Private Equity
M/C Partners said April 15 that Travis Keller joined the firm as a partner. He was previously a director at Vilandrie & Co.
2 min read · 15 April 2019
Sycamore Partners has named Rob Sweeney as president. Sweeney is the former global head of consumer and retail investment banking at Goldman Sachs.
2 min read · 12 April 2019
Therma Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital, has named Jeffrey Sprau as CEO. He succeeds the company's founder Joe Parisi, who will become chairman of Therma's board of directors. Therma is a mechanical services company.
3 min read · 12 April 2019
Benevis LLC, a provider of support functions to dental offices, has named Rich Beckman as CEO. He is the former CEO of Great Expressions. Benevis is backed by Littlejohn & Co and Tailwind Capital.
3 min read · 12 April 2019
Southfield Capital has promoted Brandon Pinderhughes to principal. Pinderhughes first joined the lower-middle market private equity firm as a senior associate in June 2014.
2 min read · 11 April 2019
David M. Marchick, a former managing director and global head of external affairs at The Carlyle Group, has rejoined law firm Covington in its Washington office. Marchick is serving as senior of counsel. Before first joining Covington in 2002, Marchick held several positions within President Clinton's administration, including Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Transportation Affairs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Policy at the State Department, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Development.
2 min read · 11 April 2019
Former Senator Kelly Ayotte will join Blackstone's board of directors. Her appointment becomes effective May 13, 2019. Ayotte represented New Hampshire in the U.S. Senate from 2011 to 2016. Prior to her stint in the Senate, Ayotte was New Hampshire's first female Attorney General.
2 min read · 11 April 2019
New York City-based Ethic Inc, a tech-driven asset management platform for wealth advisers and institutional investors, has named Alex Papageorgis as its new head of quantitative investments. Previously, he worked at Goldman Sachs. Ethic's backers include ThirdStream Partners, Nyca Partners, Kapor Capital and the Urban Innovation Fund.
2 min read · 11 April 2019
Dublin, Ireland-based CarTrawler, a B2B mobility platform that powers more than 100 airlines and 2,000 travel partners, has named Charlie Coniglio as senior vice president, North America. Previously, he worked at Green Torino LLC. CarTrawler is backed by BC Partners and Insight Venture Partners.
2 min read · 11 April 2019
Activa Capital said April 11 that David Quatrepoint and Frédéric Singer were elevated to investment directors.
2 min read · 11 April 2019
