Ex-Carlyle Dealmaker Joins Eli Manning at Brand Velocity Group

Brand Velocity Group, the private equity firm that counts retired NFL quarterback Eli Manning as a partner, hired former Carlyle Group Inc. dealmaker Dan Hodges as a principal.

Hodges will focus on finding and completing investments as well as working with existing portfolio companies, the firm said in a statement Monday.

Dan Hodges

Source: Brand Velocity Group

“BVG is a strong platform for companies at an inflection point in their journey, and Dan will be crucial in helping us work with more of them,” managing partner Steve Lebowitz said in the statement.

Hodges most recently held a similar role at New York-based Alliance Consumer Growth. ...