Private Equity
Scale Venture Partners has promoted Jeremy Kaufmann to principal, according to a blog post on the firm's site. Prior to joining the Foster City, California-based venture firm, Kaufmann worked at Salesforce.
1 min read · 28 March 2019
San Francisco-based People.ai, a creator of an AI-powered revenue intelligence system, has named Godfrey Sullivan to its board of directors. Sullivan is the former CEO of Splunk Inc. People.ai's backers include Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
3 min read · 28 March 2019
New York City-based Exiger, a provider of regulatory, financial crime, risk and compliance solutions, has named Julie Peck as chief operating officer. Previously, Peck worked at Wolters Kluwer where she most recently served as executive vice president and general manager of the firm's tax and accounting division in the U.S. small firms segment. Exiger is backed by Carrick Capital Partners.
3 min read · 28 March 2019
Riverside Co said March 28 that Karsten Langer was named managing partner of Riverside Europe Fund. He succeeds Tony Cabral as Riverside managing partner. Cabral remains a senior member of the REF investment committee with the title of founding partner.
3 min read · 28 March 2019
Brad Page has joined Baird's global investment banking business as a managing director for its global technology and services team. Previously, Page worked at William Blair where he was a partner and managing director, leading the firm's environmental services investment banking practice.
3 min read · 27 March 2019
John Fraser, head of Investcorp's U.S. credit management unit, will be retiring. Jim Feeley will be stepping in as co-head of ICM US. Fraser joined Investcorp in 2017. He will continue to serve as adviser to ICM US.
2 min read · 27 March 2019
Safeguard Scientifics has appointed Joseph M. Manko Jr. to its board of directors. The appointment is effective immediately. Manko is the senior principal of The Horton Fund and a joint owner of Maplewood Capital LLC of Sierra Capital Investments LP and its affiliates.
3 min read · 27 March 2019
HGGC said March 26 that it promoted the following executives to partner: Les Brown, John Block, Steven Leistner, Harv Barenz and Lance Taylor. The Palo Alto, California buyout shop said it elevated other executives including Kurt Krieger to chief legal officer.
5 min read · 26 March 2019
Abingworth said March 26 that Bali Muralidhar joined the firm as a partner based in the London office. Bali was previously a senior partner at MVM Partners LLP in London.
2 min read · 26 March 2019
Equistone Partners Europe said March 26 that it made four appointments to its investment team in Europe. Julia Brunswicker is joining the firm as an investment manager, while Hubert van Wolfswinkel as a director, operating across Germany and the Netherlands. Isabella Boman-Flavell and Caroline Pinton were named investment managers and will join Equistone’s offices in London and Paris, respectively.
2 min read · 26 March 2019