Private Equity
Wynnchurch Capital has hired Michael MacKay as a senior associate. Previously, MacKay was a senior associate at Pritzker Group Private Capital.
2 min read · 16 August 2018
Northleaf Capital Partners has hired Matthew Russell as a senior associate, private equity. Operating from the firm's London office, Russell will assume a role in all private equity investment activity, with a focus on origination, evaluation and monitoring. He joins Northleaf from European private equity firm Partners Group, where he was a member of the secondaries team. Previously, he was a sell-side M&A advisor at Cavendish Corporate Finance. Toronto-based Northleaf is a global private equity, infrastructure and private credit manager, overseeing more than $10 billion in capital commitments.
1 min read · 16 August 2018
Law firm Perkins Coie has named Matt Oshinsky as a partner for its emerging companies and venture capital practice. Previously, he was a partner at DLA Piper.
3 min read · 16 August 2018
Great Rock Capital, a U.S. asset-focused commercial finance firm, has hired Jeffrey Peckitt as managing director of originations. Peckitt joins Great Rock from MaynBridge Capital, a Canadian transitional lending firm, where he served as a vice president responsible for mid-market originations. Based in Toronto, Peckitt will source new investment opportunities for Great Rock, helping to expand the firm's presence locally and across Canada.
2 min read · 15 August 2018
Great Rock Capital has hired Jeffrey Peckitt as managing director of originations. Peckitt will be in charge of sourcing new investment opportunities to expand the firm's presence in Canada. Previously, he was vice president of MaynBridge Capital where he was responsible for spearheading originations to middle-market companies throughout Canada. Peckitt will be based in Toronto.
2 min read · 15 August 2018
The Chertoff Group, a security advisory firm, has named Kristjan Kornmayer as director of M&A advisory services. Previously, Kornmayer was a senior engagement manager at Avascent.
2 min read · 15 August 2018
Business law firm Condon Tobin Sladek Thornton has hired M&A lawyer Mark Goglia as a partner. Goglia is a former partner at Jones Day.
2 min read · 15 August 2018
TruGreen, a lawn care company, has named John Cowles as president and CEO. His appointment becomes effective September 17, 2018. Previously, he worked at FXI where he was president and CEO. TruGreen is backed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.
2 min read · 15 August 2018
Law firm Perkins Coie has named R. Bruce Steinert Jr. as a partner for its M&A and private equity practice. Previously, Steinert was a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig and a partner at Kirkland Ellis.
2 min read · 14 August 2018
Canadian private equity firm Altas Partners has hired Gareth Domingo as an associate. Domingo joins the firm from U.S. investment bank Moelis & Co. He served in the bank's Los Angeles office, where he helped execute mergers and acquisitions, financial restructurings, and capital-market transactions in a range of sectors. Altas last month hired David Brent, formerly of Apollo Global Management, as a partner. Toronto-based Altas is currently investing from Altas Partners Holdings LP, which raised US$1 billion in 2016.
2 min read · 14 August 2018
