News By Sector: Private Equity

Friday, March 12, 2010

Starwood Capital Group Appoints Steven Hankin

Starwood Capital Group named Steven Hankin as managing director, portfolio operations, giving him oversight over Starwood’s portfolio of corporate investments. He will be based in Starwood Capital’s headquarters in Greenwich, Connecticut and be part of the senior management team that reports directly to chairman and CEO Barry Sternlicht.

Prior to Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Mr. Hankin was a partner at McKinsey, where he specialized in travel and transportation and organizational behavior. He began his work with McKinsey in the firm’s New York office and then moved to Washington, D.C. to support the firm’s efforts to expand in the Mid-Atlantic market. -PR Newswire


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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Hirtle, Callaghan Appoints Jamie R. Johnson

Hirtle, Callaghan has named Jamie R. Johnson as director of private equity.

Johnson brings more than two decades of private equity experience to his new position, including nine years managing investment portfolios for leading industrial families in Europe. Johnson most recently served as a managing director of Paul Capital Investments. -Business Wire


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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Robert D. Brown Joins Advent International

Advent International announced that Robert D. Brown has joined the firm as a managing director and global head of limited partner Services.

Mr. Brown is responsible for Advent’s fundraising and investor relations activities worldwide.

Prior to Advent, Mr. Brown was a managing director at The Carlyle Group focusing on North American fundraising and investor relations. -PR Newswire


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Friday, March 5, 2010

Empire Investment Appoints Paul H. Miller

Empire Investment announced that Paul H. Miller has been appointed senior vice president, mergers and acquisitions.

Miller joins the company with responsibility for leading business development and the investment activities for the firm, which includes: origination, investment valuations and structuring, investment diligence execution and investment strategy. His immediate focus is on the continued expansion of Empire’s diverse portfolio of companies.

Miller has more than 15 years of investment banking, business development, mergers and acquisitions and operational experience. He has held executive positions with The Marshall Fund, Communications Equity Associates, TUFF TV, CIBC World Markets and Oppenheimer. -Business Wire


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Friday, February 26, 2010

Matt Coffin Joins Split Rock Partners

Split Rock Partners announced that Matt Coffin has joined the firm as a venture advisor.

As a venture advisor, Mr. Coffin will be identifying and evaluating new opportunities as well as working with the Split Rock team on its existing investments.

Mr. Coffin was the founder and CEO of LowerMyBills and built the company into a leading internet marketing services company.


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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Monitor Clipper Partners Promotes Tom Perkins, Samer Ezzeddine, David Sheffer and Jennifer DuBois

Monitor Clipper Partners announced that Tom Perkins has been promoted to operating partner, Samer Ezzeddine and David Sheffer have been promoted to vice president, and Jennifer DuBois has been promoted to fund accounting manager.

Mr. Perkins joined MCP in 1998 and is responsible for optimizing the performance of MCP portfolio companies. Prior to joining MCP, he was a partner at the Monitor Group and a leader of Monitor’s manufacturing and private equity practice groups.

Mr. Ezzeddine joined MCP in 2005 and has been involved with Monitor Clipper’s investments in Access Communications, Castor & Pollux, Earth Fare, Market Force Information, Metro International, and Earth Color. Prior to joining MCP, he was a consultant at the Monitor Group working primarily on MCP-related projects.

Mr. Sheffer joined MCP in 2006 and has been involved with Monitor Clipper’s investments in Accellos, American Biomass, Market Track, and Technology Partners International. Prior to joining MCP, he was an associate with Advent International.

Ms. DuBois joined MCP in 2004 and is responsible for managing the fund accounting and financial reporting of the investment partnerships, reviewing limited partner and general partner allocations, and monitoring the external audit process. Prior to joining MCP, she was employed by Beverly National Bank in Beverly, MA for six years and gained exposure to the operations, trust, and finance departments. -Company Website


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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Douglas L. Goodwillie Joins LBC Credit Partners

LBC Credit Partners announced that Douglas L. Goodwillie has joined Chicago office as a director.

Mr. Goodwillie will be responsible for originating, structuring and executing new debt investments for LBC throughout the Midwest and Southwest.

Mr. Goodwillie has more than twelve years of finance industry experience, most recently as an operating director with Arsenal Capital Partners and for the six prior years with a Chicago-based provider of senior debt, junior debt and equity. -Company Website


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Friday, February 5, 2010

LBC Credit Partners Hires John Capperella

LBC Credit Partners announced the addition of John Capperella as a portfolio manager in the firm’s Philadelphia office.

