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HarbourVest Partners Promotes Seven Investment Professionals
BOSTON — 30 October 2007 — HarbourVest Partners, LLC, a leading global private equity investment firm, today announced the promotions of seven investment professionals. Jeffrey R. Keay and Christopher J. Walker were named Principals, and Laura C. Thaxter was named Senior Vice President. Additionally, Valérie Handal, John J. Nelson, CPA, Sandra J. Pasquale, CPA, and Michael J. Pugatch were promoted to Vice President."Our employees are HarbourVest's greatest assets," said Edward W. Kane, Senior Managing Director of HarbourVest. "These individuals offer a level of experience and depth matched by few managers in the private equity industry." "We are pleased to announce these well-deserved appointments," said D. Brooks Zug, Senior Managing Director of HarbourVest.
"These investment professionals have worked very hard to build and maintain our solid reputation, and I'm confident that they will continue to add significant value to our firm and our investors."
Mr. Keay joined HarbourVest in 1999 and is currently a member of the secondary investment team where he focuses on U.S. and non-U.S. investments in limited partnerships and portfolios of direct investments. He received a BA (cum laude) in Economics and Accounting from the College of the Holy Cross.
Mr. Walker joined HarbourVest in 1998 and is currently a member of the primary partnership team where he focuses on U.S. venture capital and buyout partnership investments and sits on the advisory boards of a number of partnerships. He received a BS in Finance from Providence College and an MS in Finance from the Carroll School of Management Program at Boston College.
Ms. Thaxter joined HarbourVest in 2000 to develop the marketing and client communications group. Today she oversees the firm's global communications, investor relations, corporate branding, and fundraising initiatives. Ms. Thaxter received a BA in Government and Economics from Dartmouth College.
Ms. Handal joined HarbourVest's London subsidiary in 2006 to focus on secondary investments in limited partnerships and portfolios of direct investments, primarily in Europe. She received a BS (Honours) in Economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Mr. Nelson joined HarbourVest's accounting team in 1999 and is currently responsible for producing financial information on HarbourVest funds, reviewing general partner financial information, and handling limited partner financial requests. A CPA, Mr. Nelson received a BS in Business Administration from Stonehill College and an MBA from Babson College.
Ms. Pasquale joined HarbourVest's treasury group in 2004 and is responsible for monitoring daily cash levels and banking relations, establishing and maintaining credit lines, and implementing new technologies. A CPA, Ms. Pasquale received a BS in Accounting from Bentley College and an MBA from Suffolk University.
Mr. Pugatch joined HarbourVest's secondary team in 2003 and has been involved in the acquisitions of a number of direct private equity portfolios and the structuring of synthetic secondary and structured transactions. He received a BS (summa cum laude) in Business Administration from Babson College.
About HarbourVest
HarbourVest Partners, LLC is an independent global private equity investment firm and an SEC registered investment advisor, providing vehicles for institutional investors to invest in the venture capital and buyout markets in the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere through primary partnerships, secondary purchases, and direct investments. HarbourVest and its subsidiaries have 170 employees, including 65 investment professionals deployed in Boston, London, and Hong Kong. In 25 years of investing in private equity, the team has committed more than $17.6 billion to newly formed funds, representing relationships with 200 private equity managers worldwide. The team has also completed over $3.9 billion in secondary purchases of partnership interests and invested $3.1 billion directly in operating companies. The firm's clients consist of 240 institutional investors, including pension funds, endowments, foundations, and financial institutions throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and Japan. To learn more about HarbourVest, visit http://www.harbourvest.com/. This communication has been approved for issue in the United Kingdom by HarbourVest Partners (U.K.) Limited, which is regulated by the Financial Services Authority.