General Atlantic LLC (GA) has appointed David Topper, a former Vice Chairman of JP Morgan and leader in its capital markets group, as a Special Advisor to the firm.
Topper has nearly 30 years of capital markets and investment banking experience. He will be working closely with GA’s portfolio group as well as GA’s portfolio company management teams on specific projects.
Bill Ford (pictured), CEO of General Atlantic, says: “We are extremely pleased to have David join us as a Special Advisor. His extensive experience in the global capital markets will be extremely valuable to us as we work with our portfolio companies on their global growth initiatives and public market strategies."
Topper says: “General Atlantic’s specific focus on providing growth capital and strategic expertise for companies worldwide has proven consistently relevant in today’s global economy. I have long admired General Atlantic and I look forward to working with their global team.”
Most recently, Topper was with JP Morgan whom he joined in 2005 as Co-Head of Equity Capital Markets (ECM). He was Chairman of ECM, Vice Chairman of Investment Banking and Chairman of the Commitments Committee. During his time at JP Morgan, Topper led many of the firm’s major advisory and capital raising transactions in the financial institutions, healthcare, media and other sectors.
Prior to joining JP Morgan, Topper spent 22 years at Morgan Stanley where he served as Co-Head of US Equity Capital Markets, Managing Director and Chairman of the Equity Commitment Committee from 2001-2005. Prior to that, Topper was responsible for equity capital markets coverage of the Media and Telecom and Financial Sponsor sectors. Before joining Equity Capital Markets, he held leadership positions in debt capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and high yield finance.
Topper serves on the Board of the Duke University Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Museum of New York, the Advisory Board of Common Sense Media and the Board of Directors of the Adams Memorial Foundation. He holds a BA from Duke University and an MBA.
