OpenGate ondersteunt inspanningen van investeerdersrelaties met toevoeging van vaste professional

LOS ANGELES– (BUSINESS WIRE) – OpenGate Capital, een wereldwijde private equity-onderneming, heeft vandaag aangekondigd dat de heer Pradeep Ramamurthy is toegetreden als Co-Head of Investor Relations. Gevestigd in het kantoor in Los Angeles, en zal hij samenwerken met OpenGate’s oprichter en CEO, Andrew Nikou, evenals Alanna Chaffin, OpenGate’s Co-Head of Investor Relations en Communications, om de partnerschappen van het bedrijf met institutionele investeerders te versterken en te verdiepen.

Ramamurthy heeft bijna tien jaar ervaring op het gebied van private equity met een achtergrond in merkopbouw, productontwikkeling en volledige investeringsrelaties met investeerders. Voordat hij bij OpenGate kwam, adviseerde hij klanten in de VS, Azië en Afrika over productontwikkeling en kapitaalstrategie als algemeen directeur van Cauvery, een in San Francisco gevestigd adviesbureau. Hij was ook algemeen directeur bij The Abraaj Group, een private-equityfirma die investeerde in opkomende markten. Voorafgaand aan zijn private equity-carrière bekleedde Ramamurthy senior operationele en managementfuncties bij het Witte Huis, het US Agency for International Development en de US Intelligence Community.

Mr. Pradeep Ramamurthy Joins OpenGate Capital as Co-Head of Investor Relations

OpenGate Bolsters Investor Relations Efforts with Addition of Tenured Professional

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– OpenGate Capital, a global private equity firm, announced today that Mr. Pradeep Ramamurthy has joined as Co-Head of Investor Relations. Based in the firm’s Los Angeles office, he will be working with OpenGate’s Founder & CEO, Andrew Nikou as well as Alanna Chaffin, OpenGate’s Co-Head of Investor Relations and Communications, to grow and deepen the firm’s partnerships with institutional investors.

Ramamurthy has nearly a decade of private equity experience with a background in brand-building, product development, and full-cycle investor relations. Prior to joining OpenGate, he advised clients in the US, Asia, and Africa on product development and capital strategy as the Managing Director of Cauvery, a San Francisco-based consulting firm. He was also a Managing Director at The Abraaj Group, a private equity firm that invested across emerging markets. Prior to his private equity career, Ramamurthy served in senior operational and management positions at the White House, US Agency for International Development, and US Intelligence Community.

“I am thrilled to welcome Pradeep into our firm and excited to have him join our team,” said Nikou. “Given his strategic approach, global network, and diverse background, I am confident Pradeep will help OpenGate strengthen and grow its relationships with investors – especially as the current dislocation in global markets both validates and creates opportunity for our investment approach.”

Ramamurthy stated, “The opportunity to join OpenGate at this point in the firm’s evolution is truly exciting. The firm’s one team mindset, global perspective, and track record of finding and creating value in operationally complex situations is compelling and timely. I am looking forward to working with Andrew, Alanna and the entire OpenGate team to share and grow that value proposition with the LP community.”

Ramamurthy has an M.A., Social Science from the University of Chicago, and a B. Sc, International Politics from Georgetown University.

OpenGate Capital’s global team across the US and Europe execute on the firm’s integrated value creation strategy of sourcing, execution and operations which is applied throughout an investment’s life cycle.

About OpenGate Capital

OpenGate Capital is a global private equity firm specializing in the acquisition and operation of businesses to create new value through operational improvements, innovation and growth. Established in 2005, OpenGate Capital is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with a European office in Paris, France. OpenGate’s professionals possess the critical skills needed to acquire, transition, operate, build and scale successful businesses. To date, OpenGate Capital, through its legacy and fund investments, has executed more than 30 acquisitions including corporate carve-outs, management buy-outs, special situations and transactions with private sellers across North America and Europe. To learn more about OpenGate, please visit www.opengatecapital.com.

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