Clearlake Capital Group, an investment firm founded in 2006 operating integrated businesses across private equity, credit and other related strategies, made several senior executive promotions and new additions to the Clearlake team.
Senior leadership promotions at Clearlake include Arta Tabaee to partner and managing director, Paul Huber to managing director, Nate Mejías to principal and Sean Courtney, Dilshat Erkin, Ben Kruger and Emily Mullins to senior vice presidents.
“The tremendous growth of the firm, as well as the recent closing of our $14.1 billion flagship fund, would not have been possible without the support of our exceptional Clearlake team, and we’re honored to recognize these outstanding individuals,” José E. Feliciano, co-founder and managing partner at Clearlake, said. “We’re also proud to be a leading supporter of diversity in private equity, and we’re committed to providing more opportunities at the firm and within the industry at large for diverse candidates.”
“In the midst of navigating uncharted territory over the last two years, our team successfully executed a record number of transactions, including some of the largest and most innovative deals of the year,” Behdad Eghbali, co-founder and managing partner at Clearlake, said. “We thank everyone for their ongoing support, and congratulate our team members on their well-deserved promotions.”
Clearlake recently announced the closing of Clearlake Capital Partners VII with more than $14.1 billion in commitments. Since January 2021, Clearlake has raised more than $25 billion in capital.
Tabaee, partner and managing director, joined Clearlake in 2010, and focuses on the firm’s efforts in the industrial and consumer sectors. He currently serves on the board of directors of several Clearlake portfolio companies, including BakeMark, the Better for You companies, Concert Golf, FullBeauty Brands, IPG, Mold-Rite, Pretium, Team Technologies and Wellness Pet Company.
Huber, managing director, joined Clearlake in 2015 and supports several of the firm’s software and technology platforms. He currently serves on the board of directors of several Clearlake portfolio companies, including Cornerstone OnDemand, FinThrive, Precisely, Quest Software and symplr.
Mejías, principal, joined Clearlake in 2014 and supports several of the firm’s industrial, technology and consumer platforms. He currently serves on the board of directors of several Clearlake portfolio companies, including Alkegen, Dodge Construction Network, FloWorks, Springs Window Fashions and Wellness Pet Company.
Courtney, senior vice president, joined Clearlake in 2015 and supports several of the firm’s software and technology and consumer platforms. He currently serves on the board of directors of several Clearlake portfolio companies, including BakeMark, Confluence, Perforce, symplr, Victory Live and Vive Collective.
Erkin, senior vice president, joined Clearlake in 2014 and supports several of the firm’s industrial, software and technology and consumer platforms. He currently serves on the board of directors of several Clearlake portfolio companies, including Concert Golf, EagleView, IPG, IXS, Mold-Rite, Pretium, RSA and Wheel Pros.
Kruger, senior vice president, joined Clearlake in 2016 and supports several of the firm’s industrial, software and technology and consumer platforms. He currently serves on the board of directors of several Clearlake portfolio companies, including Constant Contact, Newfold Digital, PrimeSource and Team Technologies.
Mullins, senior vice president, client services, joined Clearlake in 2017 and is responsible for coordinating and overseeing Clearlake’s financial reporting of private fund and portfolio investment performance to investors by managing workstreams across various internal functional groups to provide data and analytics related to Clearlake, its funds and its portfolio companies. Mullins is a certified public accountant in the State of Massachusetts (inactive) and is a CFA charterholder.
