Mark Schroeder will become head of Snowbridge Advisors John Crocker to become Snowbridge senior advisor Schroeder sued Crocker in November seeking an injunction Snowbridge Advisors’ two co-managing partners have resolved a dispute and are going their separate ways. Mark Schroeder will become head of Snowbridge Advisors while John Crocker will become a senior advisor to the firm, a […]
The following hires, promotions and appointments are for the March 7, 2016, issue of Buyouts.
Many of the largest buyout firms, like Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co and the Blackstone Group, have taken steps to attract and retain women. But the overall industry still has plenty of work to do. Some studies have shown that the number of women in senior positions has grown. However, no one knows if the number of women across the […]
Change has come slowly, but the private equity industry has become more diverse. Women have steadily made their way into the upper ranks of firms, and firms are finding ways to recruit and retain talented women. This is a big change. Ten years ago, one female GP told us, this magazine would not have been able […]
1. Israel Secondary Fund is raising its second fund targeting $100 million. How is it going and what does your LP base look like? The strategy for this fundraising was basically to approach, first, the Israeli institutions. Obviously, our existing investors were joining us also for the second fund. We developed, over the last six years, […]
If you haven’t raised a fund in a while, you may want to give some thought to working with a placement agent. “A manager who’s been out of the fundraising market for a few years may not realize that the focus has shifted in terms of what people are asking questions about,” said Meredith Gendron, who was […]
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 […]