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PE-backed Ascensus taps Musto as president

Ascensus, which is backed by Genstar Capital and Aquiline Capital Partners, has named David L. Musto as president. Musto is the former president of Great-West Investments. His appointment becomes effective in September. Headquartered in Dresher, Pennsylvania, Ascensus is a tech-enabled solutions provider.

Northleaf opens Montréal office, hires Kathleen Ffrench as VP

Private-markets investor Northleaf Capital Partners has opened a new office in Montréal. It also hired Kathleen Ffrench, who assumes the role of vice-president, sales, operating from the new location. Ffrench will help Northleaf grow its relationships with institutional investors, family offices and advisors in Eastern Ontario, Québec and Atlantic Canada. She previously served at Sun Life Institutional Investments, where she headed Eastern Canada institutional sales. Toronto-based Northleaf manages more than US$9 billion in private equity, infrastructure and private credit commitments.

NRD appoints Teza as director

NRD Capital Management LLC has named John Teza as a director. Previously, Teza worked at Corner Bakery Café, a Roark Capital portfolio company where he served as chief development officer since May 2016.

Baird appoints new MD for global debt advisory team

Baird has hired Anne-Marie Peterson as a managing director for its global debt advisory team. Previously, Peterson worked at KeyBanc Capital Markets where she served as a managing director.

TissueTech recruits Arnott for board

TissueTech Inc, the parent company of Amniox Medical Inc and Bio-Tissue Inc, has appointed John Arnott to its board of directors. Arnott is a former operating partner and executive chairman of multiple portfolio companies for The Riverside Company.

PE-backed Legacy Measurement Solutions appoints new chairman and CEO

Legacy Measurement Solutions, a portfolio company of White Deer Energy, has named Joseph S. Compofelice as chairman and CEO. Legacy is a provider of engineered measurement, production and process equipment for the oil and natural gas industry.

Former GE Power president and CEO joins Blackstone as senior managing director

Blackstone has named Stephen R. Bolze as a senior managing director and head of portfolio operations and asset management for the firm's newly launched infrastructure business. Bolze is the former president and CEO of General Electric Power. His appointment begins in October.

Monroe Capital taps Gueikian as MD and co-portfolio manager

Monroe Capital LLC has hired Cesar Gueikian as a managing director and co-portfolio manager. Gueikian will lead the firm's new new special situations credit strategy and manage its special situations credit fund. Previously, Gueikian worked at Melody Capital Partners where he was a founder and managing partner.

Jones, Scarpa named co-heads of Pantheon global PE secondaries team

Pantheon said Aug. 3 that Matt Jones and Rudy Scarpa were appointed co-heads of the global private equity secondaries team. Elly Livingstone, who has led this team since 2004, will focus on fundraising and investment.

Kinzie recruits Litwin as VP and general counsel

Chicago-based private equity firm Kinzie Capital Partners has hired Nada Litwin as vice president and general counsel. Previously, Litwin was a partner at Fox Swibel Levin & Carroll LLP in the corporate, securities and investment management group.