Dr. Stephen Padgette, co-inventor of gene that confers the most widely-used biotechnology trait in agriculture, will work with the firm’s existing portfolio companies and help find new opportunities as an operating director.
As US farmers grow older -- and greyer -- nimble PE firms offer the potential for an attractive exit
BrightFarm’s CEO Paul Lightfoot takes the stage as keynote speaker at Agri Investor’s annual conference in Chicago.
The new hire is part of the firm's broader objective to open up global investment opportunities.
Caroline Weir, a former partner and financial controller at NewSmith Asset Management, has joined the placement agent in London.
The Connecticut system of pension funds, which allocates 9.2% of its $30bn in assets to private equity, named Laurie Martin deputy CIO to replace Deborah Spalding, who became CIO in July 2015.
Bruce Zimmerman announced his resignation on Monday with no immediate successor.
The appointment of Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board chairman by buyout firm Carlyle had raised concerns about conflicts of interest.
Karen Dolenec is taking responsibility for the group after Damien Loveday, previously the head of diversifying strategies, left the firm in August.
Paul Yang’s appointment comes barely a month after KKR expanded its Asia-Pacific senior leadership team.