John Barber to join Bridgepoint as head of investor services
European private equity firm Bridgepoint today announced that John Barber has been appointed Partner, leading Bridgepoint's Investor Services team, in succession to Graham Dewhirst who is retiring from the firm. He will join Bridgepoint in early 2007.
Mr Barber, who will also serve on Bridgepoint's Operating and Investment Committees, is currently a Managing Director at Helix Associates, the private equity placement agents. Before joining Helix in 1997, he co-founded Yucatan Foods in Santa Monica, California, a speciality food company where he arranged several rounds of equity and debt financings. He previously worked at WSGP Partners, a private equity firm established by former US Treasury Secretary William E Simon in Los Angeles, and at Morgan Stanley, working in corporate finance and in its offices in New York, London and Sydney.
Mr Barber is a US citizen and a graduate of Yale College. He is a member of the Investor Relations Committee of the European Venture Capital Association.
Bridgepoint managing partner William Jackson said: “John joins Bridgepoint with a ready depth of knowledge about our firm and our portfolio and enjoys a strong reputation in the LP community. We look forward to welcoming him to our team at the start of the new year.”