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Drew Brantley

Frisch Capital

www.linkedin.com/in/gary-berger-a561145

drew@frischcapital.com

Drew is a serial entrepreneur having started 5 businesses, sold a few and still owns some. He knows what it’s like to be in your shoes. He sees the Independent Sponsor model as the method executives and industry experts can take to own and run already established businesses. He now dedicates his career to helping individuals buy companies, find greater success and live life on their own terms.

Troy Hebert

SRS Acquiom

www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-blumenthal-86b1125

thebert@srsacquiom.com

Troy is the regional managing director of New York, Business Development for SRS Acquiom. Troy works closely with deal parties, outside counsel and investors, providing guidance on SRS Acquiom’s role in handling post-closing issues such as purchase price adjustments, indemnification claims, escrow funds and payments.

Before joining SRS Acquiom, Troy was at THL Credit, a $16 billion credit fund manager, where he served as a Vice President and led an investment in SRS Acquiom. Troy began his career as an analyst at JPMorgan and at Citi in the investment banking and corporate banking divisions. He then spent several years in private equity and private credit investing, investing over $1 billion in middle market companies across the U.S.

Troy enjoys traveling and dining with his wife, weight lifting, and playing golf. He graduated from Arizona State University and the Barrett Honors College majoring in Finance.

Paul Marino

Partner, Sadis & Goldberg

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamarino/ pmarino@sadis.com

212-573-8158

Paul Marino is a partner in the Financial Services and Corporate groups. Paul focuses his practice in matters concerning financial services, corporate law and corporate finance. Paul provides counsel in the areas of private equity funds and mergers and acquisitions for private equity firms and public and private companies and private equity fund and hedge fund formation.

Paul works on a variety of M&A transactions, including leveraged acquisitions, divestitures of business divisions, going-private transactions, and other strategic acquisitions and dispositions, in the following industries: manufacturing, telecommunications, consumer products, hospitality, healthcare, and technology, among others. His practice also includes joint ventures and general company representation matters.

Paul has represented national and multinational corporations, ranging from telecoms to tech companies, as well as real estate syndication and financial investors and investment advisors. He has also negotiated and structured a number of U.S. domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures.

Chris Anderson

TIFF Investment Management, Independent Sponsor

canderson@tiff.org

Chris Anderson joined TIFF in 2015 as a senior member of the private markets team. He helps manage all aspects of the private equity and venture capital portfolio, focusing globally on origination of primary fund investments and PE direct investments with specialist fund managers and independent sponsors, as well as secondary investments. Chris also collaborates with TIFF’s Member Strategy team helping investors with their efforts to construct a high quality, long-term private markets portfolio. As a longtime supporter of education and entrepreneurship, Chris serves on the Investment Committee for the Babson College endowment and is Chair of the college’s Private Equity Committee.

Azhar Quader

Queens Court Capital, Independent Sponsor

azhar.quader@queenscourtcap.com

Azhar is a successful entrepreneur, operator and investor with over 20 years of experience investing and building businesses. Azhar has a track record of success in private equity and special situations investing and his experience spans the gamut from sourcing, transaction execution, value creation and exit. Prior to founding Queens Court, Azhar worked at firms such as Advent Capital, Perry Capital, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley. Throughout his career Azhar has been a successful private markets investor across a variety of industries. Azhar served as Chairman of the HairCuttery Family of Brands, VCG Holdings, and is currently the Chairman of Pet Resort Hospitality Group. Azhar was also part of the founding team of Convene, an Inc 500 real estate services business.

