James Davies becomes partner at Aliter

Aliter Capital

 

James Davies has been appointed partner at Aliter, stepping up from his current role as Investment Director.

 

Billy Allan, a founding partner at Aliter said, “When we founded the business back in 2017, James was one of our first appointments to join the team and this promotion recognises the significant contribution James has made to Aliter’s growth and success over the past eight years”.

 

James Davies said, “I am delighted to be appointed partner at Aliter and look forward to continuing to build on our strong track record of driving growth and creating value. I am grateful to my colleagues for their continued support and look forward to this next stage of my career.”

 

In his role as partner, Davies will continue to support the identification of and lead the assessment and transaction of new investment opportunities, as well as provide valuable support to Aliter’s current portfolio businesses.

 

Prior to joining Aliter in 2017, Davies worked at Canaccord Genuity, Mansford, Macquarie Capital and Deloitte.

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KKR Appoints Philip Oetker as Senior Advisor

KKR

Frankfurt, Germany – January 29, 2025 – KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the appointment of Philip Oetker as a Senior Advisor. In this role, Mr. Oetker will support KKR’s European Private Equity team’s investment activities and related portfolio companies, leveraging his leadership experience and industry knowledge.

Philip Oetker is a non-executive director of the Oetker Group, as well as a non-executive director of AO Holding in Berlin. He previously served as Chief Commercial Officer at Hamburg Süd A/S (a member of A.P. Moller – Maersk), one of the world’s leading container shipping companies, where he played a pivotal role in driving the company’s global commercial strategy. As a family entrepreneur Mr. Oetker also brings a unique perspective on family businesses, aligning with KKR’s partnership-driven approach.

“We are delighted to welcome Philip to KKR as a Senior Advisor,” said Christian Ollig, Partner and Head of the DACH region at KKR. “Philip’s strategic insight, entrepreneurial mindset, and deep understanding of family-owned businesses make him an invaluable advisor for our team. His proven track record in leadership and innovation will be instrumental as we continue to partner with companies across EMEA to help them achieve their full potential.”

Commenting on his appointment, Philip Oetker said: “KKR has a remarkable history of supporting businesses – including many family businesses – transformative growth, strengthening competitiveness and creating value with a long-term partnership mindset. I am delighted to collaborate with such a dynamic and forward-thinking team and look forward to contributing my experience to support the success of KKR and its portfolio companies.”

KKR’s success in Europe is rooted in a combination of local expertise and its global network of resources. With over 100 professionals across nine European offices spanning more than 15 nationalities, the firm provides deep local market knowledge and strategic insights to its portfolio companies. This is complemented by KKR’s global network, including the KKR Global Institute and its network of Senior Advisors, providing access to world-class expertise and resources.

With over 25 years of investment activity in the EMEA region, KKR today manages approximately $92 billion in assets in Europe across its various asset classes. In the DACH region alone, KKR has invested over €18 billion in more than 35 companies, with over 80% of these investments in partnership with founders, family-owned businesses, and corporates.

KKR closed its European Fund VI in April 2023, an $8 billion fund that invests in the growth of leading businesses by providing access to KKR’s extensive network and business-building resources.

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About KKR

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com. For additional information about Global Atlantic Financial Group, please visit Global Atlantic Financial Group’s website at www.globalatlantic.com.

 

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Julia Leeger

media@kkr.com

 

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Carlyle Appoints Brad McCarthy as Head of Global Wealth for Asia Pacific

Carlyle

Singapore and Hong Kong, January 27, 2025– Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) today announced that Brad McCarthy has joined as Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific, Carlyle Global Wealth.

 

In his role, Mr. McCarthy will be responsible for expanding Carlyle’s wealth platform across Asia Pacific with a focus on enhancing client offerings and broadening access for high net-worth investors to Carlyle’s global suite of private market products and solutions. Mr. McCarthy will also oversee the institutional wealth channel for Carlyle in Australia and New Zealand. He is based in Singapore.

 

Mr. McCarthy has over 25 years of wealth and asset management industry experience where he has led sales and client servicing teams, product launches and distribution strategies. He joins from Citi Private Bank and Global Wealth, where he was Managing Director and Asia Pacific Head of Alternative Investment Sales. 

