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Ocean Avenue co-founder leaves to back independent sponsor deals through new venture

Duran Curis, a co-founder of independent sponsor backer Ocean Avenue Capital Partners, has left to pursue similar transactions for an affiliate of San Diego-based investment bank Aviara Partners.

Curis began serving as managing partner of Aviara Partners Capital this month, according to his Linkedin profile. The firm, his profile says, "provides sophisticated institutional investors with access to compelling lower middle market equity investments through its extensive network of independent sponsor relationships."

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Big Moves: Audax Strategic Capital, Cerberus Capital Management

The following Big Move! items appeared in the August 7 free edition of Private Equity Career News

Big Move! Ralph Yang becomes managing director and co-head of Boston-based Audax Strategic Capital, which provides growth capital to companies owned by other buyout firms, according to his Linkedin profile. Yang previously served as managing director on the "Tactical Opportunities" team at New York City-based alternative investment firm Blackstone.

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Former MPE, GEM, Apax executives launch new firms

A former partner at manufacturing investor MPE Partners has launched a new PE firm backing entrepreneur and family-owned industrial businesses, highlighting a recent wave of firm launches by veteran investors across the private markets.

Greater Boston-based PVP Capital Partners, founded earlier this year by Graham Schena, is one of several new firms that have recently surfaced.

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Ex-Thoma Bravo, Accel-KKR executives start new firm

Two former software investors at Thoma Bravo and Accel-KKR have teamed up to launch a new private equity firm, Alden Bridge Partners.

Carl Chan and Nishant Patel of San Francisco serve as managing partners at the new firm, according to their LinkedIn profiles. A website for Alden Bridge Partners states, “We accelerate businesses through systems, software, and AI.”

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Big Moves: TPG, Leonard Green, Capitol Meridian

The following Big Move! items appeared in the July 31 edition of Private Equity Career News

Big Move! Axel André joins San Francisco-based alternative investment firm TPG as chief financial officer, according to his Linkedin profile. André most recently served as CFO of Reinsurance Group of America.

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Teams at nine public firms grow 14 percent, led by Ares, Apollo

Teams at nine publicly traded private equity firms grew 14 percent during 2025 and early 2026—roughly double the pace of the previous year—according to a recent analysis by Private Equity Career News.

Together, the firms added 3,209 employees over the past year, bringing their combined workforce to 25,871. The analysis is based on company 10-K filings, with some firms reporting employee counts as of Dec. 31, 2025, and others as of March 31, 2026. It represents the largest annual increase in combined headcount among the firms in recent years.

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Former Charlesbank execs launch services-focused PE firm

Two former investment professionals at Boston-based Charlesbank Capital Partners have launched a new private equity firm, joining a growing list of emerging managers entering the market this year.

Jake Lippe and Brian Pegno have formed Center Street Holdings, a Chicago and Boston-based firm focused on services industries. The pair are among several experienced private equity executives to strike out on their own in recent months, alongside the founders of Golden Lakes Partners and Blackwell Health Partners.

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Big Moves: Cerberus Capital, Athena Capital, Square Nine Capital

The following Big Move! items appeared in the July 24 edition of Private Equity Career News:

Big Move! Esina Alic steps down as senior managing director on the supply chain and strategic opportunities team at New York City-based buyout firm Cerberus Capital Management, according to a bounce-back email. Alic joined the firm in 2023 after serving as strategic advisor and operations team lead at Aero X Ventures. We were unable to reach Alic to learn her plans.

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NJ seeks four senior portfolio managers for alternatives, fixed income

The New Jersey Division of Investment, one of the largest public pension investors in the United States, is recruiting four senior portfolio managers to help oversee its roughly $86 billion portfolio, including leadership roles in private equity, private credit, real estate and fixed income.

The positions, which all carry salaries ranging from $147,906 to $219,389, are based in Trenton and report to senior investment leadership within the division. The investment office manages retirement assets for more than 837,000 members across seven New Jersey public pension systems.

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Meyer Memorial seek investment pros

Two nonprofit investment organizations with significant alternative investment portfolios are hiring investment professionals, offering candidates a window into how their endowments and foundations deploy capital across private markets.

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is seeking an investment associate to join its roughly 20-person investment office, while Meyer Memorial Trust is recruiting a managing director of investments to oversee its investment program and lead a four-person team.

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