Warburg Names Jeffrey Perlman as President, Succeeding Geithner

Warburg Pincus promoted Jeffrey Perlman to president, part of a succession plan that shifts Timothy Geithner to chairman of the private equity firm.

Perlman, 40, joined Warburg 17 years ago and rose to become head of Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific real estate, the firm said Wednesday in a statement announcing the move. He bolstered the firm’s presence on the continent, and now the New York-based company is among the more visible US players in China.

Jeffrey Perlman

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Unlike other private equity firms that have expanded into everything from lending to public markets, Warburg has remained at its heart a buyout and ...