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The investment bank is planning to make senior hires in the US over the coming months.

The appointment comes as market participants expect the volume of GP-led transactions to rise to match LP-led deals as early as this year.

The Europe-focused lower-mid-market firm is in market with Keyhaven Secondaries Fund III targeting $585m.

The firm is in market targeting $1.25bn for its fourth secondaries fund and is set to launch a vehicle targeting GP-led deals.

Celeste Barone has been named president and chief client officer of 4Pines Fund Services.

Vincent Gombault, a two-decade veteran of the firm, oversaw a strategy that has grown to account for around half of the investment giant's $103bn in AUM.

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The pension giant wants to hire two senior principals for its London and either New York or Toronto offices.

Nash Waterman and John Wolak had co-led the investment bank's secondaries unit after former secondaries head Jonathan Costello left in 2016.

Louis Choy, a senior member of the pension giant's secondaries team, departs one month after fellow Europe lead Nik Morandi joined Strategic Partners.