International financial services firm Baird has promoted Steve Booth to chief operating officer. Booth takes on the new role in addition to his current responsibilities as director of investment banking and co-head of Baird's equity capital markets business. The plan calls for Booth to eventually succeed Baird chairman, president & CEO Paul Purcell.
3 min read · 20 January 2013
Aleutian Capital Partners has backed Global Sugar Art. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Plattsburgh, New York, Global Sugar Art distributes confectionery decorations, ingredients, tools, and equipment used in cake and candy making.
3 min read · 20 January 2013
DDP Holdings, a provider of retail solutions, has received a new investment from Juggernaut Capital Partners to fund an acquisition. JCP partnered with Palm Beach Capital and management to support the acquisition.
2 min read · 20 January 2013
JustFab, a fashion-subscription service and lifestyle fashion brand, has acquired the children's fashion brand and personalized e-commerce service, FabKids. The business which was launched by ShopStyle founder and serial entrepreneur, Andy Moss, and mom and actress Christina Applegate, in August 2012.
3 min read · 20 January 2013
Banyan Partners has announced a strategic partnership with Temperance Partners, a private investment firm. The partnership will provide Banyan with expansion capital to support its acquisition efforts in the investment advisory arena.
3 min read · 20 January 2013
Ethan Fasset has been appointed entrepreneur in residence at Trinity Ventures. He was most recently the SVP of product for GREE International, where he drove product strategy for GREE’s global mobile social gaming platform team in the NALAM markets and launched GREE’s first global gaming platform.
1 min read · 20 January 2013
Caliber Funding and Vericrest Financial have joined forces to create a full-service, residential mortgage banking organization offering loan originations and loan servicing solutions. The combined organization will continue to be owned by Lone Star Funds.
3 min read · 20 January 2013
American Capital's portfolio company Pan Am International Flight Academy has acquired Airline Career Academy. Airline Career Academy is a pilot training academy specializing in JAA/EASA and FAA ab initio training.
3 min read · 20 January 2013
Chicago-based middle market financial and operational advisory firm MorrisAnderson has promoted Alpesh Amin to managing director from director. In this role, Amin will support MorrisAnderson's advisory services for distressed companies and private equity firms.
3 min read · 20 January 2013
Both the $251 billion California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the $150 billion California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) have openings for investment professionals to focus on private equity.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
