Private Equity
Neil Johnson, co-founder and former CEO of Toronto-based Difference Capital Financial, recently founded a new royalty investment firm that will bring financing solutions to diverse businesses located in Europe and elsewhere around the world. U.K.-based Duke Royalty will partner with management consultancy firm Oliver Wyman on opportunities in the pharmaceutical and healthcare-related royalty market. Johnson is the new firm's CEO.
5 min read · 11 September 2015
Monomoy Capital Partners hired Jordan Matusow to focus on sourcing investments in the debt securities of distressed and underperforming businesses. Prior to Monomoy, Matusow worked at Nomura Securities, where he was executive director in the credit sales group.
2 min read · 11 September 2015
Blue Point Capital Partners hired three professionals: Colleen Greenrod as chief administrative officer, Jonathan Pressnell as principal and Sonali Aggarwal as an associate. Greenrod joined the firm from J.P. Morgan, where she worked for One Equity Partners and the private equity fund administrative group. She replaces Lisa Root, who is retiring after 23 years. Pressnell is rejoining Blue Point after working at the firm as an associate for three years. He spent time working as a principal at Greenbriar Equity Group.
3 min read · 11 September 2015
New Enterprise Associates hired Stephen Oesterle as a venture partner. Oesterle is a former executive vice president at Medtronic, Inc., a medical device company. Prior to his role as EVP, Oesterle worked as senior vice president for medicine and technology at the company.
3 min read · 11 September 2015
Irving Place Capital said Thursday that it named Walter J. Galvin a Senior Advisor. Galvin previously spent 40 years with Emerson Electric Co., serving in a variety of senior executive roles, including CFO and Vice Chairman.
2 min read · 10 September 2015
NorthEdge Capital said Thursday that it named Harry Jones as an Investment Executive in its Manchester office. He will work on the firm’s investment opportunities across the North West. Jones joins from Deloitte.
2 min read · 10 September 2015
Data Dimensions, a portfolio company of HealthEdge Investment Partners LLC, said Wednesday it reorganized its executive team. Shawna Schultz will now serve as EVP of Customer Experience while David Hiller is now EVP and COO for the entire Data Dimensions organization. Amanda Kilburg was named VP of Project Management and Implementations, and Jake Strader has been promoted to Director of Business Development.
3 min read · 09 September 2015
G2 Capital Advisors said Wednesday that Matthew Whiting has joined the firm as an MD and head of Financial Restructuring. Whiting was previously with Restructuring Group at Lazard.
2 min read · 09 September 2015
The Cowen Group Inc. has formed the Special Situations Group at Cowen and Company. Lorie Beers has joined Cowen as head of Special Situations and an MD. Her team includes Jeff Knopping, MD, as well as Randy Lederman, who is joining Cowen as a Director. Beers was most recently an MD and Head of Restructuring at StormHarbour Securities, while Lederman was a Director at StormHarbour in the energy capital markets group.
3 min read · 09 September 2015
Solomon Owayda and Christine Patrinos have partnered to launch Mozaic Capital, a firm that advises institutional investors on the sale of interests in private equity and related limited partnerships.
3 min read · 09 September 2015
