The team will be led by Kim Nguyen, a former head of Australia for Foresight Group and executive director at a government-backed investor.
O'Briant spent five-and-a-half years as a managing director at Blackstone, focusing on the firm's own subsidiaries and business units.
M&G first recruited Braswell, a New Private Markets influencer, as an impact strategy adviser at the start of the year.
Marc-Étienne Mercadier joins the French investment firm to direct growth equity investments in European decarbonisation companies alongside Jean-Patrice Bellier.
The EM impact pioneer has recruited Virginia Doble as a partner and head of investor solutions.
Research shows that 2X qualified fund managers attract more investor capital, writes Alexandra Lockyer, 2X Challenge lead at 2X Global.
Head of impact investing Andreas Nilsson left the firm earlier this year.
De Rui Wong replaced Emily Chew, while Arif Lakhani has left his role as head of sustainability solutions for North America.
Decisions made today on sponsorship, promotion pathways and AI will determine leaders of the future, says Level 20 CEO Gurpreet Manku.
Evan Greenfield had set out to show how ESG practices can contribute to value creation in private equity portfolios during his time at the Canadian pension plan.