Christopher Witkowsky

Sean Stevens, who joined KKR to work on its mid-market lending partnership with Stone Point and CPPIB, formerly worked at KeyBanc Capital Markets.

13-year Providence veteran Julie Fisher has left as the firm has expanded its IR operation into a multi-asset, global team headed by a former Goldman Sachs executive hired in May.

The Hellman & Friedman-backed hedge fund manager is in discussions to acquire Credit Suisse's $28bn 'Customized Fund Investment Group', which would give Grosvenor its first private equity foothold.

A recent $600m fundraise highlights the level of investor interest in a country that – like the Andean region more broadly – is seeing strong economic growth and friendly market reforms.

The Oregon Investment Council authorised an additional commitment to KKR’s North America Fund XI ‘for more favourable fee arrangements’. The system committed $525m to the fund in 2011.

Actis has cut the target and changed the structure of its fourth fund after spending almost two years in the market targeting a total of $3.5bn.

The retirement system has hired Park Hill, Cogent and UBS for an advisory ‘bullpen’ to be called on as and when needed.

Former PineBridge Investments head of European secondaries Pablo Calo has joined the Blackstone affiliate to run secondary advisory work from London for clients across Europe.

The bank has been raising its sixth secondary fund since last year, targeting $5bn.

The Hispanic market-focused firm has collected $332m as it works to hit its $800m target on its fourth fund.