McGlashan was a star investor at TPG Founded TPG Growth platform and co-founded Rise Fund Accused in nationwide college-admissions cheating scandal TPG executive William McGlashan reportedly quit the firm Thursday, March 14, after federal authorities charged him and other wealthy parents of using fraud to get their children into top U.S. universities. McGlashan said through a spokesperson […]
This week’s jobs include a managing director at Hercules Capital, a marketing director at Serent and associates at Blackstone and Highland.
This week’s jobs include a director of private equity investments at the University of California, a vice president at Goldman Sachs and associates at Lazard and NaviMed.
Women must understand partner dynamics; assess why PE firm wants to hire you Firms focused on diversity; addressing inclusion and thriving remains a challenge Mugford’s message in wake of #metoo: Don’t stop mentoring women Kristin Mugford became Bain Capital’s first female managing director at age 32. She joined the global firm’s private equity business in […]
PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS KKR: Shikha Sharma is joining as an adviser, moneycontrol.com reported. Sharma is a former managing director and CEO of Axis Bank of Mumbai. HCAP Partners promoted Bhairvee Shavdia to senior associate. She joined the San Diego PE firm in September 2015. Nimbus: The PE firm named David Keenan investment director. Most recently, Keenan was part of PwC’s corporate finance division, advising on PE […]
Buyouts presents Women in PE 2019, our fourth annual issue featuring 10 women making big strides in an industry traditionally dominated by men. We’ve brought back our popular mini-profiles of superstar women in the industry. Last year we got away from this format to provide an in-depth look into the #metoo movement and how it was […]
Women account for 18 pct of PE employees: Preqin Female executives comprise 21.1 pct of VC industry Women are just 5 pct of execs with managing partner title Women remain underrepresented in the private equity industry, and of those who hold senior positions, the fewest — about 1 in every 20 — hold the title of managing […]
Pension hired Shulgan last year Formerly worked at CPPIB Growth platform to partner with entrepreneurs as a minority investor OMERS appointed Mark Shulgan to head the Canadian pension fund’s new growth-equity platform, Buyouts has learned. OMERS announced Shulgan’s hire as a managing director in September, though at the time did not mention the new strategy. He […]
Schwarzman: Prendergast “was beloved by his people and an all around great human being” Prendergast battled cancer Formed Park Hill in 2004 Daniel Prendergast, co-founder and chief executive officer of Park Hill Group, died over the weekend after a long battle with cancer, according to sources and an internal memo from the placement firm. Prendergast had […]
Andrew Adams, co-founder and general partner of Oak HC/FT, leads the Greenwich, Connecticut, firm’s healthcare team. Adams formed Oak HC/FT alongside Annie Lamont and Patricia Kemp in 2014 as a spinout from Oak Investment Partners. The venture firm backs entrepreneurs, investing in early- to growth-stage tech-enabled companies in healthcare and fintech. Recent healthcare bets include […]