Archive for December 2006
Middle Man (Dealmaker Dec 2006)
Middle Man: Robert Niehaus helps kids on the cusp
AS CHAIRMAN OF the $1.3 billion Manhattan private-equity group Greenhill Capital Partners, Robert Niehaus has made a specialty out of betting on meat-and-potatoes mid-market firms. So it should come as no surprise that Niehaus, 51, has cultivated a two-decade relationship with Student Sponsor Partners. Founded by Dillon Read (now UBS) investment banker Peter Flanigan, SSP isn’t a particularly glamorous charity. Most of the kids it works with are C students who don’t qualify for magnet or specialty high schools. The colleges they attend (90 percent go on to get undergraduate degrees) tend to be good rather than great. Read the rest of this entry »
