Providence Equity Partners, a private equity investment firm specialising in media, entertainment, communications and information companies, has appointed Charles E. Gottdiener as a managing director focused on the firm’s portfolio management activities.
Gottdiener joins Providence from Dun & Bradstreet, a source of commercial information and insight on businesses, where he was president, corporate development and chief strategy officer.
In this role, he was responsible for advancing D&B’s long term corporate strategy, including acquisition and partnership opportunities.
Gottdiener was also a member of D&B’s global leadership team.
“Charlie brings a tremendous track record of assisting a wide variety of companies in improving operations and executing strategic transactions and partnerships,” says Jonathan Nelson, chief executive officer of Providence. “He shares our long-term perspective on creating value at companies and our specialised approach to helping management teams identify and pursue strategic opportunities. We look forward to Charlie’s contributions in the years ahead.”
“I am excited to join Providence, an outstanding firm with a long track record of providing companies the highest quality strategic support in addition to capital,” adds Gottdiener. “Providence’s portfolio includes many extraordinary companies, and I look forward to working with the talented management teams and Providence investment professionals to help identify and pursue potential additional value-creating opportunities.”
