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De Run’s return comes two and a half years after he left the firm and follows Peter Hofbauer's departure, which takes effect immediately.

Zurkow joined the business in 2012 initially to develop its infrastructure debt strategy.

After 10 years at the helm of the energy transition-focused firm he founded, Tobias Reichmuth will continue to provide strategic direction as chairman of the board.

Pickett will report to Stephen Dowd, the firm’s global head of infrastructure, who also worked at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

The new infra team, led by managing director Anna Sundell, numbers three but is expected to grow to five by the end of the year.

The investment director talks about her relationship with the 'snooze' button, reveals one of her guilty pleasures and explains why it's in everyone's best interest she gets her eight hours of sleep.

The M&G unit has also added a trio of staff to its greenfield investing arm, with a new fund thought to be launching soon.

Swiss Life Asset Managers’ Frank Heiss will be based in Frankfurt and will be responsible for deal origination in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Nordics.

Prudential’s Asian asset manager will create an investment solutions team, focused on providing multi-strategy products to investors, as well as an investment fund strategies team.

Lawrence Slade will assume his new role in January, succeeding Andy Rose who has led the global infrastructure trade body since April 2016.