Private Equity
Mark Jenkins, head of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s private investments group since early 2015, has been hired by U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group as managing director and head of global credit. He will be replaced at CPPIB by Shane Feeney, who was previously a managing director and head of direct private equity. While at CPPIB, Jenkins was responsible for a number of major deals, including the pension fund's US$12 billion purchase of Antares last year. Other announced changes to CPPIB's senior management team include the appointment of Graeme Eadie to senior managing director and global head of real assets, and the appointment of Ryan Selwood to the role exited by Feeney.
3 min read · 12 September 2016
Duff & Phelps' Pagemill Partners has appointed Rory O'Sullivan as a managing director and its first head of European technology M&A. Sullivan, who will be based in London, previously worked at Bulger Partners.
2 min read · 12 September 2016
The Carlyle Group has hired Mark Jenkins as managing director and head of global credit. Previously, Jenkins worked at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board where he served as senior managing director and global head of private investments.
4 min read · 12 September 2016
Speedy Hire Plc said its Executive Chairman Jan Astrand would continue in the role, after shareholders voted against a resolution by its largest stakeholder to oust him.
1 min read · 09 September 2016
Kent, Washington-based Shape Technologies Group Inc, a portfolio company of American Industrial Partners, has named James Jenson as president of its Component Shaping Group. Previously, Jenson worked at Veeco Instruments where he most recently served as a senior vice president and general manager of the Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition business unit. Shape is a provider of waterjet technology and ultrahigh-pressure manufacturing process solutions.
3 min read · 09 September 2016
HCAP Partners has promoted Nicolas Lopez to principal. Lopez joined the firm in June 2013. Prior to working at HCAP, Lopez worked at Best Buy in the corporate development group.
2 min read · 08 September 2016
Privakey, a provider of digital identity and authentication solutions, has named Pamela Strisofsky to its board of directors. Currently Strisofsky is serving as an adviser to Guardian Capital Partners, Madison Bay Partners, MVS Management and WealthForge. She is the former CFO of EnerTech Capital Partners.
2 min read · 08 September 2016
Adams Street Partners has beefed up its private credit team with four new additions. Joining the firm are Frederick Chung as a principal, Thomas Petty as a senior associate and Michael Allen and Emily Shiau as associates. Previously, Chung was a vice president at Goldman Sachs, Petty was an associate at Morgan Stanley and Allen and Shiau were analysts at J.P. Morgan Chase and Alvarez & Marsal, respectively.
3 min read · 08 September 2016
Piper Jaffray Companies has named Scott J.R. Smith as a managing director in its investment banking financial sponsor coverage group. Previously, Smith worked at Lazard Ltd.
2 min read · 08 September 2016
The Riverside Company has hired Hunter Peterson as a partner. Previously, Peterson worked at Trinity Hunt Partners. The firm has also promoted Meranee Phing and Nick Speer to partner. Phing joined Riverside in 2005 while Speer came on board in 2014.
3 min read · 08 September 2016
