Ackermann worked in European illiquid opportunistic credit Joins Searchlight’s growing partner group Searchlight closed second fund in 2015 A former Apollo Global Management executive, Ralf Ackermann, has joined Searchlight Capital Partners, according to people with knowledge of the move. Ackermann started at Searchlight at the beginning of the year. He is a partner based in […]
Mayer worked in investor relations Worked at Lion Capital since inception Responsibilities assumed by other team members Kelly Mayer, a longtime partner at consumer-focused Lion Capital, retired from the firm in the fall, Lyndon Lea, managing partner, confirmed for Buyouts. “He remains a great friend of the firm, and I can report he is very […]
Minority-stake sales trigger succession planning: Gilman Presents opportunity for GPs to align next generation of leadership Valuations of GPs leading to acceleration in succession planning 1. What role do succession plans play in retaining talent? From the team’s perspective and from the perspective of the investment professionals at the firm, it shows them there is […]
Yang joined Vista in 2007 Named co-head of Endeavor in 2016 Endeavor closed debut small-cap fund on $500 mln René Yang joined Vista Equity Partners in 2007 and worked on Foundation Fund. In 2016, the firm named her co-head of its microcap strategy, called Endeavor. The first Endeavor fund closed in April 2017 on $560 […]
Private-market fundraising surge to continue: Arpey Return expectations moderated in line with rates, markets Investors “broaden [private-market] palette” 1. Private-market fundraising has been surging for the past five years. Do you see this continuing in 2018? Yes, I can see it continuing next year. What else is available for investors to invest in? When they look around […]
Leads BDO’s restructuring practice for energy, chemicals, renewables Resume includes Koch, Enron, BP, operating-partner work Still seeing bankruptcies in power generation, oilfield services, drilling, shipping Basil Karampelas has been all around the energy sector, as an investment banker, corporate development professional, operating partner, interim CEO and now restructuring consultant with accounting and advisory firm BDO. “We do a […]
PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS Adams Street Partners opened an office in Seoul and Chris Cho, who is joining the firm as a principal, will lead the new office. Bridge Growth Partners named Steve Pusey London-based senior adviser. Pusey is former chief technology officer at Vodafone Group. Constant Energy Capital named Jubran Whalan a managing director. Whalan is a former managing director of global structured products at BP. […]
Abbrecht appointed head of PE in May Previously worked on consumer, healthcare Firm targeting $3 bln for Fund VIII Thomas H. Lee Partners, which is in market raising its eighth flagship fund, earlier this year created the role of head of private equity, naming Todd Abbrecht to the position. Abbrecht was appointed to the role […]
Kelly joined firm in 1994; sits on investment committee Worked on fund-commitment due diligence Hamilton Lane went public earlier this year Michael Kelly, a veteran at Hamilton Lane, is retiring after almost 24 years at the firm, sources said. Kelly will retire at the end of Q1, a spokeswoman for the firm said. It’s unclear […]
Margolis worked on business development at Riverside Co Previously was at Prudential Securities CI Capital announced Fund III close last year CI Capital Partners hired ex-Riverside Co. executive Amy Margolis to lead business development. Margolis updated her LinkedIn profile, which says she joined the firm this month. Margolis had worked at Riverside since 2006 sourcing […]