Private Equity
The Carlyle Group said Monday that Brian Bernasek, an MD, was named Head of the Global Industrial and Transportation team. Bernasek succeeds Greg Ledford, who will continue as a Carlyle MD on the U.S. Buyout team. Carlyle also said that Stephen Wise, an MD, is joining Karen Bechtel, an MD, as Co-Head of the Global Healthcare team.
2 min read · 23 March 2015
Bret Bolin has joined has joined Technology Crossover Ventures as a venture partner in the firm’s London office. Bolin was previously executive chairman and CEO of Misys.
3 min read · 23 March 2015
The Carlyle Group has hired Kunal Soni as a managing director, the firm announced today in a statement.
1 min read · 20 March 2015
The Silverfern Group has hired Joe Haslip as a managing director and head of capital strategies and investor relations. Previously, Haslip worked at Blue Harbour Group where he served as a managing director for public plan relations.
2 min read · 20 March 2015
Multimedia platform Moko Social Media Limited has named Leo Hindery, Jr. to its board as a non-executive director. The appointment becomes effective April 1, 2015. Hindery works at InterMedia Partners where he serves as a managing partner. He is the former chairman and CEO of The YES Network.
3 min read · 20 March 2015
Clearlake Capital Group has named Fred Ebrahemi as general counsel and chief compliance officer. The private equity firm has also promoted Prashant Mehrotra as partner, Colin Leonard and Arta Tabaee to principals and James Pade to vice president. Prior to joining Clearlake, Ebrahemi worked at Platinum Equity Advisors where he served as senior vice president and deputy general counsel.
4 min read · 19 March 2015
Los Angeles-based patent licensing company Marathon Patent Group Inc has appointed Dirk Tyler to its board of directors. Tyler, a managing director at The Vulcano Group, is a founder of Denver-based private equity firm M2P Capital LLC where he remains a partner.
2 min read · 19 March 2015
The Beautiful Meme said Wednesday that Justin Bickle was name its first non-executive Chairman. Bickle is an MD with Oaktree Capital Management and Chairman of the English National Ballet. London-based The Beautiful Meme is a creative ad agency.
2 min read · 19 March 2015
Ares Management LP has hired Michael R. McFerran as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. The appointment becomes effective March 23, 2015. Prior to joining Ares, McFerran was a managing director at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP where he worked as the CFO of KKR’s credit business and was the COO and CFO of KKR Financial Holdings LLC.
3 min read · 18 March 2015
Tyler Grahl has joined Presidio Residential Capital’s asset management team. Grahl will be responsible for producing Presidio's monthly sales reports and tracking pricing, absorption and construction schedules.
2 min read · 18 March 2015
