Private Equity
Crestline Investors Inc. announced the creation of a private equity credit and fund restructuring team, which will focus on providing customized capital solutions to mature private equity funds approaching the end of their lifespans. The team will be co-led by Amit Mahajan, formerly managing director at Macquarie Asset Management, and David Philip, who will report to Crestline managing partner and CIO Douglas Bratton.
3 min read · 12 October 2016
Placement agent and investment adviser First Avenue Partners has added Haroon Chishti as a director at its New York office. Previously, Chishti worked at Unigestion where he served as a vice president.
2 min read · 11 October 2016
Sorenson Capital has promoted Len Blackwell to managing director of portfolio operations. Blackwell has been with the firm since 2006.
2 min read · 11 October 2016
The Los Angeles-based family office, with $2bn in assets under management, has launched Highview Capital with an evergreen pool of capital to invest in private equity with a long-term, flexible mandate.
2 min read · 11 October 2016
Bridge Growth Partners has appointed Joseph M. Tucci as chairman. Tucci is the former chairman and CEO of EMC Corp and the former chairman of VMWare.
6 min read · 11 October 2016
Onex Credit has hired Brian Horton as a portfolio manager. Onex Credit manages and backs leveraged loans, collateralized loan obligations and other credit securities.
2 min read · 11 October 2016
Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp announced that Brian Horton has joined Onex Credit Partners LLC as a portfolio manager. Horton, who has about 25 years of market experience, will work with Paul Travers to continue growing the firm's collateralized loan obligation (CLO) platform. Onex Credit focuses on non-investment grade credit investing and manages about US$7.5 billion. Last month, the group priced its 12th CLO offering at about US$560 million.
3 min read · 11 October 2016
Seacoast Capital said Oct. 11 that Tom Ley has joined as Principal to the firm’s investment team. Previously, Ley led the West Coast offices of Lincolnshire Management, H.I.G. Capital and Guggenheim Partners.
2 min read · 11 October 2016
This week's opportunities include a VP job in private markets at Goldman and a director position with Norwest Equity Partners, as well as several VC associateships.
2 min read · 10 October 2016
Tampa, Florida-based Pilgrim Quality Solutions, a provider of enterprise quality management software and services for the life sciences sector, has added Rick Lowenstein to its board of managers. Currently, Lowenstein works at Avid Global Services where he served as senior vice president. Quality Solutions is backed by Riverside Partners LLC.
3 min read · 10 October 2016