 

Shane Clifford, Head of Global Wealth at Carlyle, said: “We are delighted to welcome Brad to Carlyle as we continue to expand our wealth platform and enhance access for investors across Asia Pacific, an important growth region for us. With his extensive experience in scaling wealth management platforms and deep understanding of the evolving private markets landscape, Brad will play a key leadership role for us, as we look to further accelerate growth in the region.”

 

Brad McCarthy, Head of Asia Pacific, Carlyle Global Wealth, commented: “I’m excited to join Carlyle’s fast-growing global wealth team in Asia Pacific, a region where the firm has a long-standing presence and strong brand recognition. I look forward to working with the team as we continue to focus on delivering global institutional-quality private markets investment solutions to wealth clients across the region.”

 

Prior to Citi, Mr. McCarthy was Head of Asia at Permal, where he was responsible for growing the firm’s regional business as an alternative investment provider. He has also held various investment and wealth management roles at ABN AMRO Asset Management and BT Financial Group.

 

Mr. McCarthy holds a Bachelor of Business from Queensland University of Technology, Australia, and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).

 

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About Carlyle

Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across three business segments: Global Private Equity, Global Credit and Global Investment Solutions. With $447 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2024, Carlyle’s purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, portfolio companies and the communities in which we live and invest. Carlyle employs more than 2,300 people in 29 offices across four continents. Further information is available at www.carlyle.com. Follow Carlyle on X @OneCarlyle and LinkedIn at The Carlyle Group.

 

Media Contact

Lonna Leong

Lonna.leong@carlyle.com

+852 9023 1157

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EQT Partner Promotions 2025

eqt

A key factor in EQT’s success is our ability to attract and develop top talent. Our people define who we are, and their contributions to the firm’s culture, platform, and performance are essential to achieving our mission.

This year, EQT is happy to invite six colleagues who have demonstrated exceptional performance and are guardians of our values to the partnership:

EQT Private Capital

Christoph Broja, EQT Life Sciences, Munich, joined in 2022
Cillian King, EQT Life Sciences, Amsterdam, joined in 2021
Dayea Yeon, Private Capital Asia, Seoul, joined in 2010
Hemant Sharma, Private Capital Asia, Mumbai, joined in 2015
Vijai Raghavan, Private Capital Asia, Mumbai, joined in 2014

EQT Real Estate

Ali Houshmand, Austin, joined in 2022

 

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Coller Capital Expands Asia Pacific Presence with Singapore Office and Peter Wu joins Collers’s Private Wealth team

Coller Capital

Singapore, 21 January 2025 – Coller Capital, the world’s largest dedicated private market secondaries manager, has announced the establishment of its Singapore office, expanding the firm’s global footprint to serve its growing institutional and private wealth investor bases in Southeast Asia. Peter Wu, also joins the firm as Head of Product Management, Private Wealth, based in Singapore.

Jeremy Coller, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner of Coller Capital, commented: “The market for Asia Pacific private capital is rapidly maturing with rising market volumes, innovative transactions and a growing talent pool. Opening the Singapore office extends our commitment to the region and is another milestone in delivering our secondaries solutions to both institutional and private wealth investors in the Asia Pacific region.”

Coller Capital’s Singapore office is its fifth location in Asia Pacific alongside Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul and Melbourne. Its Hong Kong office was opened in 2012 and serves as the firm’s hub for the region.

Peter Kim, Partner and Head of Asia and RMB, commented: “The Southeast Asian market presents significant opportunities for our business, with a growing appetite for secondaries among institutional LPs and private wealth investors. Our expansion into Singapore will allow us to meet this strong demand for investment solutions that offer enhanced liquidity, risk mitigation and diversification. We are delighted to welcome Peter to Coller Capital as his extensive experience in private wealth products will be invaluable.”

