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'NAV lending, and fund finance generally, has become an accepted tool for private equity funds', says Crestline managing partner and chief investment officer Douglas Bratton.

The secondaries firm was acquired by Ares Management in March and is targeting north of $10bn by 2022.

The hire will help the firm expand, with an emphasis on GP-leds, access to the secondaries market for private clients and smaller institutions.

The astronomic rise of single-asset deals, GP stakes and the increasingly blurred line between M&A and secondaries were among the topics under discussion.

The promotion of Robert de Corainville is one several personnel changes across the preferred equity firm.