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London-based Rede, which hired a new head of secondaries in January, worked on €867m of deal volume in 2019.

Montana Capital Partners has been investing its €800m Fund IV, which held its final close in 2018.

The appointment comes after the $280bn investment manager hired two executives with both sellside and buyside experience over the summer.

The firm is in market targeting $1.25bn for its latest flagship secondaries fund.

The direct secondaries specialist is investing its $685m Fund X, which closed in January last year.

Khuram Maqsood formerly oversaw a $1bn private equity portfolio as co-head of industrials and director at Dubai’s sovereign wealth fund.

Nik Morandi, a senior principal, has helped lead the Canadian pension giant's secondaries business since 2016.

The appointment of Myriam Vander Elst follows that of an ex-Wells Fargo subscription finance executive in May.

Daniel Dupont has been co-head of secondaries at the investment firm since 2011.