Daniel Atri

Morpho Capital Partners, Independent Sponsor

daniel@morphocap.com

+10 years in private equity and venture capital, management consulting, project development and entrepreneurship

Combined experience: investing/managing of +US$800.0 m AUM funds and +15 investments

Companies: Abraaj, LIV Capital, Schlumberger

Sectors: Education, Healthcare, Retail, Financial Services, Manufacturing, and Energy

Geographies: Mexico, Colombia, U.S., Europe

Education: IBERO and MBA Chicago Booth

Ade Banjo

Mayfair, Independent Sponsor

Ade.banjo@mayfairco.net

Rob Bauer

Bassett Creek Capital, Independent Sponsor

rob@bassettcreekcapital.com

Founder and Managing Member of Bassett Creek Capital. We make equity investments in lower middle market companies, typically at a critical inflection point in the business.

Shawn Bernabeu

Neel Bhargava

NB Group, Independent Sponsor

neel@nbgroup.us

Neel is an experienced investor, operator, and advisor. Prior to NB Group, he was a member of the investment team at Berkshire Partners, a corporate development manager at The New York Times, a co-founder of Foodpanda India, and a management consultant at Bain & Company. He is also the founder of NB Advisory, an advisory and consulting firm working with growth stage businesses on corporate development, strategy, and finance.

At Berkshire Partners, a growth-oriented private equity fund with $15+ billion in assets under management, Neel evaluated new investments in the Tech/Telecom and Consumer/Multi-Unit industries. He also worked closely with the teams of several portfolio companies including retailers Aritzia and Party City, where he was a Board Observer. At the New York Times, Neel evaluated investments in ad technology, business intelligence, and mobile. At Bain, Neel advised clients across industries and worked with several leading private equity funds on strategic diligence. Neel is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.

kevinbooth@tvdcp.com

Zachary Castle

Full Guard Capital, Independent Sponsor

Zach.r.castle@fullguardcapital.com

Zach Castle is a Principal on the Full Guard Capital team and is responsible for evaluating investment opportunities, developing investment theses, conducting due diligence and transaction execution, and leading portfolio company support initiatives. Prior to joining Full Guard Capital, Zach was Chief Financial Officer of a private equity-backed business servicing municipal government customers. With over 12 years of experience in accounting, finance, and management roles, he has navigated diverse sectors, from Fortune 30 corporations like AT&T to smaller privately held enterprises. His expertise spans payment services, vehicle resales/rentals, telecommunications, healthcare, and non-profit services. Zach holds a BBA in Finance and Pre-Law from Ohio University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Leonard Feinstein

EMC Capital Partners, LLC, Independent Sponsor

gratefulleno@yahoo.com

With more than 35 years of experience in building successful businesses, I've discovered the pivotal role of people in driving growth. Recognizing that individuals thrive when they feel valued as part of a team, I prioritize creating a rewarding environment. This not only defines the culture of the company but also minimizes turnover, fostering enduring chemistry within the organization.

Gerson Guzman

Ceiba Capital Partners, LLC, Independent Sponsor

gguzman@ceibacapitalpartners.com

I am Co-Founder of Ceiba Capital Partners, LLC, an investment firm focused on the techenablement and digital adaptation of lower middle-market companies. Over a nearly 25-year career, I have diverse experience across principal investing, operations, and consulting, and have developed a strategic understanding of how technology and innovation can drive equity value creation.

I have served on numerous private company boards and am involved in several philanthropic endeavors, mostly focused around creating human and economic capital within the American Latino community. I am most passionate about building great companies and have worked with management teams to build their own businesses by leveraging technology and innovation to great success.

Jose Guzman

josemguzman59@gmail.com

Eric Kogan

Clarion Capital Partners, LLC, Independent Sponsor

ekogan@clarion-capital.com

He joined the firm as a Partner in 2002 having served in various senior management capacities at Triarc Companies, Inc. including Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Chairman of its Management Investment Committee. Earlier in his career Eric worked in Mergers & Acquisitions at Farley Inc. and Oppenheimer Inc. He serves on the board of directors of Credit Associates, Harris & Harris, Ametros and Estyle.  He previously served on the board of directors of AML RightSource, Lenox Holdings, SOI, HROI, Hartmann, Oceanaire, Cross Media Works, A.T. Cross, Great Northwest Insurance Company, Reliant, and Crowe Paradis. Eric received an MBA from the University of Chicago in 1989, and both a BA and a BSE from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1985.

