Private Equity
Brazilian presidential candidate Aecio Neves said on Wednesday hedge fund founder and former central bank chief Arminio Fraga would be his finance minister if he wins an Oct. 5 election.
1 min read · 27 August 2014
TA Associates has hired Clara Jackson as a vice president in the Services Group. Prior to joining TA Associates, where she started Aug. 18, Jackson was a vice president at Fireman Capital Partners. Before, Jackson worked as an associate at TPG Growth. She began her career at Goldman Sachs & Co. as an investment banking analyst in the financial institutions group.
2 min read · 27 August 2014
American Driveline Systems, which is owned by American Capital, has hired Jim Gregory as chief financial officer of both its company and its subsidiaries AAMCO Transmissions, Cottman Transmission Systems and Global Powertrain Systems. Gregory's appointment comes after serving four months as the firm's interim CFO. Prior to joining American Driveline, Gregory worked at Edgeview Partners where he was an investment banker specializing in M & A.
2 min read · 26 August 2014
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has hired Jaka Prasetya, former managing partner and founder of Leafgreen Capital Partners, to lead the firm's efforts in Indonesia. Prasetya, who will join the firm as a managing director, also will lead KKR's credit and special situations initiatives in Southeast Asia. KKR also has hired Rahul Bhargava and Allan So as directors -- both of whom were formerly managing directors and partners at Leafgreen.
3 min read · 26 August 2014
This week we have team leader, associate, analyst and director of finance jobs at S&P Capital IQ, Fortress Investment Group, Robin Judson Partners and Kamran Capital Group.
2 min read · 25 August 2014
Middle market investment bank Brown Gibbons Lang & Company has appointed Clifford M. Sladnick as managing director. Previously, Sladnick worked at Hampton Advisors.
2 min read · 25 August 2014
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has appointed Édouard Merette to the position of managing director, Asia-Pacific. Working from a Singapore office to be opened before the end of 2014, Merette will responsible for developing and monitoring the Caisse's investments in Asia, as well as broadening its public and private sector relationships. Before joining the Caisse, he was CEO, Asia-Pacific, with human resources consulting company Aon Hewitt. Merette will assume his new position in October.
4 min read · 22 August 2014
Vector Capital has hired Jim Murray as chief financial officer. Previously, Murray worked at Blum Capital where he served as a CFO and chief administrative officer.
2 min read · 21 August 2014
Law firm Jenner & Block has hired Jason D. Osborn as a corporate partner for its private equity and M&A practices. Previously, Osborn worked Kirkland & Ellis where he was a partner.
3 min read · 21 August 2014
Norwest’s Jeff Crowe talks about how the firm went large for its latest fund and plans for San Francisco.
3 min read · 21 August 2014
