Private Equity
Flare Capital Partners said March 25 that Parth Desai has joined as a senior associate. Desai joins Flare Capital from the investment team at New York-Presbyterian Ventures.
3 min read · 25 March 2019
Flare Capital Partners hired Parth Desai as a senior associate. Desai joined Flare Capital from the investment team at New York-Presbyterian Ventures. Desai also worked at Deloitte Consulting. He began his career as a health policy analyst for the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he led development of legislation reforming oversight of the pharmaceutical industry in the state.
3 min read · 25 March 2019
Hunt Capital Holdings said March 25 that it acquired Peak 8 Asset Management. Financial terms weren’t announced. Peak 8, of Greenwich, Connecticut, is an asset management firm focused on alternative fixed income investments. Peak 8’s investment professionals, including its president, David Moran, will remain employed by the firm.
2 min read · 25 March 2019
TSG Consumer Partners said March 25 that it opened an office in London, it’s first outside the U.S. Beth Pickens has joined TSG as a principal in London. Pickens is a former managing director and head of European consumer banking at William Blair.
3 min read · 25 March 2019
Luminous Ventures said March 25 that it named John Spindler as a venture partner. Spindler is the CEO of Capital Enterprise and founder, general partner of AI Seed.
2 min read · 25 March 2019
Northgate Capital promoted Jana Vaze to chief financial officer from director of finance and hired Luciana Castro as head of investor relations. Castro joined from Abingworth and VantagePoint Capital Partners, where she led fundraising and LP services.
2 min read · 22 March 2019
Venture-backed Mirum Pharmaceuticals named Chris Peetz as chief executive officer, stepping in for former CEO Mike Grey, who will be in the role of executive chairman of the board. Mirum is backed by investors including NEA, Deerfield Management, Frazier Healthcare Partners, Novo Holdings, Pappas Capital, RiverVest Venture Partners and Rock Springs Capital.
3 min read · 21 March 2019
SMS Assist said March 21 that it hired Graham Blackwell as chief strategy and revenue officer. Blackwell most recently was an executive vice president with Bain Capital’s North American Private Equity Team. SMS Assist raised $150 million from Goldman Sachs Investment Partners in 2016.
3 min read · 21 March 2019
Liz Lippert has joined Bain & Co. Lippert was previously a partner with The Parthenon Group.
3 min read · 20 March 2019
David Hoverman has joined Bain & Co as a partner in its private equity practice. Previously, Hoverman was the San Francisco office head and a member of the private equity practice at Parthenon.
3 min read · 20 March 2019
