David Fann has joined VSS Capital Partners as senior managing director and head of investor relations, signaling the 43-year-old firm’s desire to remain a fundraising and hiring force in the years ahead.
It’s been just over a year and a half since the firm closed its fourth structured capital fund at $530 million, way ahead of its $400 million target. The firm is widely expected to come back to market next year to raise a bigger successor.
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Three Floridian dealmakers recently working at Aurelius Group, Fairmont Partners and H.I.G. Capital have teamed up to launch a Miami-based firm to invest in special situations on a deal by deal basis.
If search funds turn out to be the next big thing in private equity, Toronto-based Hadley Family Office wants to be in early on the craze.
The following Big Move! items appeared in the August 23 free edition of Private Equity Career News:
A lot of handwringing over a tight fundraising market hasn’t stopped a parade of executives from launching PE firms this year.
Yuen Yung and Nate Wasson are betting that search funds have evolved into an attractive opportunity for the family office community which they’ve spent much of their careers serving. If the bet pays off, they may hire a couple of new team members.