Mr Wu, who will be joined by two local investor relations colleagues, will work closely with Coller’s global Private Wealth Secondaries Solutions (PWSS) team to support the global expansion. Launched in 2023, PWSS provides private wealth investors access to the private equity and private credit secondaries market through a diversified, institutional-grade quality portfolio. In Singapore, Coller Capital will market funds to institutional and private wealth investors indirectly through licensed intermediaries such as private banks.

Mr Wu brings over 14 years of global industry experience and was previously the Global Head of Product Control at Partners Group, where he led product operations for private markets funds, with a focus on private wealth offerings. Prior to that, he spent seven years at BDO, managing audit and consulting engagements for global companies.

Coller Capital has offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul, Luxembourg, Zurich, Melbourne, Montreal and Singapore. The firm has US$36 billion under management and 34 years of experience in the secondary private capital market.

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Elysian Capital New Appointment London Office

Elysian Capital

Elysian Capital is pleased to announce that Mike Brown has joined as a Partner in the London Office where he will be part of the operating team which helps our portfolio companies and management teams improve and develop their businesses.

Mike brings a wealth of experience from leadership roles across private and publicly held businesses. Most recently, he worked as Chief Operating Officer at Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS), a global private equity backed recruitment outsourcing company, where he drove a digitalisation and operational transformation agenda. Prior to this Mike spent over six years at Doughty Hanson as Operating Partner while earlier on in his career he spent ten years at McKinsey & Company.

Commenting, Ken Terry, Chief Executive, said “I am delighted that Mike has joined us. Elysian’s operating team is a key support for the firm’s focus on partnering with aspirational management teams and we look forward to seeing Mike make an impact working with existing portfolio businesses and future investments”.

Contact

Elysian Capital LLP

Manfield House

1 Southampton Street

London

WC2R 0LR

T: +44 (0) 207 925 80 50

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Katarina Grönwall appointed new Vice President Communication & Sustainability at Ratos

Ratos

Ratos has appointed Katarina Grönwall as Vice President Communication & Sustainability. She will join Ratos’s management team and assume the position on 17 March 2025 at the latest.

Katarina Grönwall has over 30 years of experience in management roles within communications and sustainability as well as extensive experience working in management groups for listed companies. She will join Ratos from her role as Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer at OX2 and has previously held several similar roles, including at the Skanska Group, the Sweco Group and Handelsbanken. Katarina has also been a partner at the communications firm Hallvarsson & Halvarsson.

“I’m very happy to have recruited Katarina Grönwall. She has long-standing, broad experience in communications and sustainability, which are central areas in Ratos’s continued growth. We are continuing to develop and transform at a rapid pace. I am convinced that 2025 will be an exciting year and that Katarina’s previous experience will bring great value to Ratos,” says Jonas Wiström, President and CEO of Ratos.

“Ratos is a robust company in an exciting phase and I look forward to continuing to develop and drive communications and sustainability as they’re integrated into the business. The strategy for the coming years will involve continued transformation, including divestments of existing subsidiaries to become a more focused business group, primarily within technological solutions. It will be incredibly exciting to work actively on the development of the company and I look forward to becoming a part of the Ratos team,” says Katarina Grönwall, incoming Vice President Communication & Sustainability.

As previously announced, Ratos’s current Vice President Communication & Sustainability, Josefine Uppling, decided to leave the company to pursue a new role elsewhere.

For further information, please contact:
Josefine Uppling, VP Communication, Ratos, +46 76 114 54 21
Katarina Grönwall, incoming Vice President Communication & Sustainability, Ratos, +46 76 142 88 77

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KKR Appoints Sir Jeremy Darroch as Executive Advisor

KKR

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Global investment firm KKR today announced the appointment of Sir Jeremy Darroch as an Executive Advisor to the firm. In his role, Mr. Darroch will leverage his extensive business and leadership expertise to support KKR’s European Private Equity investment activities and portfolio companies, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the Telecoms, Media and Technology (TMT) sector.

“Jeremy is one of Britain’s most accomplished business leaders with a long track record of driving industry-leading innovation and managing high-performing organizations,” said Philipp Freise, Partner and Co-Head of European Private Equity at KKR. “We are deeply committed to investing behind the UK economy and Europe’s digitalization efforts. Jeremy’s deep experience in the UK and unparalleled understanding of the TMT landscape will help us identify new investment opportunities and support our portfolio companies in achieving their global ambitions.”

