Private equity firm The Riverside Company has promoted 13 employees across its 18 worldwide offices.
The European team has promoted five professionals, including Peter Parmentier (pictured) from director European tax and legal counsel to European general counsel.
Parmentier joined the firm in 2007 and has provided legal counsel on transactions, fund and management company issues in Europe, as well as supporting Riverside’s efforts in Asia.
Rafael Álvarez-Novoa, Marcin Goszyk and Nils Schander have been promoted from associate to senior associate, and Sven-Hendrick Schulze from analyst to associate.
These promotions come on the heels of the early January moves of European team members Karsten Langer and Juan Barnechea. Langer went from origination partner to transacting partner for the Benelux region, while Barnechea became the leader of the European origination team after serving two years as origination vice president for Iberia.
In Asia, Riverside has promoted Simon Feiglin from principal to partner. He joined the firm in 2007 and has worked with both the Riverside Micro-Cap Fund and the Riverside Asia Fund.
In North America, Sarah Roth has been promoted from vice president to principal. Roth joined Riverside in 2005 and has since completed seven acquisitions and two exits while working closely with Riverside’s healthcare services team.
Marty Graul, Eric Keen and Ashok Reddy have been promoted from senior associate to vice president. Steven Burns and Ryan Richards have been promoted from associate to senior associate, and Dan Haynes from analyst to associate.
“We’re especially proud to be retaining and promoting talent despite the tough macroeconomic conditions we’ve seen since the fall of 2008,” says co-chief executive Stewart Kohl. “It’s a testament to the capabilities of our deep global team. Our results show how important it is to build a great organisation, and ours is fully intact and poised to take advantage of all the opportunities we see before us in 2010 and beyond. Having plentiful financial capital is the ante, but having proven human and intellectual capital is the trump card.”
