James Michael Chu (born 1958) is an American financial executive. He has served as the private equity manager and as the global co-chief executive officer (CEO) of L Catterton since 1989.[1][2]
Michael Chu | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Kalperis |
| Education | Bates College (BA) |
| Occupation | Financial executive |
Early life and education edit
Chu graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine in 1980, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree with major in psychology and economics. At Bates, he was a member of the Board of Trustees from 1995 to 2013.[3]
Executive career edit
Chu held a variety of senior financial management positions with The First Pacific Company, a Hong Kong publicly listed investment and management company which he joined in early 1983.[3] He founded Catterton-Simon Partners in 1982 with Frank Vest and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon.[4] In 2015, Catterton Partners took on as minor partners Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) and Groupe Arnault (the family office of Bernard Arnault, bringing together $12 billion in assets as L Catterton.[2] In May 2018, his firm was listed as the 31st largest private equity firm in the world, based on capital raised over the prior five years.[5] In June 2022, L Catterton were ranked 30th in Private Equity International's 2022 PEI 300 ranking.[6][7]
Personal life edit
Chu is married to Elizabeth Kalperis Chu and they have two grown children.
See also edit
Honors edit
References edit
- ^ "J. Michael Chu: Executive Profile & Biography". Businessweek. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ a b Picker, Leslie (January 5, 2016). "LVMH's Private Equity Arm to Merge With Catterton". The New York Times. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "J. Michael Chu: Executive Profile". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ Taylor, Alexander (July 16, 1984). "Buyout Binge". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ "PEI 300 full report". Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ "PEI 300 2022: KKR beats the crowd to claim PE’s throne". Private Equity International, June 1, 2022.
- ^ "PEI 300". Private Equity International, June 1, 2022.
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