Private Equity
Eagle, Minnesota-based Gopher Resource, a national environmental solutions provider, has named Brian Leen as president and CEO. Previously, Leen worked at ADA Carbon Solutions where he was also president and CEO. In addition to this appointment, Eric Robinson is also joining from ADA Carbon Solutions as senior vice president and chief operating officer. Gopher Resource is backed by Energy Capital Partners.
3 min read · 03 January 2019
Alexander Johnson has joined law firm Latham & Watkins' New York office as a partner in the corporate department and a member of the M&A and private equity practice. Previously, Johnson worked at Hogan Lovells.
3 min read · 03 January 2019
Amunix Pharmaceuticals Inc, which is backed by Frazier Healthcare Partners, has named Dr. Angie You as CEO and Dr. Rich Heyman as chairman of board of directors. Prior to joining Amunix, You worked at Sierra Oncology where she was chief business and strategy officer and head of commercial while Heyman was CEO of Seragon Pharmaceuticals. Based in Mountain View, California, Amunix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel protein therapeutics.
4 min read · 03 January 2019
KidKraft Inc, which is backed by MidOcean Partners, has named Geoff Walker as president and CEO. Walker is a former Mattel executive. Dallas-based KidKraft is a maker of toys.
3 min read · 03 January 2019
Health Enterprise Partners said Jan. 3 that Ezra Mehlman was promoted to managing partner.
2 min read · 03 January 2019
Borgman Capital has named Michael Pepke as a managing director. Pepke will remain a shareholder at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren.
2 min read · 02 January 2019
John H. Butler has joined law firm Sidley Austin LLP as a partner and a member of its global M&A and private equity practice. Previously, Butler worked at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
2 min read · 02 January 2019
BlueMountain Capital Management has promoted Dava Ritchea and Jim Pieri to partners. The appointments became effective January 1, 2019. Ritchea joined the firm in 2013 while Pieri came on board in 2012.
2 min read · 02 January 2019
This week’s jobs include a director of strategy and operations at LLR Partners and associates at Hamilton Lane, Seaport Capital and Neuberger Berman.
3 min read · 02 January 2019
Health Velocity Capital has named Sally Welborn to its advisory board. Recently, Welborn worked at Walmart Stores Inc where she was senior vice president of global benefits.
2 min read · 02 January 2019
