Private Equity
Clean energy provider SolarCity Corp has promoted Tanguy Serra to president. Serra is a former vice president at TPG Capital. Also, current CFO Brad Buss is planning to retire in 2016. As previously reported by PE HUB, Silver Lake Kraftwerk agreed to invest $100 million in SolarCity.
3 min read · 25 November 2015
Three mid-level bankers in Goldman Sachs Group Inc's (GS.N) technology investment banking group in San Francisco have left to take positions at ride service company Uber Technologies Inc in recent months, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
5 min read · 25 November 2015
Copart Inc. said Monday that Jeffrey Liaw has agreed to become Copart's SVP of Finance and CFO, effective Jan. 4. William Franklin, currently Copart's EVP and CFO, will continue his role as EVP responsible for U.S. operations and shared services. Liaw was previously CFO of FleetPride Inc. He was also a principal at TPG Capital Management LP from 2005 to 20012.
2 min read · 24 November 2015
This week's jobs include a private equity principal at Wellington and a vice president of private equity funds at Citigroup. Also, High Road and Goodwin Procter are on the hunt for senior associates.
2 min read · 23 November 2015
Franklin Square has named Marc Yaklofsky as senior vice president of corporate development. Previously, Yaklofsky worked at Nomura Holding America.
3 min read · 23 November 2015
Investment bank Rodman & Renshaw has hired Craig Kaufman and Robert Kaufman as managing directors and co-heads of TMT investment banking. Craig and Robert Kaufman are co-founders of Kaufman Bros LP. Rodman is a unit of H.C. Wainwright & Co.
2 min read · 23 November 2015
Prime Risk Partners Inc, which is backed by Thomas H. Lee Partners, has named Robert Schneider as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Schneider's work background includes serving as a CFO at Ascension Insurance. Based in Atlanta, Prime Risk is a national insurance distribution platform.
2 min read · 23 November 2015
Octopus Investments has hired Tim Lambert as strategic partnerships manager. Previously, Lambert worked at Parallel Capital.
4 min read · 23 November 2015
American Capital has appointed David G. Richards to its board of directors. Richards is a former portfolio manager at Pine River Capital Management.
2 min read · 20 November 2015
Sierra Ventures hired Jim Doehrman as its first operating partner. Doehrman, most recently chief financial officer at Xtime, will be responsible for providing operational guidance and corporate development strategy to portfolio companies. He also will focus on Sierra's finance, investors relations, back office and marketing.
2 min read · 20 November 2015