Prior to joining LBC, Capperella was a managing director at American Capital Strategies. His responsibilities there included sponsor coverage and portfolio management.


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Friday, January 29, 2010

TA Associates Promotes Jennifer M. Mulloy, M. Roy Burns, Mark H. Carter, Hythem T. El-Nazer, William D. Christ, J. Morgan Seigler and Naveen Wadhera

TA Associates announced global promotions of seven staff members, effective January 1, 2010.

Jennifer M. Mulloy was promoted to managing director from director. She serves in TA’s Menlo Park office, focusing on investments in healthcare, business services and consumer companies.

M. Roy Burns was promoted to principal from senior vice president. He serves in TA’s Boston office, focusing on investments in financial services, business services and other growth services companies.

Mark H. Carter was promoted to principal from senior vice president. He serves in TA’s Boston office, focusing on investments in the healthcare, business services and retail sectors.

Hythem T. El-Nazer was promoted to principal from senior vice president. He serves in TA’s Boston office, focusing on investments in communications, media and technology companies.

William D. Christ was promoted to senior vice president from vice president. He serves in TA’s Boston office, focusing on investments in business services, education and consumer services and products companies.

J. Morgan Seigler was promoted to senior vice president at TA Associates Limited from vice president. He serves in the London office of TA Associates, focusing on investments in growth companies in Europe.

Naveen Wadhera heads the Indian operations and was appointed as director of TA Associates Advisory, focusing on investments in growth companies in India and other emerging markets. -Business Wire


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Jason Santiago Joins Stipes Group

Stripes Group, a private investment firm located in New York, has announced that Jason Santiago has joined the company as vice president of business development.

Mr. Santiago will focus on sourcing investment opportunities from investment banking intermediaries, including private placement, M&A and industry coverage investment bankers, who represent high-growth companies across all sectors and geographies. In addition, he will manage lender relationships on behalf of the firm and its portfolio companies.  He will be based in New York and report to Stripes Group managing partners Ken Fox and Dan Marriott.

Prior to joining Stripes Group, Mr. Santiago spent five years as an investment banker within the private placements group at Cowen and Company in New York and San Francisco.  At Cowen, he was responsible for the execution of full-lifecycle equity and debt private placements.


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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

CVC Capital Partners Appoints Thomas Renyi

CVC Capital Partners announced the appointment of Thomas (“Tom”) Renyi as a senior advisor to the firm.

Mr. Renyi will become a member of CVC’s U.S. advisory board and global financial institutions advisory board to support CVC’s activities in the financial services sector.

Mr. Renyi has had a distinguished career in the financial services industry and recently retired as executive chairman and director of The Bank of New York Mellon. Previously, he served as chairman and chief executive officer of The Bank of New York Mellon and its predecessor institution, The Bank of New York, from 1997 to 2007. -PR Newswire


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EnCap Investments Appoints Charles W. Bauer

EnCap Investments announced that Charles W. Bauer has joined the firm as a managing director and co-head of investor relations and fundraising.

Prior to joining EnCap, Mr. Bauer was with HM Capital Partners where he led investor relations and fundraising. -PR Newswire


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Versa Capital Management Appoints Suzanne Yoon and David McReynolds

Versa Capital Management announced the appointment of Suzanne Yoon and David McReynolds as directors in its new offices in Chicago and Los Angeles.

Prior to joining Versa, Ms. Yoon was a senior vice president of CIT’s national restructuring group.

Mr. McReynolds was previously a principal at American Capital, where he headed West Coast operations for the special situations group. -Business Wire


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Friday, January 22, 2010

Vestar Capital Partners Promotes Evan Marks, Brendan J. Spillane, Oussama I. Takla, Garrick D. Bernstein, Fabrizio Gualdi, Gregor Hengst, John B. Stephens, Patrick Hofmann and David N. Kestnbaum

Vestar Capital Partners has announced nine promotions.

Evan Marks, Brendan J. Spillane and Oussama I. Takla have been promoted to managing director.

Mr. Marks, based in Vestar’s New York City office, joined the firm in 2007. He is currently a member of Vestar’s resources group.

Mr. Spillane, based in New York City, joined Vestar in 2006 as executive vice president and corporate chief financial officer.

