Private Equity
Acorn Growth Companies, an aerospace and defense-focused private equity firm, has named Peter Greenthal as CEO. Greenthal has also become president of Acorn Growth portfolio company Raisbeck Engineering, a provider of aircraft modifications for business and commercial aircraft.
2 min read · 30 January 2018
This week's opportunities include analyst jobs at Blackstone, Facebook and Neuberger Berman's Dyal Capital Partners.
2 min read · 30 January 2018
Northleaf Capital Partners has hired Roderick Gadsby as a managing director on the firm's infrastructure team. Gadsby will operate from Northleaf’s London office and focus on infrastructure transaction origination, due diligence, execution and asset management in the United Kingdom and Europe. He joins the firm from Stormharbour LLP, where he served as a partner. Gadsby also held senior infrastructure investment and advisory roles at UBS Investment Bank, Macquarie Group and Barclays Capital. Toronto-based Northleaf is a private equity, infrastructure and private credit manager.
2 min read · 30 January 2018
Strategic Value Partners LLC has named Dagmar Kent Kershaw to its advisory council. Kershaw is the former head of credit fund management in Europe and Australia at Intermediate Capital Group.
2 min read · 30 January 2018
General Catalyst said Jan. 29 that Ken Chenault is joining as chairman and managing director. Chenault is the retiring chairman and CEO of American Express.
3 min read · 30 January 2018
Madison Capital Funding, a subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company, has named Christopher Taylor as CEO. His appointment becomes effective June 30, 2018. Taylor will succeed Hugh Wade, who will become chairman of Madison Capital until he retires in December 2018.
3 min read · 29 January 2018
Baird has appointed John Taft vice chairman and a member of its executive committee. Taft is a former CEO of RBC Wealth Management and most recently, served as a consultant for Deloitte & Touche.
4 min read · 29 January 2018
Raymond James Financial has named Christian Bullitt as managing director for its financial sponsors group. Previously, Bullitt worked at LLR Partners where he was managing director of business development.
3 min read · 29 January 2018
Asia's investment bank Nomura has made 15 senior appointments within in its investment banking in the Americas. Among the hires are Fedora Baloiu as a managing director in the New York-based healthcare group; Thomas Chung as a managing director and head of private capital markets in the equity capital markets group in New York; and Eric Jacobs as a managing director in the M&A Group, also in New York.
6 min read · 29 January 2018
KKR said Jan. 29 that Jacques Veyrat was named a senior adviser to support the firm’s investment activities in France. Veyrat founded and currently manages Impala SAS, a diversified investment firm that is active in energy, manufacturing, consumer brands, and asset management.
2 min read · 29 January 2018
