Bow River Capital has expanded its private equity team with the hirings of Gaurav Sharma as a managing director and Shayan Masoudpour as a director.
On a combined basis, the two new professionals bring more than 30 years of private equity experience to Bow River.
“We are thrilled to welcome Gaurav and Shayan to the team,” said Greg Hiatrides, a managing director and head of private equity at Bow River. “They have deep experience investing in business and healthcare services, two important areas of focus within our investment strategy, and bring tremendous operational expertise to our team.”
Mr. Sharma has more than 18 years of investment experience and joins Bow River from Investcorp where he was a principal in the firm’s private equity group and focused on business and healthcare services.
Prior to Investcorp, he was a vice president in the private equity group at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. He began his career at Lazard Freres as an analyst and later he was an associate at Metalmark Capital, formerly Morgan Stanley Capital Partners.
“I was attracted to Bow River’s private equity team because of its track record, entrepreneurial culture, and the strong partnerships that they forge with founders and management teams to build enterprise value,” said Mr. Sharma. “I look forward to working closely with my colleagues, our management teams and investors.”
Mr. Masoudpour has more than 13 years of experience and was most recently a principal at Chicago Pacific Founders where he focused on healthcare services. Previously, he was a senior associate at Waud Capital Partners with a focus on healthcare and business services. He started his career as a financial analyst at Citigroup within its financial institutions investment banking group.
“Bow River offers a unique opportunity to join an operationally focused team and build on my healthcare and business services experience,” said Mr. Masoudpour. “I’m thrilled to be part of the team and contributing to the platform.”
Bow River invests in the lower middle market across three asset classes, including private equity, real estate, and software growth equity. Within private equity, the firm makes control investments in companies that have revenues from $25 million to $200 million and EBITDA from $5 million to $20 million. Sectors of interest include industrial services, healthcare services, and business services. Bow River was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Denver.
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