was president of Asset Management Finance, a subsidiary of Credit Suisse.

Fengate taps Greg Calhoun to direct U.S. infrastructure investing

Fengate Real Asset Investments has appointed Greg Calhoun as director of U.S. infrastructure. Based in Houston, Texas, Calhoun will be responsible for infrastructure investing, investor and partner relationships, and growing the firm's portfolio of assets in the United States. He joins Fengate from BayernLB, where he mostly recently served as a senior director responsible for energy and infrastructure project finance. Based in Toronto, Fengate is an infrastructure, private equity and real estate investment firm.

PE-backed Alliance PT appoints CEO

Alliance Physical Therapy Partners, which is backed by GPB Capital, has named Mark Andrzejewski as CEO. Previously, he worked at Minimally Invasive Surgical Institute where he served as president and chief operations officer. Based in Tampa, Florida, Alliance PT provides professional, administrative and financial support to physical therapy practices.

Morgan Stanley banker Antakly leaves to join PJT Partners: Reuters

Boutique investment bank PJT Partners Inc has added another former Morgan Stanley managing director, Michel Antakly, to its growing stable of senior advisers in London, a source told Reuters.

Azzur Group names López as CEO and MD

Hatboro, Pennsylvania-based Azzur Group, a private equity firm focused on the life sciences consulting industry, has appointed Anthony López as CEO and managing director. Previously, López worked at Ansell Healthcare where he was president and general manager of the medical solutions global business unit.

MUFG Investor Services taps Griffiths as MD and fund financing global head

MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has named Ben Griffiths as managing director and global head of fund financing. Previously, Griffiths was managing director and CEO of Citco Financial Products, a subsidiary of Citco Group.