Clearlake Capital has announced the appointment of four senior executives across its Capital Markets and O.P.S.® teams, marking a strategic expansion of its leadership bench as the firm continues to scale.

Josh Lederman joins as Managing Director, Capital Markets, bringing extensive experience from KKR Capital Markets where he led numerous financings across the technology, media, and tech-enabled services sectors. His previous roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and leadership on key financing strategies for KKR’s Ascendant, NGT, and Global Impact funds.

Tasha Pelio joins as O.P.S.® Managing Director, Marketing & Communications, following over 17 years at Barclays, where she most recently served as Head of Americas Corporate Communications. She previously held senior media roles at Lehman Brothers.

Eric Rimmke steps in as O.P.S.® Principal, having previously served as Director at Audax Private Equity and in similar roles at Vista Equity Partners, Boston Consulting Group, Qventus, and WePay.

Chad Neale brings over 25 years of cybersecurity and risk management experience as O.P.S.® SVP, Information Security. He most recently served as Principal at Cyblade and has held leadership roles at Alliant M&A, Cylance, PwC, and First Advantage.

José E. Feliciano, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, said: “Delivering strong outcomes in today’s market requires new and innovative capabilities at the senior level. We welcome Josh, Tasha, Eric, and Chad, and look forward to their contributions.”

Behdad Eghbali, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, added: “We’ve invested in expanding Clearlake’s team to nearly 250 people to better serve our companies and investors. We’re excited for our new senior leaders to join our long-time team members in driving continued growth across our portfolio.”

Clearlake, which manages over $90bn in assets, continues to invest across its core sectors – technology, industrials, and consumer – via its integrated private equity, credit, and O.P.S.® platform. The firm has deployed more than $57bn globally in credit and equity capital.

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