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FRONTLINE 2008-04-01 Staff Writer Glocap expands in AsiaNew York-based executive search firm Glocap Search has announced an expansion of its Asia search activities and the appointment of Rick Johannessen as a senior vice president who will lead the effort on the continent. Joha
Private equity firms are applying a new rigor in evaluating the performance of investment professionals, shifting the process from an art to a science.
INTELLIGENCE 2008-03-01 Staff Writer <b>Platinum Equity CFO lands outside PE</b><br />Bill Foltz, the one-time CFO of Los Angeles-based Platinum Equity, now serves as CFO for Gorilla Nation, an online ad rep firm. Before this latest move, Foltz was a partner and managing principal at Sports
Philip Jensen joined Paul Capital Partners in 2001 as the firm was branching out from its focus on private equity secondaries to include venture capital funds of funds and healthcare royalty investing. As CFO, he had the responsibility of playing architect for the organization, which, he says, was “not difficult” given his previous experience in senior roles at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, McKesson Corporation and Deloitte & Touche. Jensen speaks to Wanching Leong about managing his 30-person strong operations team and the Bank of Ireland's investment.
Sir David Walker has published his long awaited report on disclosure and transparency in private equity in the UK. Is compliance with his recommendations enough to stave off government regulation?
The management teams at private equity portfolio companies in Europe are asking for higher equity values of the business – and getting it. Separate financial advisors, long-standing management teams and secondary sales will likely sustain the movement towards enhanced management equity yields.
Sir David Walker’s report on transparency and disclosure has encouraged UK industry body, the BVCA, to name, shame and expel non-compliers with his proposed code.
The IT role encompasses much more than fixing broken Blackberries and setting up computers. Meet private equity's unsung heroes—the chief information officers.
AIG's global private equity business is a success story with many overlapping and complex chapters. By Rob Kotecki
FRONTLINE 2006-12-01 Staff Writer Alvarez & Marsal boosts teamsAlvarez & Marsal, a global professional services firm, added five transaction advisors and two tax advisors in October. Michael Gacek, formerly of Deloitte & Touche, has joined the Chicago office of Alva
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