George Barsness, a dealmaker who recently served as a managing director for OMERS Private Equity, has teamed up with John Keeney, a fundraiser who recently served as a managing director of investor relations at buyout shop Charlesbank Capital Partners, to form a new investment firm.
Based in New York City and San Francisco, Grandview plans to cut equity checks of $50 million to $200 million to acquire companies in business services and technology. Barsness and Keeney began serving as partners at the firm this fall, according to their LinkedIn profiles.
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