Private Equity
Canadian private-markets investor Northleaf Capital Partners has hired Simon Bibeau as an associate with the firm's infrastructure team. Bibeau, formerly an investment banking analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co, will focus on market research, transaction due diligence, execution and asset management. He will operate from Northleaf's Toronto office. In January, Northleaf closed its second OECD-focused infrastructure fund at its $950 million hard-cap target.
2 min read · 14 March 2017
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based QuickBase Inc, a low-code application development platform provider, has appointed Mark Daoust as vice president of customer success. Previously, he worked at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise where he most recently served as vice president of operations and services. QuickBase is backed by is backed by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.
3 min read · 14 March 2017
Z Capital Group LLC has hired Peter Coroneos as managing director and global head of corporate development. Previously, Coroneos worked at Jefferies LLC where he served as managing director of the private capital group.
2 min read · 14 March 2017
HealthpointCapital has named Mike Mogul as managing director. Previously, Mogul was president and CEO of Blackstone-owned DJO Global.
3 min read · 14 March 2017
Baird Capital said March 14 that John DiGiovanni, Alex Kessel and Tom Smith were promoted to principal from vice president, while Michael Holgate was promoted to investment director from investment manager.
3 min read · 14 March 2017
Platte River Equity has promoted Derria D. Banta to managing director. Banta joined the Denver-based private equity firm in 2012 as a chief financial officer, a post she will continue to hold in addition to her new appointment as a managing director.
1 min read · 14 March 2017
Boston-based Brand Networks, a provider of social media advertising software, has named Todd Taplin as CEO. Taplin joined Brand Networks in 2016. Brand Networks is backed by AEA Investors.
3 min read · 13 March 2017
The Carlyle Group said March 13 that Ben Schryber joined the firm last week as Managing Director, based in New York. Schryber will lead credit sales and business development efforts globally at Carlyle. He will report to Mark Jenkins, head of Global Credit and Mike Arpey, Head of Investor Relations. Schryber was most recently Global Head of Credit at First Avenue Partners.
2 min read · 13 March 2017
President Donald Trump has nominated Scott Gottlieb, a partner at New Enterprise Associates Inc, to serve as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Gottlieb, a physician, most recently served as the FDA's Deputy Commissioner for Medical and Scientific Affairs.
3 min read · 13 March 2017
Dental Services Group’s board said March 10 that CEO Kirby G. "Buddy" Pickle has retired after eight years. Matt Morgan, current chief operations officer, is taking Pickle’s place as CEO. Dental Services, a network of dental laboratories based in North America, is a portfolio company of Cressey & Company.
3 min read · 13 March 2017
