Private Equity
The chairman of socially-minded investment firm Bridges Ventures yesterday won PEI Media’s inaugural Private Equity Leader Award 2008 for his work building Apax Partners and leading the drive behind social entrepreneurship.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The US bank has chosen the co-head of Morgan Stanley Japan Securities’ investment banking division to head its private equity activities in the country.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Tom Connolly, formerly director of the investment bank’s US leveraged finance unit, will reportedly join Goldman’s private equity arm as more and more firms look to invest in debt.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The early-stage technology-focussed venture firms will share the expertise of one of Yahoo’s senior most executives, Jeff Weiner, who will divide his time as executive in residence at both firms.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
As senior executives from Bear Stearns scatter across Wall Street, Lisbeth Barron has joined the advisory practice of the New York-based boutique investment bank.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Michael Philipp, head of the Swiss bank in Europe, the Middle East and Africa has departed to open his own firm.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Jean Ducroux has come out of semi-retirement to found Aryon, an investment and advisory business, which has opened its account with a deal in France’s spirits sector. US rap star Snoop Dogg is a fan of one the house brands.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
As political scrutiny of private equity intensifies in Europe, EVCA has appointed Jonathan Russell, buyout chief of FTSE 100-listed 3i, to its chair this year. The executive is accustomed to the glare of the public spotlight.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Ian Blasco will help the mid-market firm deploy its debut fund, closed last year on $500m.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
John Gage will join a former colleague Bill Joy as partner at the renowned Silicon Valley venture firm, after spending approximately 25 years at global software, systems, services, and microelectronics company Sun Microsystems.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