Michael Kornman

Align Collaborate, Independent Sponsor

mkornman@aligncollaborate.com

Align Collaborate is a growth-oriented equity investor that partners with independent sponsors to create shared success. Rooted in our diverse entrepreneurial experiences, Align Collaborate is focused exclusively on independent sponsor-led transactions and strives to bring a partnership approach, certainty and operational value-add to each opportunity. Align Collaborate is an affiliate of Align Capital Partners (ACP). Founded in 2016, ACP is a lower-middle market private equity firm that manages $1.5 billion in committed capital with investment teams in Dallas and Cleveland.

Filip Kowalewski

CapHub, Independent Sponsor

filip@caphub.com

Filip has spent his career in the middle-market and lower-middle-market deal landscape in various investment-banking, business-development and operational roles. Prior to CapHub, he was a Vice President at Equiteq (and its spin-off firm, Artemis Origination), a boutique investment bank focused on buy-side and sell-side M&A in the IT Services and Management Consulting sectors. Prior to Equiteq, Filip worked at Third Bridge, a subscription research and expert-network firm where he led a business unit dedicated to serving private-equity and venture-capital clients.

Noah Kroloff

Black Granite Capital, Independent Sponsor

nk@blackgranitecap.com

Leads growth equity investments in healthcare technology companies. Over 30 years working inside of or with fast-growing healthcare companies, including serving as operating executive, private equity and venture investor, board member and advisor. Was part of senior executive team that built medical device company i-STAT Corp. to about $100 million in sales and then sold the company to Abbott for ~$450 million. Experienced McKinsey-trained corporate strategist in healthcare. Broad network in the healthcare investing world. Notable exits include companies acquired by Abbott, Edwards, Stryker, Bain/LeanTaas, Vista Equity Partners, and Thoma Bravo.

Michael Lee

Six Peak Capital, Independent Sponsor

mkl@sixpeakcapital.com

Over 20 years of financial services experience, currently as a Founder, Portfolio Manager, & Market Strategist at Michael Lee Strategy. Prior as the founder of Tiger Wealth Management, and a Vice President in the Institutional Middle Markets group at Morgan Stanley.

Kurt Linder

klinder@gwcpartners.com

Eric Lussier

Next Level Partners, Independent Sponsor

elussier@nextlevelpartners.com

Eric is a hands-on student and practitioner of Lean with a passion for building problem-solving cultures built on the pillars of continuous improvement and respect for people. Originally trained by a Japanese sensei as an engineering co-op student, he has over 25 years of experience implementing continuous improvement practices in all aspects of operating companies, in a variety of industries, leading to accelerated operating and financial performance.

Before joining NEXT LEVEL Partners®, LLC, Eric held executive and leadership roles with public and private equity-backed companies including Steel Partners, Sequa Corporation, and Allied Signal.

Eric earned an MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Alabama Huntsville, an MS in Industrial Engineering / Engineering Management from the University of Tennessee, and a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee.

Phil Lynch

Amalgam, Independent Sponsor

phil@amalgamcapital.com

Mr. Lynch is an experienced leader in the consulting industry based in Atlanta, GA. His expertise and specialization is primarily in Finance, Operations, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain, turnarounds, restructuring, and strategic advisory. In addition, Mr. Lynch has worked with Enterprise Resource Planning systems including SAP implementations and support, LEAN manufacturing implementations, Supply Chain improvements, and international development.

Mr. Lynch's industry expertise includes: International Development, Aerospace/ Defense, Forestry, Education, Building Products, Retail, Oil & Gas, and Non-Profit/NGOs.

Mr. Lynch has received an MBA, cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame and a BSBA in Computer Information Systems and Finance from Northern Arizona University.

