Private Equity
Align Capital Partners said June 17 that David Perotti has joined the firm as an operating partner in ACP’s Dallas office. Perotti most recently was CEO of eRecruit.
2 min read · 17 June 2019
YFM Equity Partners has named Helen Villiers as an investment manager. Previously, Villiers worked at Grant Thornton's corporate finance team.
2 min read · 13 June 2019
Shadow Ventures has named Matt Ohlman as chief technology officer. Ohlman is the former managing partner of FiveBox.
3 min read · 13 June 2019
New Enterprise Associates said June 12 that Lily Huang was promoted to principal.
2 min read · 12 June 2019
Altas Partners has named a pioneering businesswoman to the newly created position of chair. Kathleen Taylor, the former CEO of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, took on the role this month, Managing Partner Andrew Sheiner told PE Hub Canada. As part of the job, Taylor will provide advice and support to companies in the portfolio, Sheiner said, drawing on her more than three decades of experience as a senior executive. “We expect Katie will be an excellent resource, sounding board and thought partner for our CEOs as they manage and grow their businesses,” he said.
2 min read · 12 June 2019
Monroe Capital LLC added seven investment professionals to its direct originations team. They include David Fischer and Nick McDearis in the firm’s Atlanta office; Dan Letizia and Tommy Ryan in the firm’s Chicago office; and Jack Bernstein in the firm’s New York office. Monroe recently hired Stewart Hanlon in the firm’s San Francisco office and Alex Patil in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
4 min read · 12 June 2019
Whitehorse Liquidity Partners has promoted Julian Mirsky to senior principal and hired additional investment professionals, bringing the Toronto-based private equity firm's team to 34. Mirsky, formerly a principal, joined the firm in 2017 from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Whitehorse hired Sebastien Siou as a senior principal and Nadeem Kheraj as a principal. Both were recruited from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), where they served in the secondaries and co-investments group. In April, it was reported that Whitehorse raised more than half of the US$1.5 billion target set for its third secondaries fund.
2 min read · 11 June 2019
GTCR said June 11 that it hired Melissa Mounce as managing director – leadership talent. Mounce previously worked at Baird Capital, where she had the role of principal of human capital.
3 min read · 11 June 2019
Harrison Street has named Dave Liu as vice president of asset management. Previously, Liu worked at Ventas Inc where he was vice president of asset management
2 min read · 10 June 2019
This week’s jobs include a private equity director at Bowdoin College and associates at Enlightenment, Grotech and Neuberger Berman.
2 min read · 10 June 2019
