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Scott M. Sperling, a managing partner of Harvard Private Capital announced recently that he will leave to join a private investment firm this fall.
Sperling will become a general partner in the Thomas H. Lee Company in Boston in September.
"It's difficult to leave a great place like Harvard Management, but an opportunity came up that was hard to turn down," Sperling said yesterday. "[Lee] is one of the leading private capital group in the country."
Sperling has been with Harvard Private Capital for 10 years. Formerly known as the Aeneas Group, Harvard Private Capital is a subsidiary of the Harvard Management Company (HMC) that oversees University investments in private equity deals.
As a managing partner of the group, Sperling's salary was regularly in the high six figures thanks to substantial performance bonuses, making him one of the University's highest-paid employees.
Harvard Private Capital is one of HMC President Jack R. Meyer refused to commentyesterday. But he told the Chronicle of HigherEducation earlier this month that a shift ofemphasis is underway at the newlydubbed HarvardPrivate Capital. Meyer told the Chronicle that the group, whichmanages $1.5 billion in assets, will focus less ontransactions in the $5 million range involvinghigh technology. Instead, Meyer said, HarvardPrivate Capital will emphasize "larger"investments in the $30 million to $40 millionrange
HMC President Jack R. Meyer refused to commentyesterday. But he told the Chronicle of HigherEducation earlier this month that a shift ofemphasis is underway at the newlydubbed HarvardPrivate Capital.
Meyer told the Chronicle that the group, whichmanages $1.5 billion in assets, will focus less ontransactions in the $5 million range involvinghigh technology. Instead, Meyer said, HarvardPrivate Capital will emphasize "larger"investments in the $30 million to $40 millionrange
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