“I’ve long admired KKR’s partnership approach and focus on improving businesses over the long-term,” said Sir Jeremy Darroch. “I look forward to contributing my experience in identifying new investment opportunities in the UK and in the TMT sector across Europe.”

Mr. Darroch brings decades of experience as a senior executive and non-executive director for several of the world’s most prominent companies. He served as Executive Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of Sky until 2021. During his 15-year tenure as CEO of Sky, Mr. Darroch led the transformation of the company into Europe’s largest multi-platform TV provider, tripling the size of the business and overseeing the transition to Comcast’s ownership following its US$40bn acquisition of Sky in 2018. Mr. Darroch joined Sky in 2004 as CFO and was promoted to CEO in 2007. Earlier in his career, he served as Group Finance Director of DSG International (formerly Dixons Group) and spent 12 years as an executive for Procter & Gamble. Mr. Darroch currently serves as Chairman of Reckitt Benckiser Group and a Director of The Walt Disney Company, and he has previously served as non-executive director for companies Burberry Group and Marks and Spencer Group. He was knighted for his services to Business, Charity and Sustainability in 2023.

KKR has been investing in the UK for 25 years and in April 2023 closed its European Fund VI, an $8 billion fund that invests in the growth of leading businesses by providing access to KKR’s extensive network and business building resources. Digitalization, technology and dynamic media businesses have been a strategic focus for the firm and KKR has an extensive track record in the European TMT sector.

About KKR

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com. For additional information about Global Atlantic Financial Group, please visit Global Atlantic Financial Group’s website at www.globalatlantic.com.

Alastair Elwen
FGS Global
+44 20 7251 3801
KKR-LON@fgsglobal.com

Source: KKR

 

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Spindrift Announces Partnership with Gryphon Investors and Appointment of Dave Burwick as CEO

Gryphon Investors

Founder Bill Creelman will retain equity ownership and move to a new role as board Chair

Spindrift Beverage Co., Inc., the leading maker of sparkling water with real squeezed fruit, announced today that Gryphon Investors, a San Francisco-based private investment firm, will acquire a majority stake in the company. Gryphon’s partnership coincides with the appointment of beverage industry veteran Dave Burwick as Spindrift’s new CEO. Bill Creelman, Spindrift’s Founder and current CEO, will move to a new role as Chair of Spindrift’s board. Creelman and the management team will retain a significant equity stake in the company. The investment, subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed in the first quarter of this year. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Spindrift was founded by Bill Creelman in his kitchen in 2010. Since then, the company has consistently achieved exceptional growth as consumers have fallen in love with Spindrift’s unsweetened sparkling waters. Today, the company is committed to proudly making things “the Hard Way” with real squeezed fruit.

“I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve built at Spindrift over the past 15 years,” said Creelman. “For this next stage of growth, we looked for two things: a leader who could understand our business and the brand as natively as the people who work here today and an investment partner with the right financial and operational resources to galvanize our market leadership. I have known and respected Dave for nearly a decade, and with his experience and Gryphon Investors’ expertise, I’m confident that we will continue to have tremendous success in growing the brand and inspiring consumers to choose beverages that are based on the belief that the best tastes come directly from nature.”

“Spindrift has a strong, beloved brand and differentiated product portfolio because it’s made with exceptional thought and care,” said Ryan Fagan, Managing Director at Gryphon. “This attention to quality underlies the company’s outsized share of growth across beverage categories—nearly tripling in size since 2020—and it’s what attracted us to invest in the business. We are thrilled to be partnering with both Bill and Dave, as well as the entire Spindrift team.” Fagan, along with Gryphon Partners Matt Farron and Mike Ferry, will be joining Spindrift’s board.

Burwick joins Spindrift following 35 years of leadership experience at global consumer brands. His positions included President and CEO of The Boston Beer Company, President and CEO of Peet’s Coffee, and President, North America at Weight Watchers. He previously spent 20 years at PepsiCo in various executive capacities, including as Chief Marketing Officer of both Pepsi-Cola North America and Pepsi-Cola International.

