Private Equity
Compliance Science, which is backed by Edison Partners, has named Ronald Gould as chairman of Europe as well as to its board of directors. Previously, Gould worked at BZW/Barclays Asset Management where he held several mana
2 min read · 19 October 2015
Boston and San Francisco-based mid-market private equity firm Parthenon Capital Partners has promoted Zach F. Sadek to partner. Sadek has worked at Parthenon for 12 years. Prior to joining the firm, he was an analyst specializing in mergers and acquisitions at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.
2 min read · 16 October 2015
John Ward, CEO of Amarillo, Texas-based pharmacy services platform Maxor National Pharmacy Services LLC, will retire in 2016; however, he will remain on the company's board and retain a "significant" ownership stake upon his retirement. Maxor has enlisted Chartwell Partners to conduct a search for a successor to Ward. Maxor is a portfolio company of Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company.
2 min read · 16 October 2015
Lower middle market private equity firm DFW Capital Partners has named Cheri Lieberman as chief financial officer. Previously, Lieberman worked at Charterhouse Equity Partners where she served as CFO and chief compliance officer.
1 min read · 16 October 2015
Littlejohn & Co LLC has named Jordan Tongalson as principal and business development head. Previously, Tongalson worked at Morgan Stanley's global industrials group where he served as an executive director. Before that, he was a vice president at Blackstone.
2 min read · 15 October 2015
Investment firm Commonfund has named Ellen Blix as a managing director on its sales team. Previously, Blix worked at BlackRock where she served as a vice president in the global client group.
2 min read · 15 October 2015
Clayton Dubilier & Rice has a crop of new principals it hired this year as it gears up for future growth that could include a focus on tech investing.
2 min read · 15 October 2015
Santanol, a portfolio company of KKR, has named Remi Clero as Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Clero most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Amore Pacific Europe S.A.S. Perth, Australia-based Santanol produces sustainable sandalwood for products ranging from fine fragrance to cosmetics to high-end furniture.
3 min read · 15 October 2015
Finding the right chief executive for a portfolio company can be a tricky task. CEOs of portfolio companies need a different mindset than if they worked for a publicly-traded company, said Les Berglass, Chairman of Berglass + Associates.
3 min read · 15 October 2015
Famous Brands International said Wednesday that it named Jonathan T. Drake as its Chief Executive Officer. Drake was most recently a Vice President of the Europe, Middle East and Africa Performance Nutrition Division at GLANBIA plc. Famous Brands is a portfolio company of Z Capital Partners LLC.
4 min read · 14 October 2015