Ian McLean

Post Road Holdings, Independent Sponsor

ian@postroadholdings.com

Ian McLean is a senior finance professional with more than 16 years of experience as a principal investor and investment banker. He is currently pursuing investment opportunities in the lower middle market.

Previously, Ian was a Managing Director at Devon Park Advisors where he advised financial sponsors on secondary transactions including continuation fund transactions and other liquidity solutions.

Prior to Devon Park, Ian was a Senior Vice President at Oaktree Capital Management on the Infrastructure Investing team where he originated, executed, and exited private equity and opportunistic credit investments. His responsibilities included: developing investment theses; analyzing and assessing investment opportunities; structuring and negotiating transactions; securing debt financings; and leading multidisciplinary teams in the evaluation, diligence, and execution of investments. While with Oaktree, Ian invested over $1 billion and served as a director to several portfolio companies.

Prior to Oaktree, Ian was a member of the investment teams at Highstar Capital and Energy Capital Partners. He began his career as an investment banking analyst with Credit Suisse. Ian graduated from Harvard University with an A.B. in Government.

Specialties: independent sponsor; continuation funds, secondaries, private equity, credit, alternative investments, project finance, infrastructure, energy, transportation, power generation, LNG, airports, marine terminals, midstream, renewable energy, shipping.

Alan Menkes

Empeiria Capital Partners LLC, Independent Sponsor

amenkes@empeiria.com

Alan Menkes is Managing Partner of Empeiria Capital Partners, a company he co-founded in 2002. Alan has over 30 years of experience as a private equity investor, and has played a lead role in 23 platform investments and more than 50 add-on acquisitions totaling approximately $7 billion in total enterprise value. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Empeiria Acquisition Corp., Empeiria’s special purpose acquisition company, from 2011 to 2012. From 2009 to 2010, Alan was also a Managing Partner of G2 Investment Group, an investment management firm. From 2007 to 2008, he was a Partner of Enterprise Infrastructure Ventures, a real estate investment firm focused on data centers. From 1999 to 2002, Alan was Co-Director of Private Equity and a member of the Executive Committee of Thomas Weisel Partners, an investment banking and asset management firm. Before that, he was a Partner of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst from 1992 to 1998, where he played a major role in sourcing and executing $5 billion of leveraged buyout and private equity transactions primarily in the industrial, food and consumer products, and media sectors. Alan was with The Carlyle Group from its founding in 1987 to 1992. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board  of Tank Partners Holdings and on the Board of B&B Roadway and Security Solutions. . He previously served on the boards of Conner Steel Products Holdings, BGS Acquisition Corp., NextMedia Group, Ion Systems, The Capital Markets Company, Alliance Consulting, Centive, IPNet Solutions, Worldchain, QuantumShift, International Home Foods, Hedstrom, Intercable and TV Cidade. Alan graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Virginia where he received his B.A. in Economics with Highest Distinction and received his M.B.A. with Distinction from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

David Munczinski

Firelight Capital Partners, Independent Sponsor

davidm@firelightcapital.com

Experienced buyout and growth equity investor with a focus in consumer who brings deep operating and leadership experience as a former marketing, e-commerce and strategy executive for global retail brands and exited MarTech founder to sourcing, deal execution, and value creation in partnership with founders and management teams.

David Naiman

Wherewithal Partners, Independent Sponsor

dnaiman@wherewithalpartners.com

David is a 23+ year business professional with 15+ years in the private equity industry.  Prior to founding Wherewithal in 2013, David built an investment and advisory career over the prior 15 years in New York and Toronto.

David worked in the Private Markets Group at OPTrust, one of Canada's largest pension funds, in the Financial Sponsor Group at Banc of America Securities (BAML) and in Business Consulting and Audit Advisory at Arthur Andersen.

A career investment professional, David served as President and CEO of Coreio Inc. for 4+ years leading the business from its initial acquisition through its transition into a stand alone independent company.  In addition, David has held prior business and corporate development roles with several internet-enabled service providers.

David holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, a B.Comm from the University of Toronto, and a Chartered Accountant designation.  David is an active member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

Storm Nickerson

storm@crossrangecap.com

Arinze Onyenezi

Stonebase Capital, Independent Sponsor

onyenezi@stonebasecapital.com

Arinze developed strong expertise in the polymer manufacturing industry. He started his career as a chemical process engineer at ExxonMobil, spending a bulk of his time managing and optimizing complex manufacturing plants for rubber and plastics in Baytown, TX. After three years in operations,  Arinze spent one year in the ExxonMobil Global Projects department.  He was placed on a team carefully crafted  to design ExxonMobil's first asset in China, (China 1). His team was awarded the 2020 Global President’s Award for Sustainability. While in business school, Arinze worked across venture capital and private equity and has maintained his interest in business services, industrials, and healthcare.

Arinze has an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, from Prairie View A&M University, where he graduated cum laude and was inducted into the engineering honor societies of Omega Chi Epsilon and Tau Beta Pi.

Oliver Patten

Sherburne Partners, Independent Sponsor

oliver@sherburnepartners.com

Oliver Patten is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Sherburne Partners. Prior to Sherburne, Oliver was an investor at Saroras Private Capital where he was responsible for transaction sourcing, diligence, and execution across the lower middle market business services sector.

Oliver was previously an investor at Starr Investment Holdings focused on business and healthcare services. He started his career at Morgan Stanley where he worked in capital markets and M&A advisory across various industries, including industrial and financial services. He graduated with a BS in Human and Organizational Development from Vanderbilt University and also received a minor in Financial Economics.

Oliver grew up in Dallas, Texas and currently lives in New York City with his wife. In his free time, he enjoys golf, triathlons, Vanderbilt sports, and the Dallas Cowboys.

Bob Puopolo

Epic Partners, Independent Sponsor

rpuopolo@epicpartnersllc.com

Mr. Puopolo brings to the team nearly 30 years of education, private equity and investment banking experience. Mr. Puopolo is responsible for overseeing all of Epic Partners' activities. As such, Mr. Puopolo originated, among others, Epic Partners' investments in St. Matthew's University School of Medicine and Oasis Children's Services. Before co-founding Epic Partners, Mr. Puopolo was a partner at Leeds Equity Partners, the largest private equity firm focused on companies involved in education and training. At Leeds Equity Partners he structured, financed and negotiated the LBO of DataMark, the leading marketing services firm for the for-profit colleges and schools market. While at Leeds, Mr. Puopolo also originated growth capital investments in two leading e-learning companies. He also identified and assisted in recruiting the CEO for Leeds' largest portfolio company, Ross University Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. Mr. Puopolo was an investor in Edison Schools, the largest private management company of K-12 public and charter schools, and is currently an investor in Lincoln Educational Services, a leading proprietary postsecondary schools group. He is currently Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oasis Children's Services and a member of the board of Panax Capital. Mr. Puopolo is a former director of St. Matthew's University School of Medicine, Datamark, Provant, the University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine, LAWYERStv, Helma Institute and Paxar, and a former director or advisory director of four other private companies.

Jean Robert

Verviend

jean.robert@verivend.com

As an entrepreneurial fintech leader with a finance/banking background and a passion for technology & innovation, I drive operational, financial, and organizational transformation to accelerate ROI for investors.

I am a versatile business strategist, adept in leading all aspects of the business, including revenue/sales, operations, product development, technology alignment, software delivery, marketing, HR, legal, finance, and improving working capital requirements.

EXPERTISE AREAS: Growth & Revenue Strategy, Debt Restructuring, Securities Valuation, Cashflow Optimization, Operational Turnaround, Organizational Development, Product Development, New Business/Product Launch, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

My leadership style comes from my parents - smart, resourceful, and hardworking restaurateurs who grew the family's French restaurant into an award-winning Boston institution by consistently treating others the way they would want to be treated, while ensuring accountability. As the oldest of triplets, I am also naturally driven to excel and thrive in competitive environments. This has served me well in my career working in investment banking, private equity, and fintech/SaaS.

