Matthew Janchar

Boston-based middle-market private equity firm Berkshire Partners recently hired Matthew Janchar as its in-house financial advisor. Janchar joins from Oak Hill Advisors, where as managing director he had managed the firm's debt, equity and structured finance operations. Before that, he worked in the leveraged finance group at Goldman Sachs, specializing in leveraged transactions for both privately-held and publicly-traded issuers Janchar's hiring is part of a trend toward bringing more portfolio company services in-house. Berkshire's move comes two years after Warburg Pincus established its own capital markets group. The firm brought on Christopher Turner to lead the firm's capital markets team. Turner, who was previously managing director at Goldman Sachs focusing on structured financings in the loan and bond markets, is also responsible for managing Warburg Pincus' commercial and investment banking relationships. PEI Manager spoke recently with Janchar about the necessity of having a financing specialist at a private equity firm.