Canadian private equity firm Altas Partners has hired Kevin Yu as an associate.
Yu previously served at Lazard and before then BMO Capital Markets. Working from Toronto, he helped both firms execute mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and capital markets transactions across a range of sectors.
In July, Altas hired David Brent, formerly of Apollo Global Management, as a partner.
Toronto-based Altas is currently investing from Altas Partners Holdings LP, which raised US$1 billion in 2016.
PRESS RELEASE
Altas Welcomes Kevin Yu
September 6, 2018
Altas Partners is pleased to announce that Kevin Yu has joined the Firm as an Associate.
Prior to joining Altas, Kevin worked at Lazard and BMO Capital Markets in Toronto where he was involved in the execution of M&A, restructuring, and capital markets transactions across a wide variety of sectors.
Kevin studied at the University of Waterloo, where he completed his Bachelor of Mathematics and graduated with Distinction.
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Altas Partners is an investment firm with a long-term orientation focused on acquiring significant interests in high-quality, market-leading businesses in partnership with outstanding management teams. Key elements of our approach include prudent capital structures, active ownership through strategic and operational support and an emphasis on sustainable value creation. We strive to deliver outstanding investment returns for our investing partners. Altas invests on behalf of endowments, foundations, public pension funds and other institutional investors.
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