Alejandro Rodriguez

Morpho Capital Partners, Independent Sponsor

alejandro@morphocap.com

Type of experience: +10 years of experience in direct private equity, private credit, fund-of-funds and co-investments

Combined experience: investing/managing +US$500.0m AUM funds and over +15 investments

Companies: PineBridge, Kandeo, CitiBanamex

Sectors: Financial Services, Education

Geographies: U.S., Mexico, Colombia and Peru

Education: ITAM and MBA NYU Stern

Douglas Rose

Gardner Webster Capital Partners LLC, Independent Sponsor

drose@gwcpartners.com

Mr. Douglas Rose serves as Managing Partner at Gardner Webster Capital Partners. He also serves as a Board Member at Occunomix International.

Cory Sandrock

Pareto & Company

cory@paretoandcompany.com

Cory is a private equity investor and portfolio company operator. He curates lower middle market investment opportunities within highly fragmented industries deploying smart capital to grow businesses.

Specialties: Principal Investing, Analysis, Banking, Bond Issuance, Capital Structure, Credit, Creativity, Directing, Due Diligence, Finance, Forecasting, Lending, Lecturing, Municipal Debt, Non-Profit Organizations, Playwriting, Private Equity, Process Improvement, Public Finance, Real Estate, Strategy, Theatre, Treasury Management, Capital Markets, Underwriting, Higher Education

Parker Shields

Sherburne Partners, Independent Sponsor

parker@sherburnepartners.com

Parker Shields is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Sherburne Partners.

Prior to Sherburne, Parker was an investment banker at Perella Weinberg Partners, where he advised entrepreneurs, early-stage growth companies, and corporations in the business services and financial technology space on strategy, M&A, and capital raising.

Parker was previously in the Strategy and M&A group at AIG in New York City where he worked across strategic acquisitions, dispositions, and corporate VC.

He graduated with a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a dual concentration in Finance and Legal Studies, and also received a minor in Chinese.

Parker is from Paducah, Kentucky and currently resides in New York. In his free time, he enjoys fitness, Kentucky bourbon, and horse racing.

Abhinav Shukla

Foundation MP LLC, Independent Sponsor

ashukla@medaestheticpartners.com

Nearly 10 years of President / COO roles at large companies (~$2-$10 B) running P&L, growing franchises, leading product lines, innovating, and transforming core functions, processes, and systems. Growth leader and game changer with a track record of creating step change lasting value in healthcare, consumer, and specialty retail. Fortunate to be able to attract / retain world class talent and build / lead cohesive teams that delivered ambitious growth, rapid scale ups or a strategic, digital and ops transformation. Leads with a mission oriented, customer obsessed, people centric and engaging style to align hearts, hands, and minds across the workforce.

In addition to direct P&L management, oversight experience includes leading portfolio of large-scale business units, multi-site operating teams, marketing, sales, M&A & corporate dev, digital & innovation, supply chain & mfg., ecommerce, pricing, payer strategy, workforce growth, finance & real estate.

Over the past ten years, served on the Board of Directors of several companies, national nonprofits and industry associations and spoken at, moderated, or been featured as panelist in various conferences.

Adit Shukla

adit@amalgamcapital.com

Curtis Smith

Vibrant Equity, Independent Sponsor

curtis@vibrantequity.com

Smith

Austin Smoak

Grove Oaks Capital, Independent Sponsor

austin@groveoakscapital.com

Grove Oaks Capital is an investment partnership focused on acquiring privately owned businesses in the lower middle market space with an enterprise value of $5M - $50M. GOC seeks to optimize and scale legacy businesses with technology-enabled solutions and provide forwardthinking to stagnated industry processes. The firm assumes an active role in day-to-day management with a long-term growth focus. GOC is backed by a diverse group of investors, including CEOs, entrepreneurs and institutional investors.