Mr. Takla joined Vestar Europe’s Paris office in 2001. Previously, he was in the corporate finance and merchant banking division of Goldman Sachs. Prior to that, he worked at Coopers & Lybrand as a management consultant.

Garrick D. Bernstein has been promoted to principal.

Mr. Bernstein, based in New York City, came to Vestar in 2004. He is currently a member of Vestar’s media and healthcare groups.

Fabrizio Gualdi, Gregor Hengst and John B. Stephens have been promoted to vice president.

Mr. Gualdi joined Vestar Europe’s Milan office in 2005 after four years in the mergers & acquisitions department of Morgan Stanley Investment Bank in London and Milan.

Dr. Hengst joined Vestar Europe’s Munich office as a senior associate in 2008. Previously, he was with McKinsey in Munich and before that was with the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and with Commerzbank in Cologne.

Mr. Stephens, based in Vestar’s Denver office, joined Vestar in 2006 and is presently a member of the consumer and diversified industries groups.

Patrick Hofmann and David N. Kestenbaum have been promoted to senior associate.

Mr. Hofmann joined Vestar’s Munich office as an associate in 2008. Previously, he spent two years in the investment banking division at Goldman Sachs in London. Prior to that he worked in several divisions of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt.

Mr. Kestenbaum, based in New York City, joined the firm in 2006 and is currently a member of Vestar’s diversified industries and business services groups. -Business Wire


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Element Partners Promotes Sam Gabbita

Element Partners has promoted Sam Gabbita to the position of partner.

Gabbita joined the firm in 2006 as a senior associate, and leads the firm’s investment efforts in the alternative fuels space. Prior to joining Element, he worked as an associate at Lazard Freres where he focused on financial restructuring of companies in the energy, transportation, cable, and automotive industries. Before Lazard, he spent three years as an associate with private equity firm Nautic Partners where he focused on growth, buyout, and venture investments in the telecommunications and information technology sectors. He also worked as a financial analyst in investment banking for Salomon Brothers.


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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Saints Capital Appoints Niko von Huetz, Promotes Zack Scott and Mike Boggs

Saints Capital announced that Niko von Huetz has joined the firm as director of European investments.

Mr. von Huetz previously worked as investment director and partner at Add Partners. He also worked with ICG & Partners and was co-founder, VP marketing & business development for Kokua Communications.

The company has also promoted investment professionals Zack Scott, MD, to vice president and Mike Boggs to senior associate.

Dr. Scott sits on the boards of VisionCare and Cianna Medical, and is a board observer at Spiration. He joined Saints from Burrill & Company where he made investments in healthcare services, diagnostics and pharmaceuticals. Previously, he was a general surgery resident at Oregon Health Science University.

While at Saints, Mr. Boggs helped complete the secondary portfolio acquisition of medical device assets from Boston Scientific and growth equity companies from Safeguard Scientifics. He is a board observer at Laureate Pharma and Navix Diagnostics. He joined Saints in 2007 from RBC Capital Markets where he was an investment banking analyst in the healthcare group. His experience includes transactions in equity, convertible debt and M&A activity. -Market Wire


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Friday, January 15, 2010

Wendy Webb Joins Tennenbaum Capital Partners

Wendy Webb has joined Tennenbaum Capital Partners as a managing director of investor relations.

Ms. Webb previously spent 20 years with Walt Disney, including as executive director of The Walt Disney Company Foundation and senior VP of investor relations and shareholder services. Most recently, she was chief communications & investor relations officer at Ticketmaster Entertainment.

Ms. Webb currently serves on the board of directors of San Diego-based Jack in the Box, where she is a member of the finance committee and chair of the nominating & governance committee.


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Carlyle Group Announces Promotions and Appointments

The Carlyle Group announced that it has promoted as managing directors: Anand Balasubrahmanyan as Asia buyout – Singapore; Pam Bentley as accounting (corporate) – Washington, DC; Oussama Daher for Europe real estate – London; Shary Moalemzadeh for global distressed and corporate opportunities – New York; Chris Ullman for communications – Washington, DC; Stephen Wise for U.S. buyout – New York; Alex Ying for Asia buyout – Hong Kong.

