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With half the market on the beach, it’s time to take stock. These are the stories that generated most interest on Secondaries Investor in the first half of the year.

Christian Munafo has become chief investment officer of the private equity marketplace's investment arm.

Oliver Gardey will become ICG Enterprise Trust's investment head in the autumn, taking over from Emma Osborne.

Nico Taverna will depart at the end of the year, Secondaries Investor has learned.

The hire comes at a time of sustained growth for the preferred equity firm.

Ben Pearce and David Perrin played key roles in developing the firm's secondaries capabilities in Europe and the US respectively.

The firm, founded by former AlpInvest Partners secondaries head Tjarko Hektor, has hired a vice-president from HQ Capital.

The move comes two weeks after the former co-heads left.

Gregg Kantor left the bank in April to focus on a property start-up he launched.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is looking to raise as much as $7bn for its eighth flagship secondaries fund.