Janice 

Chan 

Joins 

Clarion 

Capital 

Partners 

as 

Vice 

President 

of 

Finance 

Janice Chan Joins Clarion Capital Partners as Vice President of Finance

Clarion Capital Partners, LLC, is pleased to announce that the firm has hired Janice Chan as its Vice President of Finance. Clarion is a New York-based private equity firm focused on middle-market, growth businesses with over $250 million in funds under management.

Marc Utay and Eric Kogan, two of the Partners at Clarion said, “Building a first tier investment firm requires attracting first tier talent. We are delighted that Janice has joined the firm.”

Janice was previously the Controller for the US business of Apax Partners, a global private equity group. Prior to that, Ms. Chan was an Audit Supervisor for Eisner, LLP, a New York-based public accounting firm. Ms. Chan graduated from Binghamton University with a BS in Accounting and she is a Certified Public Accountant.

To date, Clarion has invested in seven portfolio companies: Reliant HealthCare Professionals, Inc., one of the largest privately held providers of travel nurse staffing; The Oceanaire, Inc., an owner and operator of distinctive ultra-fresh seafood restaurants; Great Northwest Insurance Company, a rapidly growing personal lines insurance business; Strategic Outsourcing, Inc., one of the largest privately held professional employer organizations offering outsourced human resources to small and medium sized businesses; Crowe Paradis Services Corporation, a workers’ compensation outsourcing firm that specializes in Medicare Set-Aside Accounts; Hartmann Luggage, a designer and marketer of premium luggage and leather goods; and Cross MediaWorks, Inc., a value-added media representation firm.

Clarion seeks investments in a variety of industries including healthcare and business services, consumer products, specialty retail, specialty financial services and niche media/entertainment industries. Previous investments by the professionals of Clarion include the Imax Corporation, All-Clad Holdings, Inc., Snapple Beverage Company, and Encore Capital Group.