Private Equity
2 min read · 19 March 2018
Rob Young has joined OpenGate Capital as a principal. He was previously with Marlin Equity Partners, where he was a vice president, his bio on the OpenGate site said.
1 min read · 19 March 2018
Canadian medical cannabis startup Tilray Inc has named Mark Castaneda as chief financial officer. Previously, he led IPOs for companies that included Primo Water Corp, Pike Electric Inc and Blue Rhino Corp. Tilray is a portfolio company of Privateer Holdings, a Seattle-based private equity firm focused on the legal cannabis sector.
2 min read · 16 March 2018
Shorehill Capital has added Charlie Denison as a principal to its investment team. Previously, Denison worked at Boston Consulting Group where he was a project leader within the firm's corporate development practice.
2 min read · 16 March 2018
The Russell Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, an Atlanta-based community with lab-to-market resources for emerging industries, has named James Bailey as president and CEO. Previously, Bailey was a founder of Greenwood Archer, a private equity firm focused on investing in emerging domestic markets, urbanization and affordable housing.
3 min read · 16 March 2018
STX Entertainment, a next-generation media company, has promoted Patricia Röckenwagner to chief brand officer. Prior to joining STX, Röckenwagner was senior adviser at Advance Vixeid Partners, the investment arm of Advance Publications and Condé Nast. STX’s backers include TPG, Hony Capital, Tencent Holdings and DNS Capital.
3 min read · 16 March 2018
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has appointed Datuk Ben Chan to the role of regional managing director, Asia Pacific, effective June 1st. Operating from Hong Kong, Chan will lead Ontario Teachers' investment activity in the Asia-Pacific region and support portfolio companies located there. He joins the Canadian pension fund from Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the sovereign wealth fund of Malaysia, where he served as executive director, investments, as well as co-head of investments, and led deal-making in China.
2 min read · 15 March 2018
Timothy M. Clark has rejoined the law firm Dechert as a partner in the New York office focusing on investment funds and secondary deals. Previously, Clark was a partner at O'Melveny & Myers.
3 min read · 15 March 2018
Maitland, a global advisory and fund administration firm, has named Frank Ferrara as senior client service manager. Previously, Ferrara worked at Rhone Group.
2 min read · 15 March 2018
Drake Star Partners, a technology, media and communications-focused investment bank, has named Michael Metzger as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Previously, Metzger was a senior investment banker at Houlihan Lokey’s TMT group.
3 min read · 15 March 2018
