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Hirtle Callaghan Carves out PE Role

March 10, 2010 - Jamie Johnson will fill the newly created role of Director of Private Equity at West Conshohocken, Pa.-based Hirtle, Callaghan & Co. In a statement today, the firm said Johnson was brought on board to spearhead its private ...

Carlyle Taps Morgan Stanley Vet to Lead Capital Markets

March 9, 2010 - The Carlyle Group has nabbed former Morgan Stanley sales and trading chief Michael “Mitch” Petrick as its first global head of credit alternatives and capital markets, the private equity firm said today. Petrick, who's been named ...

Longroad Bulks up Investment Team

March 9, 2010 - Private equity firm Longroad Asset Management has announced four new additions to its investment team. Peter McLaughlin has joined as the Director of Originations, bringing more than 20 years of industry experience to the ...

Brookfield Pushes Infrastructure

March 8, 2010 - Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), a Toronto-based investment firm, has added former Prime Infrastructure Managing Director and CEO Jeff Kendrew as lead developer for its global infrastructure business. Kendrew, who joins ...

C.P. Eaton Makes Key Private Equity Addition

March 4, 2010 - Placement agent C.P. Eaton Partners has tapped Loren Boston, former managing director and global head of origination for Merrill Lynch, to lead its private equity fundraising efforts. Boston will serve as a managing director and ...

Agecroft Adds Managing Director

March 4, 2010 - Agecroft Partners has enhanced its capabilities in the Middle East and Asia regions with the addition of Tim Savage as a managing director, the Richmond, Va. firm recently announced. Savage, a 20-year industry veteran, will assist ...

SEC to Add 33 Staffers in New York Office

March 3, 2010 - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expanding its New York office staff of 360 people by 33, or nearly 9%, in an effort to better regulate hedge funds and brokerages. The SEC will hire 18 additional people in enforcement ...

Mudrick Capital Beefs up Marketing

March 3, 2010 - Alternative investments firm Mudrick Capital Management has tapped Philipp Levy to head its marketing and investor relations efforts. The distressed securities-focused firm said Levy is responsible for all aspects of sales, marketing ...

Henderson Names New Hedge Fund Director

March 2, 2010 - Henderson Global Investors named Roni Laserson director of hedge fund business development for the Americas, Financial News reports. Donald Pepper, head of hedge funds, said the move was aimed at increasing the ...

Citi Names Sawhney Global Head of Fund Services

March 2, 2010 - Citigroup has hired Sanjiv Sawhney as global head of fund services, a new position. He was previously head of fund services operations at JP Morgan and is returning to Citi, where he began his career and served for 15 years. In this new ...

Hedge Fund Assets Grow to $1.96T

March 1, 2010 - Hedge fund assets grew last year to $1.96 trillion, levels not seen since the pre-crisis days of 2007, according to Hennessee Group LLC, an adviser to hedge fund investors. The jump in assets by $751 billion to $1.96 trillion was a ...

International Regulator to Request Detailed Hedge Fund Data

February 26, 2010 - The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), of which the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.K. Financial Services Authority are members, starting in September will ask hedge funds to provide high-level, bi-annual snapshots of: their stock and bond holdings, geographic and underlying currency exposure, leverage levels, sales and redemptions, investor classifications, primary marketing channels, recent performance, and operations and technology details, including turnover, clearing mechanisms and risk measures.

CalPERS Loses on Investment, While Placement Agent Gains?

February 25, 2010 - Recent numbers released by CalPERS place the nation’s largest public pension system $475 million in the hole thanks to a previous investment made with Apollo Management Group. In mid-2007, the $200.5 billion ...

StepStone Hires Citi Private Equity Vet

February 24, 2010 - Private equity investment advisor StepStone Group has tapped Johnny Randel for the CFO and chief operating officer roles at the firm. The position is a newly created one at StepStone, according to a source familiar with the ...

Cambridge Says Better PE Days are Here Again

February 19, 2010 - Private equity is having a better go of it, all of a sudden. Private equity firms and venture capital investors have begun recovering losses from the economic downturn, according to Cambridge Associates, a provider of investment ...