“I’m excited to join this dynamic team,” said Burwick. “Spindrift’s combination of talented professionals, superior products, and loyal customers has created a fantastic brand with a great future—one I can’t wait to be a part of.”

Kirkland & Ellis acted as legal advisor to Gryphon. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Lazard acted as financial advisors to Gryphon. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP acted as legal advisors to Spindrift. Piper Sandler and JP Morgan acted as financial advisors to Spindrift.

About Spindrift Beverage Co.

Founded in 2010 and based in Newton, MA, Spindrift makes premium beverages with real squeezed fruit and zero added sugar. Its line of more than 20 flavors of sparkling water, teas and lemonades, hard seltzers, and mocktails is sold through diversified channels, including grocery and specialty stores, club stores, mass market outlets, and wholesale foodservice companies across the U.S. From searching worldwide to source the best-tasting fruit to prioritizing quality throughout their carefully-hewn manufacturing process, Spindrift crafts its products to celebrate the aroma, texture, and taste of real fruit —never from concentrate—in every sip.

About Gryphon Investors

Gryphon Investors is a leading middle-market private investment firm focused on profitably growing, competitively advantaged companies in the Business Services, Consumer, Healthcare, Industrial Growth, Software, and Technology Solutions & Services sectors. With approximately $10 billion of assets under management, Gryphon prioritizes investments in which it can form strong partnerships with founders, owners, and executives to accelerate the building of leading companies and generate enduring value through its integrated deal and operations business model. Gryphon’s highly differentiated model integrates its well-proven Operations Resources Group, which is led by full-time, Gryphon senior operating executives with general management, human capital acquisition and development, treasury, finance, and accounting expertise. Gryphon’s three core investment strategies include its Flagship, Heritage, and Junior Capital strategies, each with dedicated funds of capital. The Flagship and Heritage strategies target equity investments of $50 million to $500 million per portfolio company. The Junior Capital strategy targets investments of $10 million to $25 million in junior securities of credit facilities, arranged by leading middle-market lenders, in both Gryphon-controlled companies, as well as in other private equity-backed companies operating in Gryphon’s targeted investment sectors.

Contacts

Press contact:  media@drinkspindrift.com

For Gryphon:

Lambert

Caroline Luz

203-570-6462

cluz@lambert.com

or

Jennifer Hurson

845-507-0571

jhurson@lambert.com

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Anna Vilogorac appointed new CFO of Ratos

Ratos

Anna Vilogorac has been appointed as the new CFO of Ratos and will assume her new position during May 2025. Ratos’s current CFO, Jonas Ågrup, will be retiring.

Anna Vilogorac served most recently as CFO of Triton company Nuent Group AB. Before that she held a variety of senior positions within finance, investor relations and strategy, including at Sandvik Group where she served as CFO of the Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions business area as well as Group Investor Relations Manager, Head of Group Business Control and Strategy Manager. She also worked for several years as a strategy consultant at KPMG and PwC.

To ensure a smooth transition, Jonas Ågrup will remain in his current role until Anna Vilogorac is in place.

“I already want to thank Jonas for his exceptional contributions to Ratos, including the introduction of centralised financing and his instrumental role in transforming Ratos from an investment company into a group. Jonas is a well-liked, enthusiastic leader, and his extensive experience and broad knowledge has made him a highly valued member of Group management. I’d also like to welcome Anna to Ratos. The financial breadth of her background and her experience in investor relations makes her an ideal candidate for Ratos. She has all the prerequisites to create value on Ratos’s journey towards becoming a more streamlined group,” says Jonas Wiström, President and CEO, Ratos.

“I’m pleased and honoured to be entrusted to become the new CFO of Ratos in an exciting phase. I look forward to, together with the team and the rest of the Group management, continuing to build value for Ratos and Ratos stakeholders,” says Anna Vilogorac, incoming CFO, Ratos.

For more information, please contact:
Josefine Uppling, VP Communication, Ratos, +46 76 114 54 21
Anna Vilogorac, incoming CFO, Ratos, +46 70 616 50 19

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