Continuing to build on the firm’s strong current momentum, DIF Capital Partners (“DIF”) is pleased to announce the hiring of three senior investment professionals to bolster its investment team.

Most recently, DIF hired Caine Bouwmeester as Managing Director in London, further strengthening the global activities in renewable energy. He brings more than 13 years of renewable energy experience and has a track record of developing, acquiring and financing more than 2GW of wind and solar projects globally, enabling over €3 billion of investment.

Prior to DIF, Caine was most recently a senior vice president at Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) in London where he was responsible for the origination, structuring and execution of renewable energy investments in Europe. He has a Master’s degree in Finance from INSEAD and Bachelor Business Administration and Financial Mathematics degrees from Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada).

In addition, Marcel Beverungen has been hired as a Senior Director in the investment team in Frankfurt and Pierre Boschin as a Senior Director in the investment team in Paris to further expand and strengthen our local practices.

Marcel is an experienced infrastructure specialist, having worked as a Director in the energy, power and infrastructure team at Rothschild in Germany. Prior to Rothschild, Marcel worked at UBS and Dresdner Kleinwort, in their energy and renewables teams, advising many institutional investors and strategics on M&A, ECM and debt advisory type of transactions in German speaking countries. He has Master’s degrees from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany) and the University of Sankt Gallen (Switzerland).

Pierre has a broad experience in the infrastructure and energy markets. Prior to joining DIF, Pierre was Managing Director at French leading M&A boutique Messier Maris & Associés, where he advised numerous transactions for major French utilities, blue chips and prime PE houses in the energy and industrial segments, in France and Southern Europe. Prior to that, he worked as an investment banker for Credit Suisse and Lazard. Pierre has Master’s degrees from the Ecole Polytechnique (France) and Oxford University (UK).

Wim Blaasse, Managing Partner: “We are excited to welcome Caine, Marcel and Pierre to DIF Capital Partners. We are delighted to have recruited three such high calibre professionals to strengthen DIF’s investment team. They will play a key role in the further growth of our platform and transacting attractive deals for our funds.”

About DIF Capital Partners

DIF Capital Partners is a leading global independent infrastructure fund manager, with €8.5 billion of assets under management across nine closed-end infrastructure funds and several co-investment vehicles. DIF Capital Partners invests in greenfield and operational infrastructure assets located primarily in Europe, the Americas and Australasia through two complementary strategies:

• DIF Infrastructure funds target equity investments with long-term contracted or regulated income streams including public-private partnerships (PPP/PFI/P3), concessions, utilities, and (renewable) energy projects.
• DIF CIF funds target equity investments in small to mid-sized economic infrastructure assets in the telecom, energy and transportation sectors.

DIF Capital Partners has a team of over 150 professionals, based in nine offices located in Amsterdam (Schiphol), Frankfurt, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Paris, Santiago, Sydney and Toronto. Please visit www.dif.eu for further information.

Contact: Allard Ruijs, Partner; a.ruijs@dif.eu.

Hall Brings Decades of Experience Driving Growth at High-Tech Companies

HOUSTON, Nov. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Raptor Technologies®, the nation’s leading provider of integrated school safety technologies, today announced that Gray Hall has joined Raptor as Chief Executive Officer. Hall succeeds Jim Vesterman who was Raptor’s CEO since 2012 and will remain on Raptor’s Board of Directors.

Hall’s career spans over 20 years of driving growth at cutting-edge technology companies. He was previously Chairman and CEO of Alert Logic where he grew the company from less than $10 million in revenues to over $125 million in revenues. Prior to that, Hall was co-founder and CEO of VeriCenter where he grew the company to over $80 million in annual recurring revenues.

“I’ve had the privilege of leading two tech companies through sustained rapid growth, while significantly impacting their respective market segments,” said Hall. “The team at Raptor is redefining and modernizing K-12 school safety and I’m excited to be playing a role in building the leading software company in such an important industry.”

“I believe that Gray will be a tremendous leader for Raptor as we continue to expand our partnerships with schools across the United States and follow our mission to protect every child, in every school, every day,” said Vesterman. Under Vesterman’s leadership, Raptor grew from serving 7,000 K-12 schools to serving more than 34,000 schools across the nation. Today, Raptor leads the country in providing K-12 software solutions for Visitor Management, Emergency Management, and Volunteer Management on one integrated technology platform.

