After searching the nation for a person to oversee its alternative and real estate asset classes, the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System ended up choosing someone right in its own back yard. A big priority for Donald Holcher: committing a total of $225 million to $325 million to private equity in 2010. Holcher, a 27-year […]
In early January, president and CEO of the $123.8 billion Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, David Denison, announced a raft of promotions to be effective on April 1, 2010, the start of the limited partner’s new fiscal year. Mark Wiseman, head of private investments since 2005, will become executive vice-president, investments, reporting to Denison. Each […]
Co-founder of BluePoint Venture Marketing dies at the age of 60
Institution: Capvent AG Assets Under Management: $2.2 billion Leaders: Managing Partners Varun Sood and Tom Clausen Size of Private Equity Portfolio: $300 million to $400 million Capvent AG, a Zurich-based fund of funds, is scouring the U.S. buyout arena for mid-market for firms with novel strategies that target the Midwest and the south-central regions of […]
In a bid to simplify and shorten decision-making lines, EVCA have announced a wave of changes to its model of governance. Under the new structure venture capital, mid-market and large buyouts platform councils have become the most powerful bodies in EVCA. As EVCA’s executive committee is disbanded, elected members of each platform council will constitute […]
Advent International has added Harry Sachinis to its operating partner programme to advise on investment opportunities in the media sector. As part of his new role, he will specifically target the media sector and focus on publishing and information services. Up until recently, Sachinis was president of the McGraw-Hill Companies’ Business Information Group. Prior to […]
Independent placement agent Capstone Partners has appointed Louis de Saint-Marcq to associate partner. Based in Europe, he will be responsible for managing investor relationships and fund manager clients in Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Belgium and Scandinavian countries. Prior to joining Capstone, de Saint-Marcq was executive director at Goldman Sachs International in London. At Goldman, he led […]
British private equity group Permira has announced that Philippe Robert is to retire at the end of the year ‘to pursue other interests’. Robert will be succeeded by Benoit Vauchy, a TMT specialist, who will head up the firm’s Paris office. Permira has also hired Jean-Marc Espalioux as senior advisor and Simon Marc has been […]
UK corporate finance partner Close Brothers Corporate Finance has reorganised its senior management team. Stephen Aulsebrook, current CEO of CBCF and CEO of UK business will now exclusively be CEO of European business. The aim of this move is to drive the firm’s European growth as it continues to be supported by Daiwa Securities. In […]
Assets Under Management: more than $20 billion Leader: Hanneke Smits, CIO, is responsible for formulating global investment strategy. She also oversees primary and secondary investments globally. Select Clients: Chicago Firemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund; Employees’ Retirement System of the County of Milwaukee; Illinois State Universities Retirement System; Louisiana State Employees Retirement System; Montana Board of […]