Goldman Sachs has named five of its senior private equity executives partners at the firm. A total of 94 executives worldwide were promoted to partners.
Within Goldman Sachs Asset Management, the firm appointed Charles Baillie and Christopher Kojima co-heads of the private equity group and co-chairmen of the investment committee. The two are also portfolio managers focusing on primary, co-investment and secondary investment opportunities.
Prior to joining the private equity group in 2000, Baillie worked in Goldman Sachs’ mergers and acquisitions group in London, where he focused on restructurings. Kojima joined the private equity group in 1999 before which he specialised in leveraged buyouts and acquisition financing in Goldman Sachs’ leveraged finance department.
In the principal investment area, a direct investment unit distinct from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Goldman appointed as partners Michael Koester chief financial officer, Martin Hintze head of private equity for German-speaking Europe and executive Sanggyun Ahn who is based in Hong Kong.
The principal investment area encompasses GS Capital Partners, GS Mezzanine Partners, principal investment and investment banking joint venture GS Direct and a technology group focusing on venture, growth capital and buyouts.
Goldman Sachs declined to provide further information regarding the executives.
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