Private Equity
Scottsdale, Arizona-based DPG Investments has expanded its team with nine key hires. Among them are Wes Anderson as chief operating officer, Neil Elsey as managing partner of DPG-Avion Holdings and Jerry Hudspeth as managing director of corporate finance, energy/special situations.
2 min read · 26 December 2014
Seattle-based pet insurance provider Trupanion has named Robin Ferracone to its board of directors. Ferracone is the CEO of Farient Advisors. Trupanion is backed by Maveron and Highland Capital Partners.
2 min read · 24 December 2014
North Bridge has promoted Roshen Menon to general partner. Menon joined North Bridge in 2007 as a principal. Menon has played a key role in sourcing the firm's healthcare technology investments.
2 min read · 24 December 2014
Mizuho Securities USA has hired Sheryl Skolnick as managing director and director of research. Skolnick will focus on the expansion of MSUSA's equity research by building out and extending coverage. She reports to Matthew DeSalvo, head of MSUSA's equity division. Skolnick was most recently co-head of research and head of research administration at CRT Capital Group. Mizuho Securities USA is the U.S. investment banking subsidiary of the global Mizuho Financial Group.
3 min read · 23 December 2014
Get yourself a shiny new job for the holidays! Roles include chief of staff to CEO at Cantor Fitzgerald, a private equity VP spot at World Class Capital Group and a senior private equity investment professional at UBS. Also up for grabs is an associate at Woodlawn Partners.
2 min read · 22 December 2014
First Reserve has promoted Eduard Ruijs and Mark Saxe to managing directors. The appointments become effective January 1, 2015. Prior to joining the firm, Ruijs worked at NIBC Infrastructure Partners where he served as a investment director and partner while Saxe was a director in Loews Corp's corporate development department.
3 min read · 22 December 2014
Goldman Sachs has named Mark A. Flaherty and Mark O. Winkelman to its board of directors. The appointments became effective December 18. Flaherty is retired from Wellington Management where he most recently served as vice chairman while Winkelman is a former operating partner at J.C. Flowers & Co. and has held various positions at Goldman Sachs.
3 min read · 19 December 2014
Pamlico Capital said Friday it has named Stuart M. Christhilf, IV and Eric J. Wilkins as Partners of the firm. Both are being promoted to Partner from the role of Principal, effective today. Charlotte, NC-based Pamlico makes control-oriented growth equity investments.
3 min read · 19 December 2014
Corrona, a portfolio company of Great Point Partners, has named Raymond Hill as executive chairman of its board of directors. Hill is president of InVentiv Health Clinical and the former CEO of Pharmaceutical Product Development. Based in Southborough, Mass., Corrona is a provider of observational data and consulting solutions for the auto-immune sector.
3 min read · 18 December 2014
Onyx Renewable Partners, a portfolio company of Blackstone, has hired Daniel J. De Boer as senior vice president of finance. Previously, De Boer worked at D.E. Shaw & Co.’s private equity group and D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments. Onyx provides solutions for the development and operation of North American solar and wind projects.
3 min read · 18 December 2014
