Private Equity
Seattle startup studio Madrona Venture Labs has named Mike Fridgen to lead its team. Fridge is a former general manager of eBay‘s Seattle office.
3 min read · 04 November 2015
Victory Park Capital has appointed Ron Rolighed as a principal. Previously, Rolighed as a managing partner and co-founder of Mira Capital Advisors LLC.
2 min read · 03 November 2015
American Industrial Partners recently raised its sixth fund that included its first-ever bucket for credit investments.
2 min read · 02 November 2015
Intervale Capital has named Jason Arnoldy and Patrick Conroy as vice presidents. Previously, Arnoldy was the co-founder of Recapture Solutions while Conroy worked at Goldman Sachs.
2 min read · 02 November 2015
Committed Advisors, the French secondary shop that spun out of AXA Private Equity in 2010, opened its New York office in early October, bringing over one of its partners from Paris to run operations, according to Managing Partner Daniel Benin.
2 min read · 02 November 2015
Co-founder of BlackRock Kelso Capital, Michael Lazar, and former chief HR officer of Fortress, Stanley Friedman, have joined Star Mountain Capital as senior advisors. Prior to co-founding BlackRock Kelso Capital, Lazar was partner and managing director of Kelso & Co. Friedman also worked on HR at King Street Capital and Amaranth.
3 min read · 02 November 2015
Seyfarth Shaw LLP hired Eric Simonson to the corporate department in New York. Simonson previously worked at Blank Rome LLP where he focused on M&A, securities and Asia practice services as well as the emerging companies, private equity and venture capital industries. He has advised clients in industries like telecommunications, biotechnology, consumer products, healthcare and media.
3 min read · 30 October 2015
Mark Sturrock has been hired by Monroe Capital to help expand its presence in the Canadian market. Based in Toronto, Sturrock will lead origination efforts in Canada on behalf of Monroe, a U.S. provider of senior and junior debt and equity co-investments to mid-market companies across North America. Before joining Monroe, Sturrock worked at Salus Capital Partners as a senior managing director. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the Canadian debt market, asset-based lending, commercial lending and international trade.
2 min read · 29 October 2015
Investment firm Commonfund has named Mark Anson as chief investment officer. Currently, Anson is CIO of the Robert Bass family office. Prior to that, he was CIO of the California Public Employees' Retirement System.
2 min read · 29 October 2015
HCAP Partners (formerly known as Huntington Capital) has hired Bhairvee Shavdia as an impact associate. Previously, Shavdia worked at San Diego State University’s Zahn Innovation Center where formed and led the school's incubator platform for social enterprise. She is also a former investment professional at H.I.G. Capital.
2 min read · 29 October 2015
