Private Equity
Comvest Partners has named Al Wood as a partner and head of aviation finance. Wood is a former president and CEO of 321 Aviation Group and an ex-operating partner at Sagewind Capital.
2 min read · 30 October 2017
Maven Capital Partners said Oct. 30 that Alex Marsh has joined the firm as an investment manager. Marsh was previously with Northstar Ventures.
2 min read · 30 October 2017
ACT Capital Advisors, an M&A and corporate finance firm, has named Gary Gessel as a managing director. Gessel was the president and chief operations officer of Milgard Windows.
3 min read · 27 October 2017
Perella Weinberg Partners Agility has named Dr. Amita Schultes as a managing director. Previously, Schultes worked at Colonial Consulting where she was a partner, managing director and senior consultant.
2 min read · 26 October 2017
Great Lakes Management Services Organization, a practice management services organization that has partnered with Grand Rapids Ophthalmology, has appointed John P. Hart as chief financial officer. Previously, he worked at National Surgical Healthcare Inc where he served as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. Great Lakes MSO was formed by Sterling Equity.
3 min read · 25 October 2017
The Halifax Group has named Allie Atwood, David Calder and Davis Hostetter have joined the firm as vice presidents. Atwood and Calder will be based in the firm's Washington, D.C. office while Hostetter will be in the Dallas office.
2 min read · 25 October 2017
Carlyle Group LP (CG.O) said on Wednesday that Glenn Youngkin and Kewsong Lee would become its co-chief executives, in the U.S. private equity firm’s biggest shakeup since it was founded by David Rubenstein, William Conway and Daniel D‘Aniello 30 years ago, Reuters reported.
3 min read · 25 October 2017
Carlyle Group on Oct. 25 unveiled a series a series of executive changes. Effective Jan. 1, Kewsong Lee and Glenn A. Youngkin will become co-CEOs of the firm, while Peter J. Clare will become co-chief investment officer alongside current CIO William E. Conway Jr. Daniel A. D’Aniello, Carlyle’s current chairman, will become chairman emeritus and continue to serve on the Carlyle board and executive group. David M. Rubenstein and William E. Conway Jr, current co-CEOs, will become co-executive chairmen of the board and continue to serve on the Carlyle Executive Group.
6 min read · 25 October 2017
Cinnaroll Bakeries Ltd, a Calgary-based bakery and maker of gourmet cinnamon rolls, has appointed Brad Turner as its CEO. Turner, a business executive with 25 years of experience, joined the company from WestJet, where he served as director of sales strategy and distribution. In September, Cinnaroll was acquired by Canadian family office Skidmore Development Group and Canadian private equity firm SouthPac Partners. In a PE Hub Canada interview, Skidmore's Jas Boparai and SouthPac's Jeremy South said they expected to soon hire a new chief executive for the company.
2 min read · 24 October 2017
Boston-based Brand Networks, a provider of social media advertising software and services, has appointed Dave Fall as CEO. Previously, Fall was the chief operating officer at Tapad. Brand Networks is backed by AEA Investors.
3 min read · 24 October 2017
