Month: June 2019

Accelerator for women-run funds to expand to Los Angeles, London

Private Equity Women Investor Network plans to expand Project Pinklight--an accelerator program designed to help women launch their own private equity funds. The program addresses an appalling lack of diversity among founding partners.

From beachheads in New York City and San Francisco, where participating firms have closed on a total of some $300 million, the organization plans to roll out the program to Los Angeles and London, Kelly Williams, PEWIN founding chair,  told PECW.

In each of its regional headquarters PEWIN expects to usher three to four firms through the accelerator every year, said Williams.

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Private-equity investment committees with women make better calls

Research by consulting firm McKinsey & Co suggests that companies perform best when they have women represented on their boards and in senior management. So it's perhaps not surprising that fresh research suggests a similar phenomena in private equity.

Speaking last evening at the National Arts Club in New York City, Oliver Gottschalg, professor at HEC Paris, presented research from his business school and from placement agent MVision suggesting that deals approved by diverse investment committees at buyout firms--those with at least one woman member--significantly outperform those approved by all-male investment committees.

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Trevor Noah to private equity minorities: Embrace outsider status

"People don't realize that one of the greatest gifts you can have in life is being an outsider," said South African comedian, author, and political commentator Trevor Noah to a packed ballroom in New York City last Thursday night, June 13.

"When you're an outsider you acknowledge that the world you're existing in is not your own," said Noah. "You understand that you are trying to get to something that belongs to someone else. You are the other. And when you're the other you become comfortable..."

Noah added: "When you're an insider, few things are more terrifying than being threatened with being an outsider. You feel as though people are taking away something from you. You feel like you're losing your grip on being part of."

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Clearlake’s José E. Feliciano makes $500K gift to Toigo Foundation

José E. Feliciano, co-founder and managing partner of Clearlake Capital Group, announced a $500,000 gift to the Toigo Foundation, made jointly by his firm and by the Kwanza Jones & José E. Feliciano Supercharged Initiative.

Feliciano disclosed the gift last night during a short but rousing speech at the Toigo Foundation's annual gala in New York City during which he challenged the industry to do more to fulfill the foundation's mission of bringing more diversity to financial services.

"I'm a firm believer that financial success, financial prowess . . .

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The Riverside Company hires 40 people per year–mainly at junior level

The Riverside Company has been one of my favorite firms ever since I interviewed a co-founder for a profile in The Private Equity Analyst newsletter over a decade ago. That the firm invites me to its annual media breakfast has further endeared them to me. We reporters appreciate free food.

I recently caught up with the director of global talent management at The Riverside Company, Adam Miller. We talked about the firm's hiring plans, training opportunities, and what kind of employees tend to fit in there.

Below are highlights:

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