GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- General
Atlantic LLC (GA), a leading global growth equity firm, today
announced the promotions of Nick
Nash, Eduardo Samara and
Graves Tompkins to principal. Mr. Nash co-launched the firm's
Singapore office, targeting the
high growth economies of Southeast
Asia. Based in Sao Paulo,
Brazil, Mr. Samara is focused on investment opportunities in
the Latin America region. Mr.
Tompkins is responsible for GA's
global capital raising and the firm's government relations
effort.
General Atlantic's global team is dedicated to identifying
attractive high growth companies and providing capital and
strategic support to build market leaders. GA's team of 80
investment professionals provides global insight and regional
expertise from ten offices in the U.S., Europe, Asia
and Latin America. Founded in
1980, GA manages $17 billion in
capital under management (comprised of total committed capital and
portfolio investments) and invests about $1.5 to $2 billion per year in growth
companies.
"We are very pleased to promote three outstanding professionals
to principal," said William E. Ford,
CEO of General Atlantic. "Nick has taken a leadership role as part
of founding our Singapore team;
Eduardo has made strong contributions in our Latin American effort;
and Graves has taken on significant responsibility for our global
capital raising efforts. We look forward to the continued important
contributions of these talented professionals."
Mr. Nash first joined GA in 2002 and then rejoined the firm
after completing his MBA in 2007. He has played a leadership
role in GA's Business Services sector investment efforts, and in
2011 he moved to Singapore to help
launch GA's investment effort for Southeast Asia. Prior to joining the firm, Mr.
Nash was with McKinsey & Company. Mr. Nash received an A.B. in
Chemistry and Physics, magna cum laude, from Harvard University and an MBA from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business,
where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar and co-led the school's
exchange program with Tsinghua University in Beijing. Mr. Nash is a member of the board of
directors of the New York Private Equity Network (NYPEN) and the
Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association
(SVCA).
Mr. Samara joined General Atlantic in 2010 and focuses on
investments in a variety of industries in Latin America, where GA has invested nearly
$1.5 billion in 9 investments since
2000. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Linx S.A..
Prior to joining General Atlantic, Mr. Samara worked for GP
Investments where he focused on buyout opportunities across
different sectors in Brazil.
Previously Mr. Samara was an investment banker at JPMorgan in
Sao Paulo and New York focused on Latin America. He received his B.A. in
Economics from Universidade de Sao
Paulo.
Prior to joining GA in 2007, Mr. Tompkins worked at McKinsey & Co. and in
the Merchant Banking Division at Goldman Sachs & Co., where he
focused on principal investments across a broad range of sectors.
Mr. Tompkins earned an MBA from
the Harvard Business School, where he
graduated with high honors, and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy
School. Mr. Tompkins graduated
magna cum laude from Princeton
University, where he earned an A.B. in Politics. Mr.
Tompkins is a term member at the
Council on Foreign Relations.
About General Atlantic
General Atlantic is a leading
global growth equity firm providing capital and strategic support
for growth companies. GA combines a collaborative global approach,
sector specific expertise, long-term investment horizon and a deep
understanding of growth drivers to partner with great management
and build exceptional businesses worldwide. Established in 1980, GA
manages $17 billion in capital under
management (comprised of total committed capital and portfolio
investments) and has more than 80 investment professionals based in
Greenwich, New York, Palo Alto, London,
Munich, Hong Kong, Beijing, Mumbai, Sao
Paulo and Singapore. For
further information and a listing of GA's public and private
portfolio companies see www.generalatlantic.com.
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