Private Equity
Greylock Partners, a top-tier Silicon Valley venture firm, said on Tuesday it has hired a new investing partner in Josh McFarland, who will be leaving his executive post at Twitter Inc, Reuters reported.
2 min read · 21 December 2016
PE HUB brings you a double-helping of jobs this week. Roles include senior positions at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and RippleWorks, as well as analyst roles with Bloomberg and Morgan Stanley.
4 min read · 19 December 2016
Dubai-based private equity firm Abraaj Group said on Monday that it had appointed Hossam Radwan, the former head of its Saudi Arabian business, as a senior external adviser.
1 min read · 19 December 2016
Warburg Pincus-based Apex International Energy has named David A Pivnik as vice president of exploration and new ventures and Amir Diab as non-executive director. Previously, Pivnik was manager of subsurface at Occidental Petroleum Corp while Diab is a managing partner at Cailon Capital. Apex is an Egypt-focused oil and gas exploration company.
3 min read · 19 December 2016
HarbourVest Partners has made over a dozen senior-level promotions. In addition to upping Ryan Gunther, Senia Rapisarda and Kelvin Yap to managing director, the firm has also promoted Shumin Gong, Ryan Jones and McComma Grayson III to principal, among others.
4 min read · 19 December 2016
RealBiz Media Group, a provider of home video tours for the real estate industry, has hired Anshu Bhatnagar as CEO. His appointment becomes effective January 2, 2017. The company's current CEO Alex Aliksanyan will stay with RealBiz and serve as president of real estate operations. Bhatnagar is a managing member of the private equity firm Blue Capital Group.
3 min read · 15 December 2016
Steep valuations in the mid-market are hitting deal and exit activity.
3 min read · 15 December 2016
Norwest Equity Partners said Dec. 15 that it promoted Taylor Moore and Jason Sondell to principal. Emma Gergen was named a director, while Brandon Ressler was promoted to assistant controller.
2 min read · 15 December 2016
Next-generation media company STX Entertainment has hired Patricia Röckenwagner as chief communications officer. Her appointment becomes effective January 17, 2017. Previously, she worked at Advance Vixeid Partners. STX’s backers include TPG Growth, Hony Capital and DNS Capital.
3 min read · 14 December 2016
Star Mountain Capital, a U.S. lower mid-market alternative assets manager, has hired Mark Weisdorf as a strategic investor and senior advisor. Weisdorf, a 35-year market veteran, previously worked at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, where between 2000 and 2003 he served as head of private market investments. During his time at CPPIB, he was a co-founding member of the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA). Between 2005 and 2014, Weisdorf served as CEO and managing director of J.P. Morgan Asset Management's infrastructure investments group.
3 min read · 14 December 2016
