Bank has lost a few senior secondaries executives Plans to expand secondary advisory team Not clear if Areson is leaving for a new job Chris Areson, head of the Americas secondary advisory strategy at Credit Suisse, is leaving the bank, sources told Buyouts. Exactly when Areson is leaving is unclear. Areson did not respond to […]
This week’s jobs include private equity directors at Wellington and Zurich Insurance and a senior associate at Brookfield.
Sajjad Jaffer is founder and managing partner of Two Six Capital. The San Francisco firm developed a data science platform that supports investment decisions. Two Six said it’s the first PE firm to embed data engineering and data science into its investment strategy. The firm advises many of the largest PE firms. Explain how Two […]
Farol’s Kelly: LPs need to be “incredibly selective” when picking an independent sponsor Cyprium’s Stone: LPs must understand GPs’ motivation to do a deal Barner’s Anchor Point seeks deals in industrial, distribution and franchising Once shunned, the independent sponsor space is flush with money. But investors and GPs have some words of advice: Tread carefully. […]
This week’s jobs include a private equity director at Ardenton and associates at Cerberus, Winston & Strawn and Silverton.
Howard Searing, who had been with DuPont for 16 years, is the third exec to leave the firm’s private markets team in recent months The firm has $2 bln in PE assets under management, down from $3.6 bln in 2015 DuPont’s private markets team focuses on small, mid-market LBOs, special situations, VC A private markets director […]
Saenz joined with EY’s 2014 acquisition of Parthenon Saenz wants EY to be a leader in digital innovation Succeeds Engert, now managing partner of New York office Andres Saenz, whom EY just named global head of its PE business, sees a blurring of the lines between LPs and GPs and wants to position the firm to […]
This week’s jobs include an M&A managing director at Duff and Phelps, a private equity director at Z Capital and associates at BelHealth and MetLife.
PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS KKR hired David Luboff, CEO of Macquarie Group’s Asia Infrastructure Fund, as its new head of Asia Pacific Infrastructure, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Luboff, based in Singapore, will lead the Asian operations of the firm’s infrastructure business, the people said. Luboff could not be reached; a KKR spokeswoman confirmed […]
Freeman sued Seto in April 2018, alleging he stole trade secrets Seto joined Freeman in January 2017 as co-head of fintech Seto resigned from Freeman in March Freeman & Co’s lawsuit against Tony Seto, the fintech banker who was accused of stealing trade secrets from the investment bank, has been dismissed. Parties involved in the […]