GOC also has an angel investment arm that invests in cutting-edge technologies that help accelerate the optimization of its’ portfolio companies.

The firm was founded by Austin Smoak who spearheads acquisitions and asset management, alongside his advisors and equity partners. Austin began his career within Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division focusing primarily on the asset management of debt & equity investments held by the firm. He holds a B.A. in Economics from St. John’s University and a Graduate Certificate from Emory University.

Douglas Song

dsong@prodoscapital.com

Lower Middle Market Buyouts

Franklin Staley

Exeter Street Capital Partners, Independent Sponsor

fstaley@exeterstreetcapital.com

Franklin Staley joined the Patriot Capital Group in January 2020 to lead Exeter Street Capital Partners, Patriot’s micro-cap buyout strategy that makes control equity investments in promising lower middle market businesses with $2-$5 million of EBITDA within the industrial growth & technology, business, consumer and healthcare services sectors across North America. Mr. Staley brings more than 25 years of private equity, advisory and strategic operating expertise to Exeter Street Capital Partners.

Prior to Exeter Street, he spent over nine years with DC Advisory LLC (formerly Signal Hill), where he founded the firm’s sponsor coverage effort and was a Managing Director in the Business Services practice area. Prior to joining Signal Hill, Mr. Staley spent nine years as a Principal and founding member of Meriturn Partners, LLC, a private equity fund focused on buyouts of lower middle-market companies in basic industries. Among other duties, he was responsible for all aspects of sourcing, evaluating, conducting diligence, structuring and leading transactions, managing strategic capital events within the portfolio, as well as other portfolio monitoring activities and fund oversight duties. Previously, Mr. Staley was the CFO and Vice President of Strategy for Axcellis, Inc., an early-stage software developer in the security alarm and systems integration industries. He has prior investment banking experience with Cowen & Company, Lehman Brothers, and Chase.

Mr. Staley serves as a director of the Josephine B. & Allen P. Green Foundation, an organization focused on development initiatives in rural Mid-Missouri region, where he grew up.

David Stonehill

Rock Mountain Capital, Independent Sponsor

dstonehill@rockmountaincapital.com

David Stonehill is the founder and Managing Partner of Rock Mountain Capital, L.P. Mr. Stonehill has over 25 years of experience in private equity focused on middle market investments, concentrating on the Consumer Goods & Services, Consumer-Facing Healthcare Services and Business Services sectors. Mr. Stonehill currently serves on the Board of Directors of GeoLinks, PurposeBuilt Brands, Spark Dental Management, VCM Products, Argoid Analytics, and Brand House. Prior to founding Rock Mountain Capital, Mr. Stonehill was a Partner and Managing Director at The Carlyle Group, where he served as the Deputy Fund Head and a member of the Investment Committee for The Carlyle Equity Opportunity Funds I and II, funds focused on the North American middle market. Previously, Mr. Stonehill was an Executive Managing Director and the Head of U.S. Private Investments at Och-Ziff Capital Management, a Principal in the Private Equity Group at Blackstone, and also worked at Chartwell Investments and Bain & Company.  Mr. Stonehill graduated from Harvard with a degree in Applied Math with Economics and earned his J.D. and  M.B.A. from Harvard.

Lane Theriault

lane@vibrantequity.com

Finance professional and entrepreneur who is passionate about the fight against climate change.

Moe Tufail

Renovus Capital Partners, Independent Sponsor

moe.tufail@renovuscapital.com

Moe is a Managing Director. Previously, he was at UBS Financial Services’ private bank. Moe began his career with Merrill Lynch.

Education

 University of Warwick, – M.Eng. Electronics Engineering & Business Management

 University of Warwick, – B.Eng. Electronics Engineering

Interests

 Basketball, squash and spending time with his nephews and niece

 A member and supporter of The History Project – A non-profit organization which provides schools in the subcontinent with history content.

