Private Equity
Syndio, a pay equity SaaS startup, has named Rob Porcarelli as chief legal counsel. Previously, he worked at Starbucks where he was a vice president and assistant general counsel responsible for labor, employment and general litigation. The investors were Sirius Partners, Contour Venture Partners and Frontier Venture Capital.
2 min read · 07 December 2018
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed Stephanie D. Neely as a managing director and head of Central U.S. and Canada region for North American Institutional. Previously, Neely was vice president and assistant treasurer at Allstate Insurance Company.
3 min read · 06 December 2018
Catalyst Investors has promoted three of its staffers. Mia Hegazy is now principal, Samantha Lexton has become vice president of investor relations and Patty Xu is now chief financial officer. Catalyst Investors is a growth equity firm founded in 2000.
2 min read · 06 December 2018
Harris Williams, a middle-market investment bank, has named Kelly McPhilliamy as a managing director and William McBride as a vice president in the firm’s consumer group. Previously, McPhilliamy worked at Wells Fargo where she was a managing director and head of consumer investment banking while McBride was a vice president in Wells Fargo Securities' consumer and retail group.
3 min read · 05 December 2018
Tillman Private Equity Services, a fund administrator for private equity and SBIC funds, has named Chris Rakers as managing director to lead the firm's fund administration and outsourced CFO business. Previously, Rakers worked at NAV Fund Administration Group where he was senior manager. Tillman is owned by E78 Partners LLC.
3 min read · 05 December 2018
SRS Acquiom, which is backed by Lovell Minnick Partners, has named Greg Nelson head of sales. Previously, Nelson worked at Wilmington Trust where he was an M&A and public finance business development officer. Based in Denver, SRS Acquiom provides a platform of professional services, technology solutions and data for corporate acquirers, private equity firms and venture capital firms involved in M&A settlement support and risk mitigation.
2 min read · 05 December 2018
Victory Park Capital has appointed Kevin Burke as a partner. Previously, he worked at the University of Notre Dame where he spearheaded the launch of the Institute for Global Investing.
2 min read · 05 December 2018
William Blair has named Blake Pontius as a director of sustainable investing. Pontius joined the firm in 2005 as an institutional relationship manager.
2 min read · 05 December 2018
Belt Power LLC, a portfolio company of Shorehill Capital, said Dec. 3 that Don Heitmeier was named president, CEO and director of the company. Heitmeier was previously Wesco’s division vice president for the Eastern United States from 2016 to 2018.
3 min read · 05 December 2018
Jadian Capital has named Matt Innes as a managing director, investor relations. Previously, Innes worked at Hodes Weiss & Associates where he was a vice president responsible for institutional investor and adviser relationships in the U.S.
2 min read · 04 December 2018
