Private Equity
KKR realizes three times return on exit from Capital Safety
2 min read · 23 June 2015
Waypoint Capital has named Christopher A. Viehbacher as managing partner of its healthcare-focused Gurnet Point Capital fund. His appointment becomes effective July 1. Previously, Viehbacher was CEO of Sanofi and chairman of Genzyme.
4 min read · 23 June 2015
PrestaShop said Monday that it named Corinne Lejbowicz its new CEO. Lejbowicz is the former CEO of LeGuide.com. Paris-based PrestaShop, a provider of open source solutions for ecommerce, is backed by Serena Capital, XAnge Private Equity and Seventure Partners.
3 min read · 23 June 2015
MPM Capital said Monday that it named Briggs W. Morrison M.D. to the position of Managing Director. Dr. Morrison was recently appointed CEO of Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc., an MPM portfolio company.
3 min read · 22 June 2015
Linsalata Capital Partners has promoted Gregory L. Taber to senior managing director. Taber joined the Cleveland-based private equity firm in 2000. Previously, Taber worked at Deloitte Consulting.
2 min read · 22 June 2015
Restaurant chain Portillo's Hot Dogs LLC, which is backed by Berkshire Partners, has named Keith Kinsey as its new CEO. His appointment becomes effective July 1, 2015. Kinsey is the former president and chief operating officer at Noodles & Company.
3 min read · 22 June 2015
Meketa Investment Group said Monday that Managing Principals Stephen McCourt and Peter Woolley will become co-Chief Executive Officers of the firm, effective July 31. Jim Meketa, the firm’s founder, will become chairman of the board.
2 min read · 22 June 2015
GiftCertificates.com said Monday that Richard Buer was named its CEO. Buer most recently served as senior vice president and general manager for the West Coast Automotive Group at Maritz. Omaha-based GiftCertificates.com provides reward solutions and gift products for both the corporate and consumer markets.
2 min read · 22 June 2015
ADC Therapeutics Sarl said Monday it had appointed Dr. Chris Martin as CEO. Martin was co-founder and CEO of Spirogen, which was sold to MedImmune in October 2013. ADC is an oncology research development company backed by Auven Therapeutics.
4 min read · 22 June 2015
Strategic Investment Group has hired Bolajoko Olusanya as a managing director on the global equities team. Previously, Olusanya was in charge of managing equity and fixed income portfolios for Vanderbilt University's endowment.
2 min read · 19 June 2015
