Private equity firm Arcapita Inc., named Tom Hawkins as director and Ramsay Battin as a principal of its new venture capital fund.
Both Hawkins and Battin will report to executive director John Huntz, helping to build the organization behind Arcapita’s newly formed $200 million venture capital fund, Arcapita Ventures.
“This team’s credentials will give our investors great confidence that they are represented by highly qualified investment professionals,” said Charlie Ogburn, head of corporate investment at Arcapita. “Their backgrounds are perfectly matched with our focus on IT and Healthcare opportunities. They know the terrain and will be a fantastic asset to the business from day one.”
Hawkins served as managing director and investment partner with Siemens Venture Capital (SVC) in Boston before joining Arcapita. Prior to SVC, he served as general partner at Atlanta-based Cordova Ventures. Much of Hawkins’ experience is in IT, one of the focus areas for the new Arcapita Ventures fund.
Battin served as a partner with Southeastern Technology Fund, a venture capital firm focused on lead-managed investments in technology companies. Prior to joining Southeastern, Battin worked at a start-up technology company as well as in the corporate finance departments at Robinson-Humphrey and Lehman Brothers.
Hawkins earned his bachelor’s degree from Duke University and a master’s degree in business administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Battin’s bachelor’s degree was from Princeton University and he has a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.