Greenhill & Co. plans to form a fund placement advisory group to assist private equity funds in raising capital from a global set of institutional and other investors. Christopher D. Kirsten, who has served as global head of the private fund marketing group at Lehman Brothers, will join the firm to lead that effort.
In addition, the firm announced that Patrick S. Dunleavy and Neil Banta will join the firm as managing directors, along with Dave Brown, who will join as a principal, and Meghan Kelly, who will join as a vice president, each having served in the private fund marketing Group at Lehman.
Mr. Kirsten has led the private fund marketing group at Lehman Brothers since 2003 and has been responsible for managing fundraising programs for private equity, venture capital and other private funds sponsored by Lehman as well as independent fund sponsors.
Mr. Dunleavy has been managing director and global head of origination for Lehman’s private fund marketing group.
Mr. Banta has been a managing director of Lehman’s private fund marketing group.
Mr. Brown has served as a senior vice president of Lehman’s private fund marketing group, and prior to that was a director of New York Life Investment Management.
Ms. Kelly has served as a vice president in Lehman’s private fund marketing group.-PR Newswire