Private Equity
Charlesbank Capital Partners said Aug 8 that Sandor Hau and Matthew Jacobson have joined the firm. Hau joined Charlesbank as a Managing Director while Jacobson is a Principal. Hau most recently was a Managing Director and Head of Corporate Credit and Special Situations at Nomura. Jacobson recently served as Executive Director at an undisclosed credit-focused asset management firm.
3 min read · 09 August 2016
Gemspring Capital has named Thomas Zanios as a managing director. Previously, Zanios worked at Odyssey Investment Partners where he was a principal.
2 min read · 08 August 2016
Opportunities this week include management roles with ILPA, AIG, and Belstone Capital, and associate positions at PartnerRe and Baker Tilly.
2 min read · 08 August 2016
GTCR portfolio company Cision has appointed Kevin Akeroyd as global CEO. Akeroyd is succeeding Peter Granat who will become chairman of the company's board of directors. Previously, Akeroyd worked at Oracle Marketing Cloud where he served as general manager and senior vice president.
3 min read · 08 August 2016
Colerain RV, which is backed by Kidd & Company LLC, has promoted Wade Stepp to president and chief operating officer. The appointment is effective immediately. Previously, Stepp served as executive vice president of operations. Cincinnati-based Colerain is a specialty retailer of recreational vehicles.
3 min read · 08 August 2016
3 min read · 08 August 2016
Currencies Direct, a portfolio company of Corsair Capital and Palamon Capital Partners, has named Antony Jenkins as non-executive chairman. Jenkins is the former CEO of Barclays Plc. Based in London, Currencies Direct is a provider of international payment services.
3 min read · 05 August 2016
Charlesbank Capital Partners has promoted Joshua N. Beer and Jason W. Pike to managing director. The middle-market private equity firm hired Beer as an associate in 2003; Pike joined in 2012.
2 min read · 05 August 2016
Ray Kahn, who held a variety of senior roles in Barclays PLC's clearing business over the past eight years, is no longer with the bank, a source told Reuters.
1 min read · 04 August 2016
Desjardins Group has named Luc Ménard as chief operating officer of Desjardins Business Capital régional et coopératif. Ménard held the position on an interim basis following the June appointment of Marie-Claude Boisvert to senior vice-president, business services, at Desjardins, a Lévis, Québec-based financial co-operative. Ménard joined Business Capital régional et coopératif in 2007 and served in a variety of executive capacities, most recently as vice-president, investments. In his new role, he will oversee Desjardins' private equity and venture capital funds: Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins, Capital Croissance PME and Desjardins-Innovatech.
2 min read · 04 August 2016
