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Elden rejoins AIG to lead Turkey effort(2)

Serkan Elden has returned to AIG Investments to spearhead its investment activities in Turkey, having left the firm after a six-year spell in 2004.

Coller loses partner to rival Pantheon(4)

Rudy Scarpa has left Coller Capital, the secondaries firm founded by Jeremy Coller (pictured), to open rival Pantheon’s New York office.

BlackRock head goes solo(2)

The head of BlackRock investment management firm, spun out of The Blackstone Group in 1992, has stepped down as president—reportedly to raise a $1 billion fund for private equity, hedge fund and real estate investments.

El-Erian leaves Harvard to rejoin PIMCO(4)

Harvard University's endowment is left without a head, as Mohamed El-Erian has left the $35 billion endowment for a senior role at PIMCO, where he'll lead a push into alternatives.

Hands growls at mega buyout demise

Terra Firma founder and former banker Guy Hands has said bankers are “whimpering dogs”, who will need to be enticed from their baskets after the credit crunch.

El-Erian leaves Harvard to rejoin PIMCO(3)

Harvard University's endowment is left without a head, as Mohamed El-Erian has left the $35 billion endowment for a senior role at PIMCO, where he'll lead a push into alternatives.

Temasek loses China dealmaker to private equity fund(3)

Temasek, the Singapore sovereign fund, has lost three senior investment executives in a week. Jimmy Phoon, the chief investment officer of the investment firm in Singapore, is leaving. Hong Kong’s Frank Tang, Temasek China dealmaker, has also resigned with his colleague Terry Hu.

Brooks joins Monument(3)

Pioneer investor relations executive Janet Brooks is leaving ECI after 15 years to join the European operations of US placement firm Monument Group

Uzumeri to head Teachers' PE arm(2)

Teachers' has named Erol Uzumeri, who currently manages international private equity investments at the Canadian pension, to succeed Jim Leech as head of its private equity arm.

Forstmann teams with former HBO head for $250m media fund(4)

Private equity legend Ted Forstmann is returning to active investment, after winding down his own firm in 2004. He is raising a $250 million media and entertainment fund with Chris Albrecht, formerly the head of HBO.