Blackstone Group, Omers, Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, Canada, private equity,
Ryder named a senior managing director at OMERS unit Led an energy strategy at Blackstone Energy Partners Sourced energy deals at Morgan Stanley PE OMERS Infrastructure recruited Blackstone Group’s Michael Ryder as a senior managing director and head of its Americas team, a person familiar with the matter told Buyouts. Ryder joins OMERS Infrastructure, an investment arm of Ontario Municipal Employees […]
Group grants exam-based alternatives analyst charter 30 chapters with 9,000+ members globally Kelly focused on “institutionalizing the brand” When William Kelly got his CPA as a young accountant at PwC, the moment itself was anticlimactic. “I had to study at night,” he recalled. “The day I passed, I’m not sure anyone said ‘congratulations.’ I didn’t get a […]
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PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS Aurelius named Peter Wood a principal for its London office. Prior to joining the pan-European middle-market investor, Wood was an investment director at Next Wave Partners. Berkshire Partners of Boston named Blake Gottesman and Sam Spirn managing directors. Gottesman is a former deputy chief of staff at the White House and was special assistant and personal aide to former President George W. Bush. […]
Saucedo joined Tricap in 2005 Previously worked at Compass Capital, Apax Partners Was 52 years old Eric Saucedo, a partner at Tricap Partners & Co, died unexpectedly on Jan. 5, Diane Sanchez, partner at the firm, confirmed for Buyouts. Saucedo, who was 52, took his own life, according to his brother, Christian Saucedo. He battled […]
Mina Pacheco Nazemi, Aldea Capital Partners. private equity
Mina Nazemi now head of co-investments at Barings Brings lower-mid market, emerging managers expertise Separate-accounts manager Aldea spun out in 2016 The five-member investment team of Aldea Capital Partners has joined Barings Alternative Investments, including co-founders Mina Nazemi and Patrick O’Hara and director Allen Ruiz. “The Aldea team has been integrated into the Barings platform,” Nazemi told Buyouts. She said the move will allow them to […]
Sameer Shamsi, Evercore, Credit Suisse, private equity
Shamsi spent 4 years in secondary advisory at Evercore Previously worked at UBS Secondary advisory in Americas led by Chris Areson Sameer Shamsi, a former secondary advisory executive at Evercore, joined the secondary team at Credit Suisse, a spokeswoman confirmed. Shamsi started as a director on the team Dec. 5, the spokeswoman said. He worked […]
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PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS Accelerator Corp, a life science investment and management firm, named Kendall Mohler chief development officer and Ian Howes chief financial officer. Mohler had been senior vice president of research at Juno Therapeutics while Howes was CFO of Heart Metabolics. Bain Capital: Harvard Management’s real estate team of about 20 professionals agreed to spin out and join Bain Capital Real Estate, […]
Burford Capital. Aviva Will, private equity
Runs global underwriting, portfolio management at legal finance firm Burford takes legal costs off balance sheets by financing litigation Buys awards, hedges downside risk, monetizes pending cases The rise of litigation finance has led some to question the wisdom of allowing third parties to fund lawsuits, but the biggest player in the industry has already moved […]
Randall Whitestone, Carlyle Group, private equity
Lehman filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2008 Whitestone joined Carlyle in fall 2011 Whitestone spent three years at Neuberger Berman Randall Whitestone, the personable spokesman of Carlyle Group, has left the global buyout shop after six years. Whitestone last day at Carlyle was Dec. 31, according to Whitestone’s boss, Chris Ullman. “Randy has decided to […]
Apollo Global Management, Searchlight Partners, Ralf Ackermann, private equity
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 […]
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