Private Equity
Sorenson Capital promoted Bert Roberts to managing director. Roberts, a principal at the firm, will focus on the company's efforts in business development, fundraising and investor relations. Roberts joined Sorenson in 2011, prior to which he worked at Wasatch Advisors as VP of institutional client services.
2 min read · 06 March 2018
Pitchbook promoted Patrick Ross, director of finance and accounting, to vice president of finance. In the new role, Ross will oversee financial responsibilities, including accounting, financial planning and analysis, reporting and payroll. Ross joined Pitchbook in 2017 and was tasked with building Pitchbook's finance team, as well as overseeing the integration of Morningstar systems and development of a SOX program.
3 min read · 06 March 2018
Kristine M. Koren has joined Mayer Brown’s Corporate & Securities practice as a partner in New York, the firm announced. Koren, formerly of Skadden Arps, does fund formation work, as well as advising clients on investments, joint ventures, M&A and regulatory matters.
2 min read · 06 March 2018
Passport Food Group, backed by Swander Pace, hired Michael Axelrod as chief executive officer. Most recently he worked as president at TreeHouse Foods, where he oversaw the company's $1.5 billion condiments division. He also held senior management roles at Kraft, McCain Foods, Whirlpool and Pactiv. Axelrod succeeds John Signorino, who led the company through its acquisition by Swander Pace, which acquired Passport Food Group in April 2017.
3 min read · 06 March 2018
Adams Street Partners hired Matthew Scanlan to the board of directors, effective April 1, 2018. Scanlan will succeed member Wilbur Gantz, who will retire from the board. Scanlan currently is a consultant at Angel Island Capital. Most recently, he worked as chief executive of RS Investments.
4 min read · 06 March 2018
Pivotal Payments said March 6 that Mark Pyke has joined as president. Pyke is the former president of the Merchant Services segment at TSYS. Pivotal Payments is backed by Novacap and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
2 min read · 06 March 2018
QuadReal Property Group, a real estate investment, development and management firm, has hired Jay Kwan as managing director, Europe, and Jameson Weber as global head of special situations. Kwan formerly held senior positions at TPG Real Estate, Grove International Partners and Soros Private Funds Management, while Weber held senior positions at Hightower, Oaktree Capital Management and Cerberus Capital Management. Vancouver's QuadReal was launched in 2016 by British Columbia Investment Management Corp (bcIMC) to oversee the pension fund's global real estate investment portfolio.
3 min read · 05 March 2018
Highview Capital has named Tyler Kavanaugh and Zepher Loesch as associates to its business development team. Previously, Kavanaugh worked at CB Capital while Loesch was at Genz & Associates.
3 min read · 05 March 2018
This week's opportunities include investment roles with Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Cambridge Associates and Edison Partners, and VP jobs at Morgan Stanley and Baird.
3 min read · 05 March 2018
New York and Tel Aviv-based Pagaya Investments, an asset manager, has hired Ed Mallon as chief investment officer, according to a source familiar with the firm. Mallon is a former managing director at BlackRock.
1 min read · 05 March 2018
