The PE Shift: Leadership Transitions
in Private Equity June 2025
Private Equity and Private Credit Leaders on the Move
This month marks the launch of our Getting to Exit series,
where we spotlight exceptional C-level executives who have successfully led
their organizations through transformative exit events. Each month, we'll
feature a new group of standout leaders and share their unique paths to
success. Check out our interview with Matt Soule for more details on his
journey with Ennis-Flint.
Moving to recent transitions, John Mulflur, who began his career in the U.S. at
Permira, has recently joined Coalesce Capital — a firm founded in 2023 by
Warburg Pincus alum Stephanie Geveda — which has experienced rapid growth over
the past two years.
Meanwhile, Cerberus have brought in Brett Lowrey from
Houlihan Lokey where he has been for the past 25+ years, and Nick Mouradian has
moved to Bain Capital's Special Situations Group, having previously been a
Partner with Coatue.
A number of firms have hired commercial leaders to their
Advisory and Portfolio Operations groups over the past couple of months.
Notably, Platinum Equity, Insight Partners and Vista Equity have brought in
Joseph Fernandez, Brendan Evers, and Calum James respectively to support
portfolio companies with growth and GTM initiatives.
Human Capital teams continue to expand with 15 new hires
this month. Notable moves include Stacey Devoe to Head up Talent for the Growth
Team at Great Hill Partners, Lauren Spira moving to Monomoy as VP of Portfolio
Talent and Erika Kallstrom joining the talent team at L Catterton.
In Europe, Astorg announced a series of changes with Thierry
Timsit moving to an Executive Chairman role, Benjamin Cordonnier and Judith
Charpentier moving to become Co-Managing Partners, jointly leading day to day
operations for the firm.
Elsewhere, several infrastructure leaders have also moved
ranks recently in both the US and Europe. In London, Thomas Honig has moved to
I Squared Capital, while Nordic Capital has added Pontus Norell to their
Stockholm office.
For more information on these moves, please check out the
full list below.
Kevin Mihelic has stepped into a new role as Managing Director at Barings, following his tenure as Senior Vice President at Antares Capital.
Brian Benvenisty has joined Oaktree Capital Management as a Managing Director, transitioning from the same title at GoldenTree Asset Management.
John Mulflur has taken on the role of Managing Director at Coalesce Capital, after serving as Managing Director at Permira.
Christopher Lvoff has moved to Apollo-Global-Management- as a Managing Director, previously holding the position of President & Co-Chief Investment Officer at Strategic Investment Group.
Ryan Haselden has advanced to Managing Director at Lime Rock Partners, following his role as Director at Eaton Partners.
Jeff Eng has joined Blackstone as a Managing Director, after serving in the same capacity at Nuveen.
Scott Kaldenberg has transitioned to Managing Director at KKR, from his previous role as Managing Director at BDT & MSD Partners.
Nick Mouradian has moved from his role as Partner at Coatue to become Managing Director at Bain Capital.
Brett Lowrey has joined Cerberus Capital Management as a Managing Director, previously holding the same title at Houlihan Lokey.
Allen Merrill has taken on the role of Managing Director at KKR, after serving as Managing Director at Morgan Stanley.
David Lanterman has become Managing Director Asset Management at Brookfield Asset Management, transitioning from his role as Executive VP & COO at White Lodging.
Bryan Babat has joined Blackstone as a Principal, following his position as Director, Real Estate Strategic Advisory at Evercore.
Tom Davies has moved to Blue Owl Capital as a Principal, after serving as Vice President at Brookfield Asset Management.
Justin Trousdale has taken on the role of Principal at KKR, previously working as Vice President at BlackRock.
Mary Kiarie has joined Partners Capital as a Principal, after her time as Project Leader at BCG.
Prakhar Agarwal has transitioned to Principal at Apollo Global Management, from his role as Director at Irradiant Partners, LP.
Jared Beyer has joined Midocean Partners as a Principal, previously holding the same title at The Carlyle Group.
Madeline Melnick has taken on the role of Principal at Towerbrook Capital Partners, following her position as Vice President at Sycamore Partners.
Sam Abraham has transitioned to Principal at Appian-Capital-Advisory, from his role as Director at Cerberus Capital Management.
Travis Klein has joined Blackstone as a Principal, after serving as Regional Investment Consultant at John Hancock Investment Management.
Phuong Ninh has moved to Lateral Investment Management as a Principal, previously working as Vice President at K1 Investment Management.
Katherine Feeney, formerly Principal (Founder) at Beckett Square, has joined HIGH Capital as a Principal.
Alex Sawabini has joined Partners Capital as a Principal, following his role as Consultant at Boston Consulting Group.
Mike Yaffe has taken on a new position as Strategic Marketing Advisor at Insight--Partners, after serving as CMO at Prevalent, Inc.
Owen Sumberg has transitioned to Manager - Business Operations & Strategy at HIG Capital, from his previous role as Senior Business Consultant at EY.
Brendan Evers has joined Insight-Partners as a Consultant - Strategic GTM Advisor, following his tenure as CRO at Prevalent, Inc.
Jessica Wu has moved to Vista Equity as Associate Director, Value Creation, after serving as Senior Associate at McKinsey & Company.
