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EMG says it will stop entering new deals with Aubrey McClendon hours before he dies in car crash Managing Partner John Raymond sends letter to investors Fund planning to launch several companies it co-founded with McClendon’s American Energy Partners Private equity fund Energy & Minerals Group told investors on Wednesday it will stop entering new deals with Aubrey McClendon,the now […]
Peak Rock hires former Housatonic principal William Kuntz Kuntz will invest in technology and tech-enabled service sectors Peak Rock closed $700 mln inaugural fund in 2013 Peak Rock Capital LLC, a middle-market private equity firm based in Austin, Texas, hired William Kuntz as a principal, focused on investing in the technology and tech-enabled service sectors. […]
Chris Pietersen jumped from Bain after about a year Prior to Vista and Bain, Pietersen worked at First Reserve Vista expands IR team with numerous funds in market Vista Equity Partners hired former Bain Capital investor relations executive Chris Pietersen in December, according to the firm’s website. Pietersen, who joined Vista as a senior vice […]
Marc de Saint Phalle worked on Old Westbury funds Departed Bessemer Trust after 16 years Co-headed 28-person alternative investment team Marc de Saint Phalle has left Bessemer Trust after working for 16 years at the multi-family office with more than $100 billion in assets under management, the firm said. De Saint Phalle held the title […]
Upacala Mapatuna joined from Goldman Sachs 20-plus year career includes stint at Mill Road Capital Sees opportunities in PE, debt investments Upacala Mapatuna, the newly hired chief investment officer at Chicago-based Victory Park Capital, sees current market volatility as a prime opportunity for the firm’s “hybrid” expertise in both private equity and debt investments “We’re seven […]
Buyouts analyzes the positions of the major presidential candidates to determine who’s best (and worst) for private equity Private equity doesn’t like to remember the year of 2012, when the industry was rudely thrust into the harsh glare of a presidential political season. The scar of the Mitt Romney presidential campaign may never truly heal, but the industry […]
1. HarbourVest recently bought BAML Capital Access Funds, a fund-of-funds focused on emerging managers, and renamed it HarbourVest Horizon. What was the impetus for that deal? Directionally, there is increasing interest in emerging managers and with [this] team as part of the HarbourVest platform, we expect this to be a growing part of the investment expertise that […]
The following hires, promotions and appointments are for the February 22, 2016, issue of Buyouts.
Daniel Fisher sees opportunity for the U.S. launch of Global Loan Agency Services (GLAS) despite turmoil in debt markets. In fact, the current disruption may help the firm grow. As an independent loan administration specialist, GLAS handles the accounting and organizing of loan payments, record keeping, following up on missed or late loan payments, and other services. Since […]
Mike Ireland left First Avenue Stephen Hines, president of U.S. business, left last year Firm hired several principals over last two years Mike Ireland, a partner at placement agency First Avenue Partners, left the firm recently, a spokeswoman confirmed. Ireland was a partner and co-head of Americas sales, according to his LinkedIn profile. He started at […]