The company also announced that it has appointed that following as new principals/directors: Wayne Bannon – legal and compliance – Hong Kong; Aaron Benway – U.S. growth partners – Washington, DC; Brian Canann – U.S. growth partners – Washington, DC; Alice Chan – human resources – Hong Kong; Catherine Chang, Asia real estate – Hong Kong; Veronique Cochais-Widmer as Europe buyout – Paris; Javier De Pablo – Europe real estate – Madrid; Manoj Dengla – Asia buyout – Mumbai; Russell Farscht for U.S. buyout – New York; Alan Goldfarb for global distressed and corporate opportunities – New York; Michael Hadley for global leveraged finance – New York; Jason Hart for U.S. real estate – New York; Karthic Jayaraman – U.S. buyout – New York; Susan Kasser, global leveraged finance (mezzanine) – New York; Dorothy Lee, communications – Hong Kong; Tom Levy – U.S. real estate – Washington, DC; Matthew LoRusso, accounting (fund management) – Washington, DC; Stuart MacKenzie – global leveraged finance – London; Mario Pardo – Europe buyout – Barcelona; Andrea Pekala – accounting (fund management) – Washington, DC; Olivier Petreschi – Europe real estate – Paris; Louis Reynolds, global leveraged finance – London; Agnes Riban – Europe real estate – Paris; Michael Schuster – Europe buyout – Munich; Alex Stirling – Europe buyout – London; Martin Sumner – U.S. buyout – Washington, DC. -Company Website


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General Atlantic Appoints Brent Saunders

General Atlantic announced Brent Saunders has joined the company as a senior advisor focused on the healthcare sector.

Saunders previously was a senior executive with Schering-Plough, including president of global consumer health care and head of integration for Schering-Plough’s merger with Merck. -Company Website


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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Avadis Tevanian Joins Elevation Partners

Elevation Partners announced that Avadis ‘Avie’ Tevanian has joined the firm as a managing director.

As a managing director, Tevanian will assist Elevation in the evaluation of new investment opportunities, advise those companies and help drive the strategy of the firm.

Most recently, Tevanian was chief software technology officer at Apple, and a member of the company’s senior management team, where he led Apple’s software strategy and development.  -Business Wire


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Maranon Capital Promotes Richard T. Jander

Maranon Capital announced the promotion of Richard T. Jander to managing director effective January 1, 2010.

Mr. Jander will continue to have responsibility for marketing and transaction origination. He joins L. Thomas Gregory, Ian M. Larkin, Demian Kircher, Gregory M. Long and Michael S. Parilla as a general partner in the firm. -Business Wire


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Lovell Minnick Partners Promotes Spencer P. Hoffman

Lovell Minnick Partners announced the promotion of Spencer P. Hoffman to managing director effective January 1, 2010.

As managing director, Mr. Hoffman, 36, serves on the investment committee of Lovell Minnick Partners, which is responsible for managing the firm’s private equity partnerships. He has led the due diligence and analysis in several Lovell Minnick investments and has worked closely with a number of the firm’s portfolio companies.

Prior to joining the company, Mr. Hoffman was a principal at Safeguard Scientifics and before that he served as an associate with Mellon Ventures. -Business Wire


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Nilesh Parikh Joins Blue Wolf Capital Management

Blue Wolf Capital Management announced that Nilesh Parikh has joined the firm as a vice president.

Parikh will be responsible for sourcing and executing transactions, supporting portfolio companies and generating investment leads.

Prior to joining Blue Wolf, Parikh, 30, was a research analyst with GoldenTree Asset Management, an associate with American Capital Strategies, and before that, an analyst with Lazard Freres & Gleacher Partners. -Business Wire


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ICV Capital Partners Promotes Zeena Rao

ICV Capital Partners announced the promotion of Zeena Rao from vice president to principal.

Ms. Rao originally joined ICV in 2001 after working in the investment banking division at Lehman Brothers. She is a director of ICV portfolio companies The PFM Group and Marshall Retail Group. She is also involved in associate development and plays a key role in ICV’s diversity supplier advisory board. -PR Newswire


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Friday, January 8, 2010

First Reserve Promotes Anastasia Deulina

First Reserve announced the promotion of Anastasia Deulina to director.

Ms. Deulina joined First Reserve in 2007. Her responsibilities range from deal origination and structuring to due diligence, execution and monitoring, with particular focus on the reserve sectors of the energy industry.

Prior to joining First Reserve, Ms. Deulina was a vice president at Goldman Sachs and previously a vice president at Merrill Lynch. Earlier experiences include positions with the World Bank Moscow Resident Mission and the All-Russian Foreign Trade Academy in Moscow.


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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

General Atlantic Appoints Hans Morris

General Atlantic announced that Hans Morris has been appointed as a special advisor to the firm.

