Private Equity
Kainos Capital has hired Robin Olsson as a managing director and Kim Homa as a director. Olsson is a former principal at Operations Strategy Partners while Homa previously worked as a director at USC Consulting Group.
2 min read · 14 June 2017
American Safety Council, a portfolio company of Falfurrias Capital Partners, has named John Comly as CEO. Previously, Comly worked at Red Ventures where he served as president of several operating units. ASC is a provider of online safety training and education programs.
3 min read · 14 June 2017
Preston McKenzie and Eric Spiegel have joined General Atlantic as special advisers. McKenzie is the former CEO of Newscycle Solutions, while Spiegel is ex-president and CEO of Siemens USA.
3 min read · 14 June 2017
At an all-hands meeting meant to deal with a report highlighting a culture of sexism at Uber, TPG co-founder and Uber board member David Bonderman cracked a bad joke about women talking too much.
2 min read · 13 June 2017
Accordion, a private equity-focused financial consulting firm, has opened an office in San Francisco and hired Rishi Jain as managing director, head of Western region. Previously, Jain worked at Alvarez & Marsal where he led the San Francisco office.
3 min read · 13 June 2017
William Blair has hired Christina Bresani as a managing director and head of financial services investment banking, according to an announcement on the company's website. Prior to joining William Blair, Bresani worked at UBS in New York focused exclusively on M&A.
1 min read · 13 June 2017
Livingstone, a mid-market M&A and debt adviser, has beefed up its team with three new hires. Joining the team are Krishan Raval, Joe Austin and Dustin Stevens.
2 min read · 13 June 2017
Aircraft Technical Publishers, a provider of information tools and services for the aviation sector, has hired Rick Noble as CEO. Noble is the former CEO and executive chairman of Haights Cross Communications. ATP is a portfolio company of ParkerGale Capital.
3 min read · 13 June 2017
Placement agent Campbell Lutyens has appointed Dr. Teh Kok Peng to its advisory board. Peng is the former president of GIC Special Investments.
3 min read · 13 June 2017
Fertility startup Prelude Fertility has named Susan Hertzberg as CEO. Previously, she worked at Boston Heart Diagnostics where she served as president and CEO. Prelude was launched last October by Lee Equity Partners, serial entrepreneur Martín Varsavsky, Reproductive Biology Associates and My Egg Bank.
4 min read · 13 June 2017
