People & Company News, Week of August 22, 2025
- Audrey Smith has joined Parkview Financial, an alternative investment firm. In her role, Smith will oversee all legal functions, with a focus on loan originations, loan management, and investor relations. Smith will also play a key role in improving portfolio performance and shaping credit policies. Smith will lead efforts to mitigate legal risk and will work directly with borrowers, investors, third parties, and advisors to implement legal strategies across stakeholders. Smith will report to Paul Rahimian, CEO and founder of Parkview Financial. Prior to joining Parkview Financial, Smith served as senior legal counsel at Man Group.
- Wealth management executive Ryan Rozniakowski has been tapped as senior market director for UBS’ Northern New Jersey branch within the New York metropolitan market. In his role, Rozniakowski will lead UBS’s Paramus office and is responsible for overseeing growth efforts, driving profitability, and leading a team of more than 130 employees. Prior to assuming his role, Rozniakowski served as the market executive of UBS’ Pacific Northwest market. Earlier in his career at UBS, Rozniakowski led the firm’s private wealth management office in Denver, Colorado. UBS’ Greater New York market is led by managing director and market executive Mara Glassel and has 18 offices across New Jersey, Long Island, Westchester, and Connecticut.
- Executive John Hofmann has joined Envestnet as CFO, succeeding the firm’s current CFO Josh Warren, who has been serving in the role since 2023. Hofmann, who brings over two years of experience to the firm, will oversee Envestnet’s finance, M&A market, and transformation efforts. Hofmann will report to Envestnet’s CEO Chris Todd and will assume his role in early September. Most recently, Hofmann served as the CFO at Athenahealth, a healthcare software company, where he led the organization’s finance division and oversaw several operational transformation initiatives.
- Financial advisor Randee Cook has joined Osaic Wealth after spending 35 years at LPL Financial. Cook, founder of Greeley, CO-based Strategic Financial Management, oversees $133 million in assets under administration. Strategic Financial Management joined Undefined Gridlines, an office of supervisory jurisdiction under Osaic. Cook chose Osaic for its offerings, including its tools, resources, and technology to boost advisor and clientele efficiency and to sharpen client service.
- Industry executive Scott Hallworth has joined American International Group as its chief digital officer. Hallworth will be responsible for leading AIG’s digital, data, and generative artificial intelligence strategy, with an emphasis on driving enterprise-wide standards and scaling GenAI efforts across the firm. Hallworth will report to AIG’s EVP, chief digital officer, and global head of business operations & claims Claude Wade, until the end of the year and will assume his position in early September. Beginning in January, Hallworth will report to AIG’s CEO and chairman Peter Zaffino. Prior to joining AIG, Hallworth served as the chief data and analytics officer for Hewlett Packard Inc.
- Sukh Grewal has been appointed as CFO of Janus Henderson, succeeding Roger Thompson, who will be retiring as the firm’s current CFO on March 31. Grewal, who joined Janus Henderson in 2022, will assume his position in early April and will continue serving as head of strategy and corporate development. Grewal will also join the firm’s executive committee. Before joining Janus Henderson, Grewal was the director of strategy and corporate development at AllianceBernstein, and held positions at Apollo Global Management and Guggenheim Partners.
- Advisors Jenna Vitosh and Natalia Paige have joined LPL Financial to launch Chloey Wealth with the firm’s broker-dealer and RIA platform. Lincoln, NE-based Chloey Wealth manages approximately $140 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets. Chloey Wealth provides a “holistic” approach to financial planning and focuses on building trust with clients. The duo chose LPL for its autonomy, flexibility, and resources to help amplify their firm. Vitosh and Paige, who both bring over 20 years of experience, joined LPL from Edward Jones and New York Life, respectively.
- Jason Adams has been appointed as principal for VSS Capital Partners, a private investment firm. In his role, Adams will lead investment opportunities and provide support to the firm’s portfolio management teams to drive valuation. Prior to joining VSS Capital Partners, Adams previously served as a principal at BV Investment Partners, where he was responsible for creating, owning, and driving planning, process strategy, seller communication, and document negotiation.
- Rishi Chhabria and Deepti Singh have been appointed as Head of Capital Formation and Chief Talent Officer, respectively, for the Vistria Group, a middle-market private investment firm. Chhabria, who brings two decades of private capital advisory experience, will oversee capital formation strategies and investor relations efforts at the firm. Previously, he was a partner at Campbell Lutyens, where he contributed to developing the Vistria Group’s distribution capabilities globally and was a member of the firm’s management committee. Singh will lead the firm’s talent strategy, where she will play a role in retaining the firm’s recruits and shaping how the firm attracts and nurtures talent across various sectors. Most recently, she served as operating director of talent for Vistria PRG, where she led portfolio company talent assessments, executive searches, and development initiatives.
- David Rosenwasser and Marissa Berger have joined Allpoints Services Corporation, a construction-based tech provider, as CEO and CFO, respectively. Before joining Allpoints, Rosenwasser previously served as the president and COO of Redi Carpet, a multifamily flooring company. Before joining Allpoints, Berger served as the VP of financial planning and analysis at Stronghouse Solutions, a residential services provider. Allpoints is backed by Capstreet, a Houston-based lower middle market private equity firm.
