Former Veritas, Vestar execs launch healthcare tech PE firm

After stepping down as a partner for services and technology investor Veritas Capital earlier this year T.J. Rose is leading a new healthcare technology-focused private equity firm—New York City-based Ironleaf Capital.

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Former Carlyle, Goldman Sachs exec launches placement agency

Zeynep Korur, who held family office fundraising roles at blue-chip asset managers Carlyle Group and Goldman Sachs, has launched a boutique placement agency.

New York City-based GPX Partners, formed in July, provides fundraising, financial advisory and private capital formation services. Specifically, it works with sponsors, founders and business owners to raise money for funds, growth investments, co-investments, GP solutions, joint ventures and other ventures.

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Big Moves: William Blair, Lincoln International, AEA Investors

The following Big Move! items appeared in the November 7 edition of Private Equity Career News

Big Move! Dan DiSalvio joins the New York City office of investment bank William Blair as director of GP-led secondaries, according to his Linkedin profile. DiSalvio most recently served as a director in the private funds advisory group of Chicago investment bank Lincoln International.

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Transporation investor hires William Blair to help raise Fund I

A twenty-four-year-old transportation and logistics investor is raising money for EVE Partners Fund I LP with placement agent William Blair at its side, according to a regulatory filing last week.

The Jacksonville, Florida-based EVE Partners joins several younger PE firms recently making regulatory filings for Fund Is. They include Farmington Hills, Michigan-based Northern Shore Capital and San Francisco and Boston-based Revenant VC.

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ICV’s Zeena Rao appears to launch new venture

Zeena (Kalpana) Rao, who joined minority-led buyout firm ICV Partners in 2001 as one of its first associates and then worked her way up to managing partner, appears to have launched her own firm.

Earlier this week Rao was listed as managing partner at Arclaris LLC on a website page listing speakers for next week’s annual meeting of the Center on Executive Compensation, sponsored by the CHRO Association. As of press-time, the reference to Arclaris had been removed. Rao is described on the page as a private equity investor “with a focus on scaling family and founder owned businesses in North America.”

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Newstone, CF Private Equity, BDT & MSD alum launch new firms

After working at mezzanine investor Newstone Capital Partnersfor 18 years, Jordan Sebold has left to launch his own lower-middle-market buyout firm.

Sebold started Dallas-based Sagemeadow Capital Partnersearlier this year to buy companies whose founders and families are going through succession plans. Sebold serves as managing partner at the firm.

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Big Moves! Brown Gibbons Lang & Co, Goldman Sachs AM, Berkshire Partners

The following Big Move! items appeared in the October 31 edition of Private Equity Career News:

Big Move! Alan Bugler joins the Atlanta office of mid-market investment bank Brown Gibbons Lang & Co as a managing director, according to his Linkedin profile. Bugler most recently served as a managing director at Citizens M&A Advisory.

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University of California searches for PE investment director

The University of California, which manages some $190 billion in assets, has launched a search for a private equity investment director.

Among duties the director leads due diligence on PE funds, co-investments and secondaries; develops investment recommendations; and guides investment staff, according to the job ad.

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Big Moves: South Carolina SIC, NYC BAM, Wafra

The following Big Move! items appeared in the October 24 edition of Private Equity Career News:

Big Move! Bryan Moore has been tapped to serve as permanent chief investment officer at the South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission. Moore joined the pension fund in 2012 as senior private equity officer.

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