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Presidio Investors hires Caisse PE executive Chris Puscasiu

U.S. private equity firm Presidio Investors has hired Chris Puscasiu as a co-managing partner. Puscasiu joins the firm from Canadian pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, where for two years he served as senior vice president and co-head of direct private equity. He also ran the Caisse's New York subsidiary. Prior to then, he served as a partner at EQT Partners and Prides Capital, and held positions at other private equity and venture capital firms. At Presidio, Puscasiu will lead the firm's technology-enabled services investment activities.

PE-backed Unifeye hires Pence as COO

Unifeye Vision Partners, which is backed by Waud Capital Partners, has appointed Rick Pence as chief operating officer. Previously, he was COO at Solis Mammography. UVP is a provider of management and support services for ophthalmology and optometry practices as well as eye surgery centers.

Hapgood joins Gridiron Capital as investor relations MD

Gridiron Capital has hired Kallie Hapgood as managing director of investor relations. Previously, Hapgood was a principal at NovaFund Advisors.

ABRY-backed THG appoints Spiro as CEO

The Hilb Group, a property and casualty insurance and employee benefits broker, has named Richard G. Spiro as CEO. Spiro is the former executive vice president and chief financial officer at The Chubb Corp. THG is a portfolio company of ABRY Partners.

Atomico promotes Wehmeier to partner

Atomico has promoted research head Tom Wehmeier to partner, according to the venture firm's announcement on its site. The London-based venture firm invests in global tech companies.

Jeneration Capital taps Zhang as partner

Jeneration Capital Management has hired Tony Zhang as a partner. Previously, he was head of Asia at Coatue Management LLC.

Silverfleet promotes Piasecki

Silverfleet Capital said Sept. 6 that Mark Piasecki, Klaus Maurer and Jean Châtillon were promoted to partner.

Amundi PE Funds of Funds team joins Essling

Essling Capital said Sept. 6 that it has hired the Funds of Funds team of Amundi Private Equity. Joining Essling are: Jean-Yves Lagache, Nizar Chayeb, Cédric Cabarrus and Sandra Saad. Lagache and Chayeb are investment directors while Cabarrus and Saad are senior investment managers. Essling, of Paris, is an asset manager that launched in April.

Males joins Muzinich & Co

Simon Males has joined Muzinich & Co as managing director, head of institutional business. He will be responsible for the growth and development of the firm’s UK institutional client base and consultant relationships. Males was previously with Legal & General Investment Management where he was head of global fixed income distribution.

HIG's Michael Morris, bcIMC's Kash Ramki join Northleaf Capital

Canadian private-markets investor Northleaf Capital Partners has hired Michael Morris and Kaushik (Kash) Ramki as director and vice president, respectively. Morris, who joins from HIG Capital, where he served as a principal, will support North American private credit investments from Northleaf's office in Chicago. Ramki, who joins from British Columbia Investment Management Corp (bcIMC), where he served as a senior principal, will operate from Toronto as part of the firm's infrastructure asset management team. Northleaf, which manages more than US$9 billion in commitments, said it now has 100 professionals across its global office network.