Chris Witkowsky

Secondary private equity firm Paul Capital defended its decision to collect fees on several investment vehicles, including its most recent Fund X, even while winding down the organization.

GenNx360 Capital Partners is approaching the end of fundraising for its second vehicle, which will likely hold a final close at the end of March, according to a person with knowledge of the firm.

Richard Hall, head of private equity at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, is taking over as head of private equity at Harvard Management Company, which runs Harvard’s $32.7 billion endowment.

The auction of JPMorgan Chase’s private equity business, One Equity Partners, in the market since at least November, has hit an impasse, according to three people with knowledge of the situation.

Jef Rogers, a principal with Gryphon Investors, left the firm earlier this month, Rogers confirmed to sister news service peHUB on Friday.

Macquarie is in talks to sell its private markets fund-of-funds business to management, according to two people with knowledge of the situation, sister news service peHUB reported.

Evercore’s fledgling private equity secondaries advisory group, in one of its first major mandates since forming last summer, will run the sale of a portfolio of about $1 billion worth of private equity fund interests managed by a division of GE Capital, according to four people with knowledge of the situation, sister news service peHUB reported.

Patricia Dinneen, a senior investment executive who worked at Siguler Guff since 2004, has left the firm and joined the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association as a senior advisor, sister news service peHUB reported.

Brad Demicco, private equity portfolio manager at the Employees Retirement System of Texas, has taken on the director of private markets role at Emory Investment Management, sister news service peHUB reported.

Washington has joined Oregon as a major limited partner in an interim fund being raised by TPG Capital before it launches its seventh flagship vehicle, according to sister website peHUB.