Presidio Investors

The Only Agency represents makeup artists, stylists and photographers for celebrities like Christina Aguilera and Selena Gomez.

Kent Belden, CEO and founder of The Only Agency will continue as CEO.

Earlier in his career, Saade held roles at McKinsey & Company, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Bridgewater Associates, Paradigm Ventures, Abbott Laboratories and Air America, a media company he co-founded.

The Presidio-managed continuation vehicle acquired a controlling interest in ElevATE from Presidio Investors Fund II and other shareholders.

Presidio saw an opportunity to extend its hold over Elevate as it continues to implement its growth plan that includes further spending and future acquisitions.

U.S. private equity firm Presidio Investors has hired Chris Puscasiu as a co-managing partner. Puscasiu joins the firm from Canadian pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, where for two years he served as senior vice president and co-head of direct private equity. He also ran the Caisse's New York subsidiary. Prior to then, he served as a partner at EQT Partners and Prides Capital, and held positions at other private equity and venture capital firms. At Presidio, Puscasiu will lead the firm's technology-enabled services investment activities.

Presidio Investors has appointed Chris Puscasiu as co-managing partner. Previously, Puscasiu worked at Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec where he was co-head of direct private equity.

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