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Florman, former CEO of UK industry body the BVCA, is the first chairman appointed from outside the listed private equity trade body’s membership.

Jack Daly joins TPG after a 17-year career at GS, replacing Kevin Burns, who left the PE firm last year to run one of its portfolio companies.

Sébastien Veil, who spent 8 years at French firm PAI, joined the buyout firm's Paris office last month.

The promotion follows the UK mid-market firm’s recent capital raise of £500m for two investment vehicles.

Karl van de Paer has been appointed head of investor relations and co-investments at the Netherlands-based private equity firm.

The preferred equity specialist, which is now understood to be targeting around €900m for its fourth fund, will send its number three in command to lead its North America operations.

The London-based private equity firm is beefing up its executive team, hiring Nick Luckock as partner just four months after promoting Amanda Good and Sebastien Briens.

Carsten Stendevad, who has led the $120bn Danish pension since 2013, is returning to the US for family reasons.

Colin Butterfield, who managed Brazilian farmland investments for a TIAA-CREF and Cosan Alimentos JV, will lead the university endowment’s natural resources strategy.

The Southern Europe-focused firm has also shifted some of its key operations to London.