People - LPs

On the move, 5.18.15

The following hires, promotions and appointments are for the May 18, 2015, issue of Buyouts.

Need to Meet: David Weild, Chairman, Weild & Co

David Weild, an expert on market structure and a public proponent of the 2012 Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups Act, or JOBS Act, continues his work to develop the products, services and policies to improve the level of capital-creation in U.S. stock markets.

Five Questions with Paul Levy, Managing Director, JLL Partners

Buyouts sits down with Paul Levy, managing director of JLL Partners, to get insights into portfolio company Builders FirstSource.

TPG launches search for new general counsel

TPG Capital LP’s General Counsel Ronald Cami plans to leave the marquee private equity firm as it raises its targeted $10 billion TPG Partners VII.

Five Questions with Maurice Gordon, Managing Director, Head of Private Equity Investments, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

Need to Meet: Scott Case, Head of Global Private Equity Services, Silicon Valley Bank

Bootstrapping itself from its origins 32 years ago as a lender for venture capital-backed firms, Silicon Valley Bank now ranks as the 40th largest bank in the United States with $39 billion in assets as of Dec. 31.

On the move, 4.20.15

The following hires, promotions and appointments are for the April 20, 2015, issue of Buyouts.

AlpInvest hires Partners Group executive Eric Hanno as a ‘top global sourcer’

Need to Meet: James Cassel, Chairman and Co-Founder, Cassel Salpeter & Co

Steeped in the lower middle-market as co-founder of Miami-based investment bank Cassel Salpeter & Co, James Cassel’s deal backlog has grown as more families put businesses up for sale.

Five Questions with John Gripton, Head of Global Investment Management, Private Equity, Capital Dynamics

We catch up with John Gripton, Head of Global Investment Management, Private Equity, for Capital Dynamics, the $19 billion Swiss private asset manager.