People Moves

Canadian public pension manager Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) has named former Avenue Capital Group executive Luis Mayans as head of private debt.

Paris-based Natixis Global Asset Management affiliate DNCA Investments has hired absolute return bond fund veterans Pascal Gilbert and François Collet as the company builds out its bond portfolio management capabilities. 

London-based multi-asset manager PineBridge Investments has named former Candriam Investors Group executive Gregory Ohlson as the company’s consultant relations manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

IHS Markit has named former Jupiter Asset Management executive Tom Cunningham as chief operating officer for the company’s thinkFolio portfolio modeling and order management system. 

Investment industry technology provider Eze Software has promoted Laura Ryan to the role of head of sales for Asia-Pacific as the company continues to expand across the region. 

New York-based private equity investor Sycamore Partners has named former U.S. Foods CEO John Lederer as a senior advisor to the firm and chairman of the board of new portfolio company Staples.

Private equity company Waud Capital Partners has inked a partnership with veteran healthcare executive Vincent Bradley to acquire and build a leading multi-site healthcare services platform.

Famed hedge fund manager Stephen Mandel, who started Lone Pine Capital more than twenty years ago and has one of the best-performing track records in the industry, will reportedly step down from day-to-day portfolio management responsibilities beginning in January of 2019. 

Global private equity manager Capital Dynamics has unveiled a new asset management platform that will focus exclusively on private credit, and hired two former Credit Suisse direct lending specialists to run it.

Middle-market private equity company SFW Capital Partners has named former Axial executive Andrew Cialino as the firm’s new head of business development.