Private Equity
Waud Capital Partners has named Andrew Rueff as an operating partner. His appointment becomes effective immediately. Rueff was president of mergers and acquisitions for Nova.
3 min read · 25 January 2017
Raleigh, North Carolina and Toronto-based PrecisionHawk, a provider of advanced commercial drone technologies, has hired Michael Chasen as CEO. Previously, Chasen was the CEO and co-founder of Blackboard. PrecisionHawk's backers included Intel Capital, Millennium Technology Value Partners, Verizon Ventures, NTT Docomo Ventures, Yamaha Motor, DuPont and Indiana University.
2 min read · 25 January 2017
Twin Bridge Capital Partners has hired Megan Condon and Daniel Quintana as associates. Previously, Cordon worked at Logan Circle Partners, a Fortress Investment Group affiliate, where she served as a credit research associate while Quintana was a senior analyst in strategy consulting for Aon Risk Solutions.
2 min read · 25 January 2017
Pritzker Group Private Capital said Jan. 25 that Ryan Roberts has joined as investment partner and co-head of the group’s growing services team. Most recently Roberts was a director on the technology, media and telecom services team for Madison Dearborn Partners.
3 min read · 25 January 2017
Andrew J. Ceresney, a former director of enforcement for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, will return to law firm Debevoise & Plimpton LLC as co-chair of the Litigation Department. In this position, which he will assume in early March 2017, Ceresney will practice mostly in the White Collar & Regulatory Group.
1 min read · 24 January 2017
AmeriLife, an annuity, life and health insurance marketing group, has hired Scott R. Perry as CEO. Previously, Perry worked at CNO Financial Group in Chicago where he served as chief business officer. AmeriLife is backed by J.C. Flowers & Co.
3 min read · 24 January 2017
H.I.G. Whitehorse has appointed Kenneth Borton as a managing director. Previously, Borton, who will be based in London, worked at Citi where he served as a managing director responsible for credit opportunities business in the EMEA.
2 min read · 24 January 2017
TSG Consumer Partners has promoted Dan Costello and Michael Layman to managing directors. Costello joined the firm in 2007 while Layman came on board in 2009.
2 min read · 24 January 2017
Arsenal Capital Partners has named Joseph M. Salley as an operating partner for the firm's specialty industrials group. Salley is the former CEO of Milliken & Company.
3 min read · 24 January 2017
Summit Partners has promoted Jay Pauley and Thomas Tarnowski to managing director. Also, the alternative investment firm has promoted Antony Clavel and Peter Francis to principal.
3 min read · 23 January 2017