Robert F. Johnston

CEO & Managing Director

South Hamilton, Massachusetts, United States

About

Robert Johnston as Founder and CEO of Beacon Hill Financial strictly focuses his business practices on introducing quality private equity firms and strategies to large institutional public and private pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies and family offices in North America, Europe and Asia. The firm believes in launching first time funds with the objective of successfully creating a long-term multiple fundraising relationship with a limited number of private equity clients. Beacon Hill believes in investing in all of the clients it represents.

Experience

  • CEO/Managing Director at Beacon Hill Financial Corp.
    Apr 1982 - Present · 44 yrs 3 mos

    Beacon Hill Financail is the oldest private equity placement firm in the US serving large institutional investors since 1982. As exclusive agent, BHFC has successfully raised over $100 billion in private equity and subordinated debt for well-known established private equity firms including Forstmann Little & Co., Advent International, Joseph Littlejohn & Levy, Aurora Capital, Rhone Capital, Sovereign Capital, Equitable Capital, William E. Simon, Panda Energy, Leach McMicking & Co.and P2 Capital. The firm focuses on 1-2 private mandates at a time; invests its' own capital in fund offerings it represents; provides placement services for multiple fund client offerings; offers investment relationship advice to clients.

  • VP Sales and Marketing;VP Head of Institutional Sales at Aetna Life & Casualty; Putnam Investments; Fidelity Management & Research
    Jun 1975 - Mar 1982 · 6 yrs 10 mos