- Wealth management executives Braden Cole, Kellie Crewse, Zak Kuhlman, and Chris Conlan have joined Texas-based RIA True North Advisors’ ownership group. Cole and Kuhlman have joined as the senior directors of wealth management, Crewse is a senior wealth manager, and Conlan is the director of new client relationships. This brings the total number of shareholders in the firm from 10 to 14. True North Advisors manages over $5.18 billion in assets under management.
- Simplicity Group Holdings, a financial products distribution firm, has acquired Northeast Brokerage, a New England-based insurance brokerage general agency. Following the deal president of Northeast Brokerage Rex Cretella, Executive VP and VP of sales Mark Gage, and senior partner Mike Costello, have joined Simplicity Group Holdings. The acquisition marks Simplicity Group’s 30th transaction within the insurance sector.
- Cetera Financial Group has acquired First Financial Advisors and tax planning firm A.G. Tidswell C.P.A., P.C, through its employee-based RIA, The Retirement Planning Group. The acquisition brings more than $300 million in assets under management to Cetera Financial Group and TRPG. Through the acquisition, three advisors have joined TRPG: Anthony Tidswell, Eric Lans, and James Mikesell. Muskegon, MI-based First Financial Advisors, a dual wealth management and tax-planning firm, provides investment strategies and wealth management to high-net-worth individuals and families across about 675 households. In the first quarter of the year, TRPG closed three acquisitions, expanding into New York, California, and Washington state. The acquisitions include Binghamton, NY-based Hawkes Wealth Management, San Ramon, CA-based Wealtheon Advisors, and Seattle-based Financial Research.
- Catalyst Power Holdings, an energy solutions provider, has acquired a 4.5-megawatt portfolio of operational and in-development cogeneration projects from Aegis Energy Services. The acquisition will expand Catalyst Power’s footprint across Northeast markets and build on its initiative following a strategic investment from DRW Holdings LLC, joining BP Energy Partners.
- Atmosphere Data Centers, a data center platform, has secured a strategic growth investment from AGC Equity Partners, an alternative asset manager. The investment aims to boost AGC Equity Partners’ confidence in Atmosphere Data Centers’ long-term mission, management team, and market strategy. The capital will be used to accelerate and expand on Atmosphere’s national platform, which includes site acquisitions, construction, and various partnerships to meet the increasing demand for AI-backed and cloud-optimized infrastructure. Guggenheim Securities LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor to Atmosphere Data Centers.
- Interactive Brokers, a global electronic brokerage firm, has launched its latest offering, Connections, which is a suite of tools tailored to help investors uncover trading ideas and evaluate investment opportunities across international markets. The tool, which is integrated directly into the firm’s IBKR platform, enables users to explore related stocks, ETFs, options, economic indicators, and other products. Connections include data on themes, peer companies, and Forecast Contracts tied to economic indicators such as housing starts and interest rates, ETFs, options, futures, bonds, and trading strategies.
- CAZ Investments, a private equity alternatives investor, has made one of its core investment strategies, GP stakes, available via iCapital’s Marketplace. GP stakes is an investment strategy focused on the purchase of a minority and passive interest in a private equity or private credit firm. As private equity firms seek capital growth, the number of firms looking to sell a minority GP stake is expected to increase by 34% within the next two years.
- Haven Capital Partners, a private investment firm, raised $375 million in capital in the final closing of its inaugural fund, dubbed Haven Capital Partners I, surpassing its target goal of $300 million. The final round of funding for Haven I gained capital commitments from various sectors, including public pension plans, asset managers, family offices, and entrepreneurs.
- Curewell Capital, a middle-market healthcare private equity firm, has raised $535 million in the final funding round for its debut fund, labeled Curewell Capital I and related vehicles, in under five months after initially launching. The fund’s partners included endowments, foundations, pensions, insurance companies, consultants, family offices, and industry executives. Curewell is led by partners Michael Dal Bello and Ceron Rhee. Probitas Partners acted as the exclusive placement advisor for Curewell Capital I, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as fund counsel.
- Eight Sleep, a sleep tech company, has raised $100 million in its latest round of funding. The capital will go towards the development of the first AI-powered Sleep Agent, and to drive growth within the medical sector and international markets, including China. Investors in this funding round include HSG, Valor Equity Partners, Founders Fund, Y Combinator, and athletes such as Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc and Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren F1.
- Pritzker Private Capital, a family direct investing firm, has raised $3.4 billion in capital for the final round of its PPC IV Fund. The investment vehicle surpassed its target goal of $3.0 billion target and exceeded its funding for PPC III, which closed in 2021 and raised $2.7 billion in capital. PPC IV received commitments from PPC members and investors across North America, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, representing approximately 17% of the total fund. PPC has completed three investments in the fund: HeartLand, Americhem, and Buckman. Kirkland & Ellis served as legal counsel to PPC, and William Blair and GrovePeak acted as placement agents for the investment vehicle.
- Veteran Ventures Capital, a venture capital firm, has raised $60 million in its final round for Veterans Fund II for investment in dual-use national security technologies. The Veterans Fund II is triple the size of its inaugural $20 million, dubbed Fund I. Fund II comes as there is a surge in aerospace and defense IPOs and mergers and acquisitions activity, and record defense budgets. Investors in Fund II include the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation, the state of Tennessee, and university endowments, along with Hersh Family Investments, prominent family offices, and wealth management firms.