“We are delighted to welcome Gray as Raptor’s CEO,” said Bob Nye, General Partner at JMI Equity and member of Raptor’s Board of Directors. “His exceptional leadership record, passion for building great teams, and ability to drive company growth will help Raptor continue expanding its market leadership in SaaS solutions for school safety.”

About Raptor Technologies®
Raptor Technologies is the nation’s leading provider of integrated school safety technologies for K-12 schools. Founded in 2002 with the mission to protect every child, every school, every day, Raptor® solutions include: Raptor Visitor Management, Raptor Emergency Management and Raptor Volunteer Management. Raptor’s newest product is Raptor Alert, an Alyssa’s Law compliant mobile panic alert system that expedites rapid response to school or district-wide emergency situations with a simple tap on a mobile device.

Currently, the Raptor system is being used by schools nationwide to screen students, staff, and visitors for COVID-19 via customized health screening questions and to run detailed contact tracing reports.

As of 2020, over 34,000 U.S. schools trust Raptor to help protect their students and staff.

Raptor Technologies is a privately held corporation based in Houston, Texas. For more information, visit www.raptortech.com.

About JMI Equity
JMI Equity is a growth equity firm focused on investing in leading software companies. Founded in 1992, JMI has invested in over 150 businesses in its target markets, successfully completed over 100 exits, and raised more than $4 billion of committed capital. JMI partners with exceptional management teams to help build their companies into industry leaders. For more information, visit www.jmi.com.

Media Contact
Ida Yenney, KCPR for Raptor Technologies
818-419-0516
idayenney@gmail.com

JMJ Associates, a leading global consultancy specializing in transforming people, performance, and culture to deliver breakthrough results, announces the appointment of Jeff Williams as Chief Executive Officer. The company’s Chief Financial Officer, Andy Fisher, had served as interim CEO since January and will continue in his role as CFO.

Jeff Williams brings extensive global consulting experience to JMJ. He is a seasoned leader and expert in the energy sector, delivering innovative enterprise-wide transformation. He recognizes that people are a company’s greatest asset, and he brings a deep understanding of the importance of focusing on human capital to achieve breakthrough performances.

“We are excited to welcome Jeff to the team,” says Peter Regan, Chairman. “Jeff brings with him a wealth of consulting experience and is known for designing and executing transformational solutions for clients. We look forward to benefitting from the insights and expertise he has accumulated over his 24 year consulting career, building and leveraging on JMJ’s existing capabilities and strengths as we chart a course for the next stages of our development and growth.”

“I would also like to express my deep appreciation to Andy Fisher for his sound leadership and commitment to the business in his role as interim CEO, particularly through these current times. Andy’s steady hand helped our global community navigate this turbulent period in our markets and helped set a firm foundation for our future.”

During Jeff’s consulting career, he has worked with top-level executives and Fortune 500 clients across various industries, including energy, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing. His expertise includes refreshing corporate visions and strategies, aligning executive leadership teams, enabling operational excellence, and post-merger transformations. He has authored dozens of articles and studies on business transformations and is a regular speaker at industry events.

“I am truly honored to be chosen to lead this great transformational consulting organization,” says Jeff. “I am looking forward to working with JMJ’s global talent to further our mission of enabling people to reach their full potential, thrive in their workplace, and live more rewarding lives. JMJ is uniquely positioned to meet the demands of businesses looking for results beyond the predictable. Together, we will help clients solve their toughest challenges to deliver breakthrough performances.”

Most recently, Jeff served as the Global Consulting Leader for EY’s Oil & Gas Practice while also leading their Energy Consulting Business for the Americas. Before EY, Jeff served as General Manager for Slalom Consulting, a modern, cross-industry strategic consulting business. Jeff began his consulting career with Accenture (previously Andersen Consulting), where he spent 18 years serving many of the largest clients in the energy sector. Jeff is also a co-founder and board member of Umbrage Studios, a creative product development studio headquartered in Houston, Texas.

“This is a strange and challenging year. Many companies face volatility, uncertainty, and ambiguity and need to create breakthroughs in human performance and productivity. Being able to offer JMJ’s distinct capabilities in cultural transformation and organizational performance more broadly and in a modernized way, blending physical, virtual and digital client experiences, and refining the practice of management and leadership is what is exciting to me.”