Private Equity
Grain Management LLC has hired Merche del Valle as chief talent officer. Previously, she worked at Goldman Sachs where she was global head of coaching and advisory based out of the Asia Pacific region.
2 min read · 22 August 2019
Law firm Linklaters has added Jason L. Behrens and David C. Miller as partners in its investment funds group. Both previously worked at Schulte Roth & Zabel. Also joining the firm from Schulte Roth & Zabel are senior associate Jason D. Nussbaum and associate Elias N. Gurewitsch.
2 min read · 22 August 2019
Side Letter will be back on Tuesday. In the meantime: Apollo and Athene battle it out; Chinese LPs are driving CEE fundraising; and new hires for Blackstone Growth and Carlyle. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
3 min read · 22 August 2019
MeriCal, which is backed by Linden Capital Partners, has named Mark Walsh as CEO and a member of the board of directors. Brian Smith is stepping down as CEO but will remain as an adviser to the management team and the board of directors. MeriCal is a producer of high-quality probiotics and other nutritional supplement products.
2 min read · 21 August 2019
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has joined Franworth, a franchised-focused growth equity firm, as a partner and member of its board. Brees is also a multi-unit operator of Jimmy John's and Walk On's Bistreaux & Bar locations as well as a partner of Title Boxing Club.
4 min read · 21 August 2019
StepStone Group, a private markets specialist, has appointed Scott Hart as co-CEO. Hart joined StepStone in 2007 after working at Morgan Stanley and TPG Capital.
3 min read · 21 August 2019
LFM Capital has appointed Conner Harris as a director. Previously, Harris worked at The Riverside Company's Dallas office where he was vice president for the firm's flagship capital appreciation fund.
2 min read · 21 August 2019
Malvern, Pennsylvania-based VenatoRx, a pharmaceutical company focused on developing novel anti-infectives to treat multi-drug-resistant bacterial infections and hard-to-treat viral infections, has expanded its team with three new additions. Jennifer Ellis is now senior vice president of quality; Dr. Paul McGovern is vice president of medical sciences; and Lauren P. Tornetta has been appointed vice president of regulatory affairs. VenatoRx is backed by Versant Ventures, Abingworth and Foresite Capital.
5 min read · 21 August 2019
Paine Schwartz Partners has named Renata Dinkelmann as director of human capital. Dinkelmann is the former head of global executive recruiting at Kraft Heinz.
2 min read · 21 August 2019
Toronto-based DW Healthcare Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has made three promotions: Gabe Becher is now a managing director; Eric Moore has become a principal; and Aaron Kennedy has been upped to vice president. Becher joined the firm three years ago while Moore came on board in 2012. And, Kennedy has been working with DWHP for the past four years. DWHP also has an office in Park City, Utah.
2 min read · 21 August 2019
