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KKR appoints Qantas chairman Leigh Clifford as advisor for Australia PDF Print E-mail
05 Jan 2009. Source: AltAssets.
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. has appointed Qantas Airways chairman Leigh Clifford as senior advisor. He has been brought in to help develop the firm's Australian division.
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Citadel hires new head of corporate communications PDF Print E-mail
05 Jan 2009. Source: AltAssets.
MENA-focused private equity firm Citadel Capital has appointed Ghada Hammouda as head of corporate communications. Hammouda will oversee the overall communications strategy for the firm.
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Michael Michelson, Alexander Navab to co-head KKR's North American private equity business PDF Print E-mail
22 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets.
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. has named Michael W Michelson and Alexander Navab as co-heads of the firm's North American private equity business. They will be responsible for optimising the business and coordinating it with the other businesses of the firm.
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Meyer seconded from EIF to EVCA PDF Print E-mail
18 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets.
Thomas Meyer has been seconded to the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association from the European Investment Fund to develop policy proposals aimed at improving the legislative framework for the venture capital industry.
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PBGC hires strategic partners for $2.5bn in private equity, real estate PDF Print E-mail
23 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has appointed investment firms BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan as strategic partners to manage $2.5bn in assets and provide support to PBGC's in-house investment staff.
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Obama nominates venture capitalist Karen Gordon Mills to head US Small Business Administration PDF Print E-mail
22 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets.
President-elect Barack Obama has nominated Karen Gordon Mills, president of private equity firm MMP Group, as administrator of the US Small Business Administration.
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CalPERS appoints first female CEO PDF Print E-mail
18 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets.
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has hired Anne Stausboll as CEO, the first time the role has been filled by a female in the pension fund’s 77 year history. She replaces interim CEO Ken Marzion who has been serving since the retirement of Fred Buenrostro in June.
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  • StepStone hires for new secondaries position
    17 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. California-based private equity advisory firm StepStone Group has appointed James Gamett as managing director and head of secondary investments, a newly created position.
  • Segulah hires Erik Thornell as head of banking
    17 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Nordic private equity firm Segulah Advisor has hired Erik Thornell as head of banking.
  • TSG Consumer Partners hires John Kenney as managing director
    15 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. TSG Consumer Partners, a private equity firm that invests in branded consumer products, has hired John M Kenney as managing director and partner. He will join the firm’s New York office, overseeing East Coast origination activities.
  • Natural Gas Partners appoints two managing directors
    15 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Natural Gas Partners has promoted David Hayes and Colin Raymond from principals to managing directors.
  • Pantheon hires secondaries specialist Francesco di Valmarana
    11 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Private equity fund of funds investor Pantheon has appointed Francesco di Valmarana as a principal in its London-based European Secondaries team.
  • John Brakey reportedly leaves Macquarie for KKR
    11 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Macquarie Funds Management's long-time head of private equity funds of funds John Brakey has left the firm to join the Australian office of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., according to reports.
  • Greenpark appoints Matthew Arkinstall as investment director
    10 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Secondaries specialist Greenpark Capital has hired Matthew Arkinstall as an investment director. He will be responsible for deal sourcing and deal execution.
  • Shasta appoints entrepreneur-in-residence, senior associate
    10 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Early stage venture capital firm Shasta Ventures has expanded its team with the appointment of Kartik Raghavan as an entrepreneur-in-residence and Sean Flynn as a senior associate.
  • Pharmaceutical sector expert Dr Richard Kent joins Intersouth Partners as venture partner
    10 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Durham, North Carolina-based venture capital firm Intersouth Partners has appointed pharmaceutical industry veteran Dr Richard Kent, as a venture partner. In his role, Dr Kent will help the firm source investments, perform due diligence and manage portfolio companies. He joins Intersouth's life science team, currently comprised of Dr Bob Bell, Dennis Dougherty, Dr Garheng Kong, David Pierson, James Rosen and Phil Tracy.
