Energy firm launched by former Tailwater Capital execs eyes debut

Two former executives at energy and environmental infrastructure investor Tailwater Capital are raising a debut fund earmarked for direct energy and GP-led secondary deals.

Dallas-based Endurance Investment Partners has filed a regulatory form this month for its EIP Everest I LP fund; no amount or target was listed. Partners John Spradling and Trey Hatcher co-founded the firm earlier this year after working on energy and infrastructure investments at Tailwater Capital as a managing director and principal, respectively.

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The Sterling Group opens search for vice president: Sponsored

Houston, Texas-based mid-market PE shop The Sterling Group, known for promoting from within, and for giving its investment professionals hands-on experience working directly for portfolio companies in executive roles, has opened a search for a vice president.

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Former Audax executive launches West Wheelock Partners

David Goldenheim, a former managing director at Audax Private Equity with experience working with a dental services organization, has started a new investment venture.

Goldenheim, based in Boston, serves as managing partner for lower-middle-market investor and advisor West Wheelock Partners, according to his LinkedIn profile. Goldenheim registered the firm as a limited liability company in Massachusetts in late May.

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Big Moves: VSS Capital Partners, BCI, Eldridge

The following Big Move! items appeared in the August 29 edition of Private Equity Career News:

Big Move! Jason Adams joins New York City-based buyout firm VSS Capital Partners as a principal, according to his Linkedin profile. Adams most recently served as a principal at Boston-based BV Investment Partners.

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Three executives with ties to Turn/River Capital launch new fund

Three executives recently working at software investor Turn/River Capital, which closed its sixth fund at $2.5 billion this winter, have attached their names to a debut fund in the market, Private Equity Career News has learned.

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Mount Holyoke College seeks associate director of investments

Women’s liberal arts college Mount Holyoke College has opened a search for an associate director of investments to help manage a $1 billion endowment that includes an allocation to alternative investments.

As associate director of investments, you’ll evaluate private investments that include buyouts, growth equity, real assets and venture capital, as well as opportunities from other asset classes, the job description notes. Candidates need a bachelor’s degree and at least five years of relevant experience. It helps to be a chartered financial analyst.

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Big Moves: JLL Partners, Crestview Partners, Investcorp

The following Big Move! items appeared in the August 22 free edition of Private Equity Career News.

Big Move! Maggie Anderson joins New York City-based buyout firm JLL Partners as an operating partner, according to her Linkedin profile. Anderson has recently served as owner of healthcare management company Lifeline Vascular Care.

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Healthcare execs from Cinven, 424 Capital launch firms

Ex-healthcare executives of buyout giant Cinven and lower-mid-market specialist 424 Capital have launched new firms.

New York City-based John Richardson, a former partner and healthcare team member at Cinven, has launched Richardson Capital Partners. His firm will “...help founders navigate potential exits, by providing straight-forward advice, value creation strategies and capital solutions,” Richardson, the CEO, writes in his LinkedIn profile.

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Big Moves: Audax Private Debt; Flexpoint Ford, Monroe Capital

The following Big Move! items appeared in the August 15 edition of Private Equity Career News:

Todd Davis joins the New York City office of mid-market lender Monroe Capital as director of direct originations, according to his Linkedin profile. Davis most recently served as senior vice president of Antares Capital.

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Family office spinout with ties to Housatonic hires for PE roles

A Boston-based private equity firm launched this year as a spinout from a family office led by Housatonic Partners Co-Founder Will Thorndike has been hiring for several positions and raising a debut fund.

Critical Services Group, which invests in lower-middle-market B2B services companies, recently posted open positions for a head of M&A, a private equity analyst and an outbound deal originator. The roles are preferably based in Boston or Miami.

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