Chief Executive Magazine

"Wanted: Real CEOs" Chief Executive Magazine Article (External Link)

Private equity firms are no longer just content with financial reengineering—they want operating savvy.

November 01, 2006

“For the private equity world, it’s not just about top-line growth,” says Scott Dunklee, managing partner of executive search firm Lancer Group in La Jolla, Calif. “The firms are also focused on bottom-line expenses. As these megafunds control more and more portfolio companies, there will be a need for operating guys to go in and take out costs. They could see hundreds of millions in savings.”
Blackbaud

Blackbaud riding high (External Link)

Nasdaq bell ringing marks 25th anniversary

October 13, 2006

Blackbaud Inc. was at an all-time high this week – literally and figuratively.

The Daniel Island-based software maker’s stock shot to a record $25 a share Thursday. And this morning Blackbaud chief executive Marc Chardon is set to ring the bell to open trading on the Nasdaq, marking the company’s 25th anniversary and its ascent from a private darling of the Lowcountry high-tech community to a strategic holding for money managers worldwide.
Hellman & Friedman

Calpers Gets Better Returns From Hellman & Friedman Than Carlyle, Madison (External Link)

October 02, 2006

Oct. 2 (Bloomberg)—Anyone who wants to know who’s the best in the secretive world of leveraged buyouts can obtain the answer from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the largest pension fund among states and municipalities.

Calpers, which invests $208 billion for the 1.5 million of firemen, policemen, teachers and civil servants who work for the equivalent of the eighth-biggest country measured by gross domestic product, got better returns from Hellman & Friedman LLC than Texas Pacific Group, Carlyle Group, Madison Dearborn Partners LLC and 26 other private-equity funds in which it invested in 2000, the Sacramento, California-based pension fund said on its Web site.
AlixPartners

AlixPartners selects the Lancer Group for the Chief Financial Officer Search (External Link)

September 26, 2006
DoubleClick

DoubleClick selects the Lancer Group for the Chief Financial Officer Search (External Link)

July 18, 2006
Mitchell International, Inc.

The Lancer Group successfully places Ron Wohl former Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) as the new Member of the Board of Directors (External Link)

June 24, 2006

The Lancer Group places Ron Wohl to the Board of Mitchell International.

Most recently, Ron served as Executive Vice President of Applications Development for Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL).

About Mitchell International
Mitchell International is a leading provider of information and workflow solutions to theautomotive insurance claims industry, serving carriers, collision repair facilities, and othercommercial participants in the physical damage and auto-related medical claims processes.Mitchell facilitates millions of electronic transactions between more than 16,000 businesspartners each month to enhance their productivity, profitability, and customer satisfaction levels.For more information on Mitchell International, visit our website at www.mitchell.com.
Vertafore

Vertafore selects the Lancer Group for the Chief Financial Officer Search (External Link)

May 31, 2006
DoubleClick

The Lancer Group successfully places Phil Hoey from AOL (subsidiary of Time Warner, NYSE: TWX) as the new SVP of Finance of Abacus (External Link)

May 31, 2006
Blackbaud

Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) selects the Lancer Group for the Board of Directors Search (External Link)

May 22, 2006
Electronic Evidence Discovery

The Lancer Group successfully places Brad Berg as the CFO of Electronic Evidence Discovery (External Link)

May 02, 2006
Configuresoft

The Lancer Group successfully places Andrew Bird from Precise Software to Vice President of Marketin (External Link)

March 06, 2006

Andrew Bird joins Configuresoft with a strong record at enterprise systems software companies, ranging in size from early-stage to market leader. Bird served as Executive Vice President of Marketing at Precise Software Solutions, helping to grow the company’s revenue to $100 million, culminating in the company’s $675 million acquisition by VERITAS in July 2003. His 25-year career also includes executive management roles at BMC Software and BGS Systems, where he served in a number of management roles, including Vice President of Business Development and Vice President of Marketing and Managing Director for the United Kingdom. Bird also held sales and technical support positions with Cullinet Software and Cincom Systems.