  • SV Life Sciences hires three new venture partners
    09 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. SV Life Sciences has appointed three new venture partners: Dr Sarah Bodary will focus on biotechnology and will be based in the firm's San Francisco office, Gary Velasquez will focus on healthcare services, based in the San Francisco office, and Kevin Barrett will also concentrate on the healthcare services sector but he will be based in Boston.
  • Buy-out firm SK Capital appoints former Goldman Sachs executive Clark Winter as CIO
    09 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Clark Winter has joined SK Capital Partners as the firm's new CIO. In his new role, Winter will focus on identifying, developing and communicating investment strategies for the firm. He will concentrate on targeted segments within the specialty chemicals and healthcare sectors.
  • EMP Global hires Chung Min Pang, Samir Soota
    08 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. EMP Global has appointed Chung Min Pang and Samir Soota as managing directors. Pang will be responsible for the Greater China region, while Soota will oversee the South and South East Asian markets from the Singapore office.
  • Kearny Ventures hires Andrew Jensen as CFO
    03 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Andrew Jensen, formerly CFO at Liquid Realty Partners, has been announced as the new CFO at San Francisco-based Kearny Venture Partners. In his new role, Jensen will oversee investor relations, legal, finance, IT and human resources.
  • BVCA establishes Research Advisory Board
    03 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, an organisation with a membership of 400 firms, has established a Research Advisory Board.
  • OMERS launches new investment entity, hires president and CEO
    02 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has launched a new investment entity, OMERS Strategic Investments, and appointed Jacques Demers as president and CEO of the new division.
  • General Atlantic appoints Fernando Marques Oliveira to lead Latin American investment
    02 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. US-headquartered growth investor General Atlantic has appointed Fernando Marques Oliveira as managing director to head the firm’s São Paulo office. In his new role, he will lead GA’s investment activity in Brazil and the rest of Latin America.
  • Robeco appoints Jean-Louis Laurens to management board, reorganises top level
    28 Nov 2008. Source: AltAssets. Asset management firm Robeco has appointed Jean-Louis Laurens to its management board. He will be responsible for Robeco's mainstream asset-management activities.
  • USS underlines its confidence in the asset class by expanding its private equity team
    28 Nov 2008. Source: AltAssets. Universities Superannuation Scheme has expanded its private equity team with the addition of two private equity analysts, Sweta Chattopadhyay and Tim Tyshing. The UK pension fund currently has around seven per cent invested in alternatives and has announced plans to increase its target allocation to 20 per cent over the medium term.
  • Two new hires make HgCapital's renewables team one of the biggest in Europe
    27 Nov 2008. Source: AltAssets. European mid-market private equity and renewable energy infrastructure investor HgCapital has added another two professionals to its renewable energy team, which now comprises seven specialists. The new associates are Luigi Pettinicchio and Luis Quiroga.
  • Main Capital appoints Paul Zekveld as partner
    26 Nov 2008. Source: AltAssets. Media, entertainment and technology-focused private equity firm Main Capital Partners has appointed Paul Zekveld as partner.
  • ADIC hires head of internal audit, chief legal officer, head of communications
    26 Nov 2008. Source: AltAssets. MENA investment company Abu Dhabi Investment Company has appointed Royston Armstrong, Stephen Swanson and Stephen Bowey as head of internal audit, chief legal officer and head of communications, respectively.
  • CAI hires David Emerson as senior advisor
    25 Nov 2008. Source: AltAssets. North American private equity firm CAI Capital Management has appointed The Honourable David Emerson, PC, formerly Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, as senior advisor. Emerson's role will include advising CAI's portfolio companies and assisting the firm in identifying new investment opportunities, particularly in the West of Canada.
  • Aquiline appoints Deborah Bernstein, Jason Rotman as investment professionals
    24 Nov 2008. Source: AltAssets. New York-based private equity firm Aquiline Capital Partners has appointed Deborah L Bernstein and Jason A Rotman as investment professionals.
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