Private Equity
Firstavenue said Feb. 14 that Fabiana Cid de Andrade has joined the firm as a principal and will be located in its new Dallas office, which opens in March. Andrade previously spent three years at Credit Suisse as a vice president in their private funds group and led the firm’s activities in Latin America. She currently serves as a senior advisor at LAVCA.
2 min read · 14 February 2017
Next-generation media company STX Entertainment has hired Andrew Warren as chief financial officer. His appointment becomes effective April 3, 2017. Previously, he worked at Discovery Communications where he was senior executive vice president and CFO. STX’s backers include TPG Growth, Hony Capital and DNS Capital.
3 min read · 13 February 2017
This week's opportunities include a vice president role at Arrowhead Capital, analyst jobs at Morgan Stanley and Brown Brothers Harriman and an officer position at the Washington State Investment Board.
2 min read · 13 February 2017
Power company NRG Energy Inc said it would appoint two directors in a settlement with activist investor Elliott Management and private equity firm Bluescape Energy Partners.
1 min read · 13 February 2017
Draper Esprit said Feb. 13 that Nicola McClafferty is joining the firm’s Dublin office. As an Investment Director, McClafferty will focus on identifying and investing in the next generation of Irish tech success stories. McClafferty was previously CEO of Covetique.com.
2 min read · 13 February 2017
BitSight said Feb. 13 that Brian Cohen joined the company as CFO, while Elizabeth Fischer was appointed General Counsel and Dave Fachetti was named Senior Vice President of Partnerships. Investors of BitSight, a security ratings company, include Flybridge Capital Partners, Menlo Ventures and Comcast Ventures.
3 min read · 13 February 2017
STXdigital, a unit of next-generation media company STX Entertainment, has promoted Rich Sullivan to chief operating officer. His appointment becomes effective immediately. Prior to joining STX, Sullivan worked at DreamWorks Animation where he served as its deputy chief financial officer. STX’s backers include TPG Growth, Hony Capital and DNS Capital.
3 min read · 10 February 2017
Canada has appointed veteran pension executive Jim Leech as a special adviser for its new infrastructure bank, which has been set up to facilitate private investment in such projects as new roads and bridges, Reuters reported.
1 min read · 10 February 2017
Ottawa has appointed veteran pension executive Jim Leech as a special adviser for its new infrastructure bank, which has been set up to facilitate private investment in such projects as new roads and bridges, Reuters reported. Leech retired in 2014 as CEO of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, which had pioneered a model of directly investing in infrastructure, real estate and other alternatives. He previously headed its Teachers' Private Capital, where he oversaw growth in private equity, venture capital and infrastructure investments from $2 billion in 2001 to $20 billion in 2007.
1 min read · 10 February 2017
Banc of California Inc has appointed W. Kirk Wycoff to its board of directors. Wycoff is the founder and managing partner of Philadelphia-based private equity firm Patriot Financial Partners L.P.
3 min read · 10 February 2017
