Private Equity
General Atlantic said Nov. 6 that Pamela Fang has joined the firm as a managing director. She will lead the firm’s capital partnering effort in Asia and will be based in Hong Kong. Fang was previously with Actis where she was a director and head of the firm’s investor development group in Asia.
3 min read · 06 November 2017
Boston-based Goji, a personal lines insurance platform, has named Peter Breitstone as CEO. Breitstone's work background includes senior leadership roles at such companies as Insureon and Aon. Goji's backers include Thayer Street Partners, Coffin Capital & Ventures and Five Elms Capital.
3 min read · 03 November 2017
United PF Partners, the largest Planet Fitness franchisee, has appointed Shelli Taylor as chief operating officer. Previously, Taylor worked at Starbucks Coffee Corp where she recently served as senior vice president of Starbucks Coffee China. United PF is backed by JLM Financial Partners and Eagle Merchant Partners.
3 min read · 03 November 2017
Vista Equity Partners has hired Burke Norton as co-head and principal of Vista Perennial Investing and Greg Myers as global head of investor relations. Norton is the former executive vice president, general counsel and a member of the chairman's office at Expedia. And, Myers is a former partner and senior managing director at Eton Park Capital Management.
2 min read · 02 November 2017
Bend, Oregon-based G5, a marketing company for the property management sector, has appointed David Roussain as chief marketing officer. Previously, Roussain was CMO at HighQ. G5 is backed by PeakEquity Partners.
2 min read · 02 November 2017
Balmoral Advisors has named Stan Koss as a managing director in its Chicago office. Prior to joining Balmoral, Koss co-founded TTK Partners LLC, a middle-market M&A firm based in Chicago.
2 min read · 02 November 2017
Growth equity firm Edison Partners has promoted Lenard Marcus to general partner. Marcus joined the firm in 2005 and was promoted to partner in 2014.
2 min read · 02 November 2017
Main Street Capital Corp has appointed Valerie L. Banner to its board of directors. Banner is the vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Exterran Corp.
2 min read · 02 November 2017
The Aberdeen Group, which is backed by Halyard Capital, has named Marc Osofsky as chief executive officer and member of the board of managers. His appointment became effective October 30, 2017. Also, Gary Skidmore has become chairman of Aberdeen. Previously, Osofsky was chief operating officer of all SaaS and BPaaS businesses for Lionbridge Technologies. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Aberdeen is a provider of customer engagement solutions.
2 min read · 02 November 2017
Raymond James has hired Brian Boyle as a managing director for its consumer investment banking practice. Previously, Boyle worked at PwC Corporate Finance where he co-led the consumer markets investment banking practice.
2 min read · 01 November 2017