Mr. Morris will provide strategic counsel to GA and its portfolio companies with a focus on the financial services sector, supporting the firm’s global growth equity investment program.

Mr. Morris served as president of Visa from 2007-2009, having been recruited to Visa as it completed a reorganization which merged several separate businesses into a new company. -PR Newswire


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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Berkshire Partners Appoints Joshua A. Lutzker

Berkshire Partners announced that Joshua A. Lutzker was appointed a managing director effective January 1, 2010.

Mr. Lutzker originally joined Berkshire Partners in 1998 as an associate and returned to Berkshire in 2002 after graduating from business school. He has worked closely with a number of Berkshire’s consumer products and retailing companies. -Business Wire


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Monday, January 4, 2010

Paul Capital Promotes Andrew Rubinstein

Paul Capital today announced that Andrew Rubinstein has been promoted to partner.

Based in Paul Capital’s New York office, Mr. Rubinstein’s primary responsibility is negotiating, structuring and executing royalty and revenue interest investments in the United States and internationally.

Mr. Rubinstein joined Paul Capital in 2007. Prior to joining Paul Capital, he was CEO of Microban International, a multinational licensing business focused on antimicrobial technologies. He had previously worked as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch in the financial sponsors group. -PRNewswire


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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

HarbourVest Promotes Peter Lipson, Julie Ocko, Mary Traer, Karin Lagerlund, Sebastian van den Berg, Bruce Pixler, Catherine Shih and Abraham Soquar

Boston investment firm HarbourVest has promoted three of its staff to managing director, including Peter Lipson, a member of the private equity firm’s direct investment team, and Julie Ocko, who sits in the primary funds team.

Lipson, who joined the firm in 1997, focuses on growth equity and buyout investments and serves as a director on several portfolio companies, such as Photobox and Towne Park.

Ocko has been with the firm’s primary partnership team since 2001, focusing on US buyout, venture capital and credit investment strategies. She currently sits on the advisory boards of several funds, including Berkshire Partners and Thoma Barvo.

HarbourVest has also promoted Mary Traer to managing director and chief administrative officer, while Karin Lagerlund will be chief financial officer.

Traer joined HarbourVest in 1997 as the director of taxation, and became a principal in 2003. In her new role she will oversee the tax and compliance teams, and will coordinate and administer all statutory compliance for the firm’s global operations. She is also involved in the investment side of the business, helping to structure funds and investments to take into account the legal, regulatory and tax regimes applicable.

Lagerlund joined HarbourVest in 2000 as the firm’s controller. She manages the firm’s accounting and finance activities, and oversees a team of 39 that produces annual and semi-annual financial statements, as well as quarterly limited partner capital account statements and other client reporting.

The team is also responsible for portfolio valuation and fund-level performance measurement.

The firm has made four other promotions among its staff: Sebastian van den Berg has been appointed principal; while Bruce Pixler, Catherine Shih and Abraham Soquar have been made up to vice president.


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Monday, December 21, 2009

Doughty Hanson & Co. Promotes Mark Corbidge and John Leahy

Doughty Hanson & Co. announced that it has promoted Mark Corbidge and John Leahy to be co-heads of private equity. In their new role, they will report to Richard Hanson. Leahy joined Doughty Hanson in 2002 and leads the value enhancement team, which focuses on optimizing the operational aspects of portfolio companies. -Company Website


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Friday, December 18, 2009

Leeds Equity Partners Appoints Jacques Galante and Henry Ormond

Leeds Equity Partners announced the hiring of two managing directors.

Jacques Galante joins Leeds Equity Partners after working as a private equity professional for over nine years at the Carlyle Group.

Henry Ormond joins Leeds Equity Partners after working as a private equity professional for seven years at Quadrangle Group, the New York based private equity firm.


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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Hercules Technology Growth Capital Hires Ernie Panos, Keith Cox, Todd Jaquez-Fissori, and Mac Gerlach

Hercules Technology Growth Capital announced that it has hired four managing directors.

Ernie Panos and Keith Cox will be located in Hercules’ Boston office and will focus on evaluating companies in the later stage and lower middle market segment within the healthcare industries.

Todd Jaquez-Fissori and Mac Gerlach will be based in the Palo Alto office concentrating on investments within the venture capital and private equity technology sector, respectively.

