Private Equity
Baird has expanded its senior investment banking team focused on oilfield services. Gregg Byers has joined the firm as managing director while Chamila Ariyachandra has come aboard as director. Previously, Byers worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers’ investment banking practice where he was managing director, co-head of the Houston office and head of oilfield services M&A. And, Ariyachandra also worked at PwC where he was a director in the firm’s investment banking practice.
4 min read · 13 November 2018
The Parking Spot, which is backed by Green Courte Partners LLC, has named Jeff Foland as president and CEO. Foland's background includes various senior roles at United Airlines Inc. Based in Chicago, The Parking Spot is an off-airport parking company.
3 min read · 13 November 2018
Peak Rock Capital LLC has expanded its team with new hires. Joining the middle-market private investment firm are Thomas Moran as managing director, Philos Carnio as principal, David Alter as senior vice president and David Wolfish as vice president. Also, Peak Rock has promoted Jordan Campbell to managing director, Garret Iden to senior vice president of business development and Karson Chang to vice president.
5 min read · 13 November 2018
Great Hill Partners has named Jesse Hertzberg and Michael Thompson as operating partners. Hertzberg is an adviser to to several SaaS, ecommerce and marketplace startups in New York City while Thompson is a former vice president and general manager at Nuance Communications.
2 min read · 13 November 2018
Greenwich, Connecticut-based Cedar Gate Technologies, a care performance management analytic company, has named Dr. Lee Bernard Sacks to its board of directors. Recently, Sacks was the chief medical officer of Advocate Aurora Health. In 2014, Cedar Gate was formed by GTCR and David Snow.
3 min read · 13 November 2018
Las Vegas-based casino gaming operator Affinity Gaming has named Eric P. Fiocco as senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Previously, Fiocco worked at Tropicana Entertainment Inc where he was CMO. Affinity Gaming is backed by Z Capital.
3 min read · 12 November 2018
Fort Collins, Colorado-based Madwire LLC, a digital marketing company, has named Matt Bryson as chief financial officer. His appointment became effective November 1, 2018. Previously, Bryson worked at Copley Equity Partners where he was a principal since 2017 and vice president since 2013.
3 min read · 12 November 2018
Ole, a music publishing, music production and global rights management company, has named Helen Murphy as CEO. She is succeeding Robert Ott who will remain as an adviser to Murphy and the company's board of directors. Murphy is the founder and president of International Media Services Inc. Ole is backed by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.
5 min read · 12 November 2018
DWS Group has named Kumber Husain as head of private equity, Americas. Previously, he was part of the senior investment team at Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners.
2 min read · 12 November 2018
This week’s jobs include a senior vice president at Prudential, associates at Z Capital and TZP and an analyst at Credit Suisse.
2 min read · 12 November 2018
