Kirk Falconer

Blackstone's Martin Brand: 'Sponsor-to-sponsor trades may be up modestly. That said, the bigger changes will be in IPOs and strategic exits.'

Prior to BayPine, Tetler was a managing director at Bain Capital Special Situations, where he led the North America technology, media and telecom vertical.

For Thoma Bravo and other technology-focused private equity managers, a key source of liquidity today is more active strategic buyers.

‘It's the golden age of flexible capital,’ says Angelo Rufino, Bain's head of North America special situations and corporate special situations in Europe.

A key to the global push is KKR’s newly formed Human Capital Center of Excellence, which will co-ordinate the 'whole effort,' Pete Stavros, co-head of global private equity, tells Buyouts.

Employee ownership serves OpenGate’s performance objectives, managing partner Andrew Nikou said, as it emphasizes financial literacy and encourages workers 'to think like owners.'

Ares made it rain during an IPO drought when it brought Savers Value Village to market.

Glynn has worked in private equity for 20-plus years. Starting out in Goldman Sachs’ private equity group and at Bain Capital, she was hired by Advent in 2016.

Starting out as an analyst at Monomoy, Forsyth has risen steadily in the ranks. She is now a partner and – at age 39 – head of the investment team.

Ranjan, based in the firm’s London office, inherits a much more extensive private equity business than existed just two years ago.