Private Equity
The Carlyle Group has named Dr. Daniel Yergin as a senior adviser. Yergin is the founder of the Cambridge Energy Research Associates, which is now part of IHS Markit. Also, he is a director of the Council on Foreign Relations and is the author of several best-selling books one of which "The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil Money and Power," won the Pulitzer Prize.
3 min read · 08 September 2016
Fengate Capital Management, a Canadian investment firm focused on infrastructure, real estate and private equity opportunities, has promoted Pranav Pandya to chief financial officer. Pandya, who joined Fengate in 2007, was previously its senior vice president, finance. Toronto-based Fengate has been an active investor in 2016. Deals include the firm's partnership in the acquisition of Booth Centennial Healthcare Linen Services in March and its purchase of an ownership stake in an Australian cogeneration plant in April.
2 min read · 07 September 2016
Vertafore, which is backed by Bain Capital Private Equity and Vista Equity Partners, has named Amy Zupon as CEO. Her appointment becomes effective October 3, 2016. She will join the firm from P2 Energy Solutions where she was the CEO.
4 min read · 07 September 2016
Cimbria Capital has hired Martin D. Beirne III as a operating partner. Beirne is the former president and CEO of Green Earth Fuels.
2 min read · 07 September 2016
Bill Ackman, head of U.S. hedge fund manager Pershing Square Capital Management, has resigned from the board of directors of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (TSX, NYSE: CP). Ackman served on the board since 2012. CP said Ackman played an "instrumental" role in transforming it "from railroading's biggest laggard to one of the industry's very best." Reuters reported last month that Pershing Square had exited its investment in CP, freeing up some US$1.5 billion in cash to make other future investments.
6 min read · 07 September 2016
Mainsail Partners has beefed up its team with four new additions. The growth equity firm has added Stephanie Gaufin and Sandy McKinnon to its investment team while Emily Azevedo and Kate Hopkins have joined the operations team.
2 min read · 07 September 2016
Riordan Lewis & Haden | Equity Partners has promoted both Kevin Cantrell and Rob Rodin to managing director. The firm has also hired Navid Gharavi and Stefan Jensen as vice president.
2 min read · 07 September 2016
Fengate Capital Management has promoted Pranav Pandya to chief financial officer. His appointment becomes effective immediately.
1 min read · 07 September 2016
MidOcean Partners has hired Spencer Potts as head of business development and Ruth Lane as head of investor relations. Previously, both worked at CIFC LLC where Potts was head of business development and Lane was head of investor relations.
2 min read · 07 September 2016
Causeway Capital Management LLC has appointed Curtis M. Krause as director of global institutional sales and marketing. Previously, Krause worked at AQR Capital Management where he was vice president of business development.
2 min read · 07 September 2016
