Private Equity
VytronUS Inc. said Monday that it named John Pavlidis its president and CEO, as well as a member of the board of directors. Most recently, Pavlidis was president and CEO of Endoscopic Technologies Inc. Sunnyvale, California-based VytronUS, a medical device company, raised $31.6 million in Series B financing in October.
4 min read · 06 April 2015
The New York City Retirement System, which has about $158 billion in assets across five different pension funds, has lost another experienced private equity professional.
2 min read · 06 April 2015
Newark, New Jersey-based Manischewitz, a producer of matzos and kosher food products, has named David Sugarman as president and CEO. Previously, Sugarman was the president and CEO of the Allan Candy Company, a Hershey division. Manischewitz is backed by Sankaty Advisors, a credit affiliate of Bain Capital.
3 min read · 02 April 2015
The Carlyle Group said Thursday that Peter Clare, an MD, was named Deputy Chief Investment Officer for Corporate Private Equity. Clare joins Kewsong Lee in the investment role. Clare and Lee will report to William Conway, Carlyle’s chief investment officer. Clare is currently the Co-head of the U.S. Buyout group and will maintain those duties in addition to his new role, Carlyle said.
3 min read · 02 April 2015
Buckhead Investment Partners has hired Taylor Williams as a personal wealth advisor. Previously, Williams worked at Wellspring Associates Wealth Management.
2 min read · 31 March 2015
Metamarkets, a provider of programmatic marketing analytics, has named Jim Payne to its board of directors. Payne is the founder and former CEO of MoPub, a mobile ad exchange that was acquired by Twitter. Metamarkets is backed by Data Collective, Khosla Ventures, Village Ventures, IA Ventures and True Ventures.
2 min read · 31 March 2015
Paul Fossati has joined Sycamore Partners as a managing director. Fossati will serve as Director of Capital Markets and will be responsible for all financings for new investments and for the firm's portfolio companies. He was previously a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley in its Leveraged & Acquisition Finance Group.
2 min read · 31 March 2015
Neil Petroff, the executive vice president and CIO of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, has decided to retire effective on June 1, 2015. A former financial services professional, Petroff joined Ontario Teachers in 1993 and assumed his current responsibilities in 2009. The Toronto-based pension fund manager said an internal and external search will be undertaken to find a successor. Ron Mock became president and CEO of Ontario Teachers in May 2013.
2 min read · 30 March 2015
Thoma Bravo has appointed Erwin Mock as director of capital markets. For this newly created position, Mock will be based at the firm's San Francisco office. Previously, Mock worked at UBS Investment Bank where he served as a managing director.
2 min read · 30 March 2015
This week's job opportunities include a president/CEO at Salt Creek Capital, a VP at Lincoln International and an investment manager at Aberdeen Asset Management. Also, up for grabs is an assistant VP spot at GIC and an associate position at Heritage Group.
2 min read · 30 March 2015
