Crown Predator does later-stage investments in growth stage companies and special situations Completed $28 mln financing of Establishment Labs in July 2016 Crown sold AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour to AOS Group’s Donald Sun in 2012 Nick Lewin is founding partner of Crown Predator Holdings, the New York VC firm targeting later-stage investments in growth-stage companies […]
Former IR chief Citron leaves firm Stone Point close to wrapping up Fund VII New IR chief brings Goldman pedigree Stone Point Capital, a financial services-focused firm that is raising its seventh fund, hired Goldman Sachs executive Todd Haskins as head of investor relations, according to a limited partner with knowledge of the firm. Haskins’s […]
Horbach named co-head of Carlyle’s buyouts group in 2016 43 pct of Carlyle’s incoming 2018 associate class is female Women held just 7.3 pct of senior buyout-firm posts in 2016: Preqin “Leaning in” is good advice for women in private equity, but firms need to be flexible about career paths to accommodate employees with children, sick parents […]
Clearlake started with one LP Expanded to one of the hottest funds in market Building culture is crucial One vital aspect of building a lasting private equity firm (outside of performance) is establishing a culture. Strong firms have distinct, institutionalized cultures ingrained in existing employees and taught to new hires. At Clearlake Capital Group, says José […]
Last year, Vision Capital launched a new strategy. The London firm, focused on direct secondaries, had become aware of a need among private equity funds for financing outside their investment periods. With assets being held longer, “there typically is more capital that is needed later on during the life of the fund,” said Emil Fajersson […]
PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS Aquiline Capital Partners, the New York financial-services-focused private equity firm, added Max Chee and Michael Cichowski to the team. They’ll work on developing the firm’s tech growth fund. Chee previously was a managing partner at Millennium Technology Value Partners while Cichowski was a managing director at a family office. Ares Management: Scott Graves joined the firm as a partner in […]
David Lee named acting PE director New Mexico SIC seeks permanent replacement PE director to coordinate strategy, portfolio management Longtime New Mexico State Investment Council private equity chief Greg Kulka has retired after 15 years at the sovereign wealth fund, spokesman Charles Wollmann told Buyouts. Kulka retired at the end of 2016 after having overseen […]
Chase worked at Campbell Lutyens for more than six years Most recently was partner Joins alternative solutions group at BlackRock Brian Chase, a former partner at placement agency Campbell Lutyens & Co, joined BlackRock Alternative Investors as a managing director in late December, a spokeswoman for the asset-management giant confirmed for Buyouts. Chase reports to […]
Lalani was portfolio manager, principal investments, PE at ADIA At PSP will focus on direct PE investments in Americas PSP had $116.8 bln in AUM as of March 31 Sohail Lalani has left Abu Dhabi Investment Authority after 10 years to join Public Sector Pension Investment Board, or PSP Investments. Lalani is a senior director, private equity-Americas, PSP […]
Dyal investment helped EnCap take next step in succession No imminent retirements Transitions to happen over years EnCap Investments is in the early stages of a succession plan in which, over a period of years, younger managers will gradually move into senior roles, three sources told Buyouts in recent interviews. Sources stressed that the plan is in the early stages and no […]