Private Equity
Raymond James has hired Jonathan Knauss as a managing director for its financial services investment banking practice. Previously, Knauss worked at Hovde Group where he was head of the diversified financials group.
2 min read · 25 July 2017
GI Partners has hired Philip Yau as a managing director. Previously, Yau worked at UBS Private Funds Group where he served as managing director and co-head of the North American team.
2 min read · 25 July 2017
Harvest Partners SCF LP has hired Chris Schaller as vice president and promoted Chris Peyser to vice president. Previously, Schaller worked at Ares Management's private equity group where he was a senior associate. And, prior to joining HP SCF, Peyer was a senior associate at Kelso & Company.
2 min read · 25 July 2017
The Carlyle Group has promoted Patrick R. McCarter and Campbell Dyer from managing directors to co-heads of the global technology, media and telecommunications team. McCarter joined the firm in 2001 while Dyer has been with Carlyle for 15 years.
3 min read · 24 July 2017
Acasta Enterprises Inc (TSX: AEF) has changed its leadership to reposition itself as a public company from a special purpose acquisition corporation. Acasta's board now consists of Geoff Beattie as independent chairman, Anthony Melman as CEO, and three new independent directors, Robert Schwartz, Jay Swartz and Michael Young. Belinda Stronach has resigned as a director but remains a founder. Acasta founders Hunter Harrison and Gordon Nixon also agreed to sell their equity interests to directors, senior management and certain other founders. Earlier in 2017, Acasta closed its qualifying acquisition, buying three businesses for $1.1 billion.
2 min read · 24 July 2017
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Clubessential, a provider of web-based software for golf, city, yacht and other private clubs, has named Darol Lain as senior vice president of sales and marketing and Lynn Mangan as senior vice president of customer success and operations. Prior to joining Clubessential, Lain worked at Affiniti where he served as executive vice president while Mangan was at Paycor where she most recently was senior vice president of product and technology operations. Clubessential is backed by Battery Ventures.
3 min read · 24 July 2017
BelHealth Investment Partners has named Rebecca Yu as a senior associate. Previously, Yu worked at Warburg Pincus where she served as a vice president in the healthcare and consumer group.
2 min read · 24 July 2017
Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser who found himself the center of controversy following probes into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, has launched Resilient Patriot LLC, a consulting firm advising private equity firms, a family member told The Associated Press, as reported by the New York Daily News.
1 min read · 21 July 2017
Highlander Partners LP has promoted Ben Slater to vice president. Slater joined the Dallas-based middle market private equity firm in 2016.
2 min read · 20 July 2017
This week's opportunities include M&A-related positions at Priceline and KPMG, and associate jobs at NovaQuest, Lorient and Variner.
2 min read · 20 July 2017
