Private Equity
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo) has appointed Remco van Eeuwijk to the role of chief risk officer, effective May 2, 2016. He will report to AIMCo CEO Kevin Uebelein. Since 2008, van Eeuwijk has been the U.K. managing director of MN, a Dutch pension administrator and asset manager. He continued in this position following the acquisition of the U.K. fiduciary management activity of MN by Dutch merchant bank Kempen & Co in 2015. Van Eeuwijk also served as the global head of investment risk and performance at ABN AMRO Asset Management.
3 min read · 04 February 2016
Dominus Capital has named Kent Farmer as an operating advisor. Farmer is the former president and CEO of Spectrum Lubricants.
2 min read · 04 February 2016
Harbert Management Corp has promoted John W. McCullough from senior vice president to executive vice president. Prior to joining HMC, McCullough was a partner at law firm Balch & Bingham LLP.
2 min read · 04 February 2016
Cerberus Capital Management LP said Thursday that Jose Luis Marín has joined the firm as Chairman of the firm's renewable energy investments business. He was previously CEO of Endesa Diversificación and President and CEO of Endesa Red. Cerberus also said it completed its buy of Renovalia Energy SA from the Ortega Family and IDM Ortemar. Renovalia operates in six countries and has more than 650 megawatts of power generation under management along with a global development pipeline of wind farms and solar PV plants. Watson Farley & Williams LLP and Ashurst LLP provides legal advice to Cerberus. KPMG provided financial advice to Cerberus. Bird & Bird LLP provided legal advice to Renovalia.
2 min read · 04 February 2016
Breakaway said Wednesday that Tom Jump has joined as President. Jump was previously EVP and Global Director at Leo Burnett Worldwide.
2 min read · 04 February 2016
The Gores Group promoted Jennifer Kwon Chou to managing director. Chou joined Gores in 2010 as vice president and most recently was head of investor relations for the firm.
2 min read · 03 February 2016
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has appointed Andrew Claerhout to the expanded role of senior vice-president, infrastructure and natural resources. He will be responsible for overseeing infrastructure acquisitions and asset management, along with investments in oil and gas, farmland, timberlands and other resource sectors. Claerhout joined Ontario Teachers in 2005 from Canadian private equity firm Edgestone Capital Partners, where he served as vice president. Last month, Ontario Teachers named Bjarne Graven Larsen its new executive vice president and CIO.
3 min read · 03 February 2016
Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP hired three private equity attorneys from Locke Lord LLC’s private equity and venture capital group. Stephen O. Meredith, Sarah N.A. Camougis and Christopher W. Nelson joined Choate’s private equity group as partners.
3 min read · 03 February 2016
Arma Partners has hired Ron Pillar as a partner. In his new role, Pillar will run the firm's New York's operations. Previously, Pillar was the founder and head of Pillar Capital Advisors, a M&A advisory firm.
3 min read · 03 February 2016
Marc Lipschultz, the head of energy investments at KKR & Co LP who helped put together the world's largest leveraged buyout only to see it go bust, is leaving to start a credit fund, Reuters News reported.
2 min read · 03 February 2016