Daniel Leeder has taken on the role of Technology Advisor at Warburg Pincus, previously serving as Technology Leader at GLG.
William Karlson has joined Charlesbank Capital Partners as a Vice President, transitioning from his role as Principal at Riverside Partners.
Mark Essig has become an Operating Partner at Balmoral Funds, after serving as CEO at Resco Products.
Kim Stukenborg has moved to Platinum Equity in a new role focused on Portfolio Operations, following her position as Senior Operating Advisor at Tenex Capital Management.
Russ Wakelin has joined JMI Equity as an Operating Advisor, after serving as RDI Head of Global Product Development at WTW.
Jake Seaman has transitioned to Vice President, Value Creation at Highview Capital, from his previous role as Vice President, Operating Advisory Group at Comvest Partners.
Calum James has joined Vista Equity in a Value Creation role, after serving as Director, BD at Earnest Analytics.
Clint Filipowicz has moved to HIG Capital as an Operating Partner, following his role as SVP, Chief Operating Officer at ALKEGEN.
Asa Sherwood has joined Alpine Investors as an Operating Executive, after serving as CEO at Zeman Homes, Inc.
James Franklin has taken on the role of Operating Advisor at JMI Equity, following his tenure as CEO at Triax Technologies.
Jorge Galvez has joined Blackrock as Managing Director, Business Improvement - GIP, after serving as SVP, Marketing & Development, LATAM Cargo at LATAM Airlines.
Raphael Imhof, who previously served as VP & Head of Strategic Development at Johnson Controls, has taken on a new role as Senior Advisor at Dunes Point Capital.
Daniele Brusaferro has joined Skyknight Capital as Vice President, Portfolio Operations, transitioning from his role as Consulting Manager, Strategic Finance & FP&A at RSM International.
Joseph Fernandez has moved to Platinum Equity as VP, Portfolio Operations Commercial, after serving as Principal Director, Sales & Commerce at Accenture.
Christine Anderson has taken on the role of Value Creation Director at Hg, following her position as VP, Strategic Initiatives at Energy Exemplar.
Advait Kotecha has joined Blackstone as Managing Director, Operating Executive for Blackstone Private Equity Strategies (BXPE), after serving as Chief Financial Officer at TouchTunes.
Heather Altman has joined TPG as Vice President, Human Capital, following her role as Manager at Bain & Company.
Christina Della Pelle has moved to Harvest Partners as Director, Human Capital, after serving as Director, Senior HR Generalist at Napier Park Global Capital.
Meaghan Spiller has taken on a new role in Talent at Alpine Investors, transitioning from her position as Executive Recruiter at Percheron Capital.
Christina Libutti has joined Brookfield Asset Management as Manager, Talent Attraction, after serving as Associate Practice Director at Michael Page.
Molly Lachance has moved to Audax group as Talent Management & Development Manager, following her role as Principal, People Team at Partners Capital.
Will Leach has taken on the role of Head of Talent at Longshore Capital Partners, after serving as Director at a boutique executive search firm.
Lucy Williams has joined Lightyear Capital as Vice President of Human Capital, transitioning from her role as Human Capital Generalist at Warburg Pincus.
Samantha Matos has moved to Morgan-Stanley as VP, Chief of Staff, after serving as Business Manager at JP Morgan.
Lindsay Ostrom has taken on the role of Vice President of Talent at Rubicon Technology Partners, following her position as Principal at GoBuyside.
Erika Kallstrom has joined L Catterton as part of the Talent Team, after serving as Chief of Staff to the Global Head of People Operations at Dalio Family Office.
Lauren Spira has joined Monomoy Capital Partners as Vice President, Portfolio Talent, after serving as Manager, Human Capital at Paine Schwartz Partners.
Kelsey Cirillo has moved to Blackrock as Vice President - Executive Search, following her role as Vice President at Goldman Sachs.
Stephanie Brantz has taken on the role of Human Resources Advisor at EDC, after serving as HR Advisor at FinDev Canada.
Stacey Devoe has joined Great Hill Partners as Head of Talent, Growth Team, transitioning from her role as Global Practice Leader, Executive Recruiting at Google.
Jess Robson has moved to Alpine Investors as Vice President, PeopleFirst (Talent), after serving as Director, HR Transformation & Shared Services at Robinhood.
Thomas Honig has joined I Squared Capital as a Principal, following his previous role as Principal at Blackrock.
Anne-Sofie Biltoft has moved to Apollo-Global Management- as a Principal, after serving as Director at Irradiant Partners.
Federico Fasciolo has taken on the role of Managing Director at Ardian, transitioning from his position as Principal at InvestIndustrial.
Alice Schmitt has joined Blackstone as a Principal, following her role as Vice President at Morgan Stanley.
Pontus Norell has moved to Nordic Capital as a Managing Director, after serving as Director at EQT Group.
Steve Krieger has joined CVC Capital Partners in Portfolio Operations, following his role in Key Client Partnerships at Alter Domus.
Robyn Dalton-Griffin has taken on the role of Executive Support Team Manager at Hg, after serving as Assistant Team Manager at Boston Consulting Group.
Frederic Jung has joined KPS Capital Partners as a Senior Advisor, following his tenure as Group CFO at Eviosys.