Mr. Panos has more than 15 years financial experience, including principal debt, and equity oversight, specializing in capital market transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions, senior debt, investment-grade debt, high-yield debt, convertible securities, private/public equity, and derivatives. Previously, he was a managing director at HighPoint Capital Management.

Mr. Cox is a seasoned banking executive with more than 15 years of experience evaluating and negotiating deals. Most recently, he served as director and vice president overseeing new loan originations and credit risk underwriting, with a focus on the healthcare sector, at NewStar Financial. He previously held positions at FleetBoston Financial and the U.S. Navy.

Mr. Jaquez-Fissori joins with more than 15 years of venture capital and operational experience. Prior to Hercules, he served as director at TriplePoint Capital managing early and later stage technology investments.

Mr. Gerlach brings over 12 years of transactional expertise to Hercules. He is experienced in senior debt, venture debt, second lien debt, mezzanine debt and equity investments. Prior to joining Hercules, he held positions at Triplepoint Capital, NewStar Financial, Fundamental Capital, Thios Pharmaceuticals, Aviron Vaccines, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup. -Business Wire


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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Robert M. Cohen Joins N.I.R. Group

N.I.R. Group announced that Robert M. Cohen has joined the firm as managing director.

Based in the firm’s Roslyn headquarters, Mr. Cohen is responsible for overseeing operations and business development.

For 15 years Mr. Cohen was founder and president of Robert M. Cohen and Co. -PR Newswire


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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Najafi Companies Appoints Daniel T. Shum

Najafi Companies has named Daniel T. Shum a partner.

As a partner with Najafi Companies, Shum will seek and evaluate acquisition and co-investment opportunities, both in the U.S. and globally. From due diligence through negotiation to eventual partnering with management of the acquired company, Shum will contribute significant value with his extensive international knowledge and cultural fluency.

Prior to his Phoenix relocation to focus on his personal investments, Shum spent 10 years as a managing director of Lehman Brothers, where he served in various capacities including head of wealth and asset management for Europe and Asia and chief administrative officer for the global private client business. He was also the founding chairman of the Lehman Brothers Asian network.  -Business Wire


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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Christina Jamieson Joins Golub Capital

Golub Capital announced that Christina Jamieson has joined the firm as co-head of its broadly syndicated loan group alongside Mike Loehrke.

Most recently Jamieson worked as the portfolio manager and co-head of senior loans at Morgan Stanley/Van Kampen. -PR Newswire


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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

K1 Ventures Appoints Ow Chio Kiat

K1 Ventures appointed Ow Chio Kiat as independent director, effective December 1, 2009.

Mr. Ow is the executive chairman of Stamford Land. He is also the executive chairman of Singapore Shipping and Cougar Logistics and a director of most of SLC’s and SSC’s subsidiaries. -Singapore Stock exchange


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Monday, November 30, 2009

ACM Capital Partners Appoints Thomas E. Fitz

ACM Capital Partners announced that Thomas E. Fitz, Jr. will join the company as a managing director responsible for all health care turnaround and restructuring engagements.

Fitz is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives with more than 30 years experience. He joins ACM following a stint as a national examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Prior to serving as a national examiner, Fitz served nine years as CEO of Athens, Ga.-based St. Mary’s Health Care System, where he led the operational and financial turn around of the multi-facility system. -Market Wire


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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Bridgescale Partners Appoints Howard Gwin

Bridgescale Partners announced that Howard Gwin has joined its Toronto office as venture partner.

In his new role, Gwin, a technology industry veteran, will leverage his background and broad network to originate, source and manage new investment opportunities for Bridgescale Partners throughout Canada and the United States.

Over the past nine years, Gwin has served on boards for more than 20 software and services companies. He currently serves on the boards of Coveo, dna13 Software, Cirba, Kinaxis, MKS, and Opalis.

Prior to joining Bridgescale and serving on multiple boards, Gwin served as president of Solect Technology.


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Thursday, November 19, 2009

John Clancy to Join Schooner Capital

Iron Mountain announced that John Clancy, former president of Iron Mountain Digital, will depart the company, following a transition period to become a CEO in residence at Schooner Capital. -Business Wire


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Friday, November 13, 2009

Kimco Realty Appoints David B. Henry

Kimco Realty announced that the board of directors has appointed David B. Henry as chief executive officer of the company effective December 31, 2009.

Mr. Henry joined Kimco in 2001 as vice chairman and chief investment officer after 23 years with GE Real Estate


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