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When the new US president arrived at the White House, OPIC’s VP and head of investment funds Brooks Preston left the agency, along with nine other political appointees.

Deborah Spalding, who was at the Connecticut system of pension funds since 2013, vacated her post last week.

The firm’s new credit business will be run from New York by former Apollo and Goldman exec Ted Goldthorpe.

The firm’s president, Christophe Bavière, noted Frankfurt is becoming a growing financial centre in Europe following the EU referendum in the UK.

The European firm has hired an industry veteran to advise on its UK strategy and team development.

The firm has bolstered its team through two hires from Blackstone and KKR Capstone.

Annette Wilson left the firm in the summer of 2016; this week her replacement was announced as Credit Suisse’s Andrew Harrison.

Alex Ismail is joining the firm as a managing partner in the investment team.

Oxx will focus on growth-stage investments in Europe and Israel’s B2B software market.