Mark Vukich

Bridgeway Partners, Independent Sponsor

mark@bridgeway-partners.com

I invest in the private markets (Bridgeway Partners) and work on start-ups (Gondola Eye). I live and work in Brooklyn, NY.

Rick Waldo

Caydan Capital Partners, Independent Sponsor

rwaldo@caydancapital.com

Rick is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Caydan Capital Partners. He has spent over 20 years in the private equity market, advising and investing in companies in a variety of industries including healthcare, business services, manufacturing and consumer packaged goods. Rick plays a lead role at Caydan in sourcing, structuring and managing control lower middle market buyout transactions, as well as growth oriented mezzanine transactions. He is also heavily involved in the M&A activity of Caydan’s portfolio companies and currently is a member of the board of directors of 6 portfolio companies. Prior to founding Caydan and its predecessor firm Asydan Capital Partners, Rick was a Partner for 9 years at a Boston based, single family office focused on making direct investments in private equity. Rick helped lead all private equity investment initiatives on behalf of the family office, and sat on the board of 7 portfolio companies. Previously, Rick co-founded Arctaris Capital Partners, an innovative royalty mezzanine debt fund focused on making $1MM - $5MM loans to businesses in the lower middle market. Prior to Arctaris, worked as a Vice-President at Brook Venture Partners, a $100M later stage SBIC subordinated debt fund, and was an Associate at Echelon Ventures, LLC, an early stage, high tech venture capital fund in Boston. Prior to joining the direct investing world of private equity, Rick practiced as an attorney with the law firms of Nixon Peabody LLP in Boston and Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP in New York City. Throughout his legal career, he represented private equity, investment banking and growth stage company clients in a variety of mergers and acquisitions, leverage buyouts and other financing transactions. Rick received his A.B. from Cornell University and his JD/MBA from Case Western Reserve University.

Chris Waterman

95 Capital, Independent Sponsor

chris@ninetyfivecapital.com

I double-majored in Illustration and Communication Arts at the Hugo Design Institute. After interning for famed graphic artist Veruca Mafnas, I went on to design at ad agency Showcase, where I worked for nearly three years.

I balanced my day job with personal creative work, like collage and woodblock printing, which garnered attention from a few indie publishers. Eventually, I got offers from more established magazines, so I decided to design for Showcase on a freelance basis. This allowed me to work on other cool projects, from emerging brands to current events.

My creative approach—no matter the medium—is to find points of tension behind the idea I’ve been assigned or am interested in. I do several iterations on each point and usually end up refining the one I find most controversial.

For me, controversy isn’t about instigation, but rather, a way to arrest your audience. It’s a way to plant a little bit of desire in their hearts; a yearning to turn the page and learn more about your idea. Ultimately, it’s about creating memorable images

Jesse Witkowski

Verivend, Independent Sponsor

jesse.witkowski@verivend.com

Jesse brings a diverse background of business development and wealth industry expertise derived from a career of senior-level roles within the wealth management and technology industries.

Before joining Verivend, Jesse was Vice President of Savior Wealth, a $250M AUM Registered Investment Advisory firm which raised an additional $100M for venture capital investments through SPVs from HNW and UHNW investors. Jesse was Lead Analyst and led business development efforts while at Savior Wealth.

Prior to Savior Wealth, Jesse was Vice President of Envisage Inc., a software engineering projects and staffing company specializing in the embedded and financial industries. Jesse led the day-to-day operations of the Sales and Recruiting teams, helping grow the company from 20 employees to 60 employees.

Jesse received his Bachelor’s in Economics from Worcester State University (Worcester, MA).

Harry Zirinsky

Kain Capital, Independent Sponsor

harry@kaincap.com

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

•10+ years of investment experience

•Expertise managing portfolios across products and geographies for +$2B firms and family offices

Harry is Head of Business Development & Strategy at Kain Capital. Harry was previously a PM at Bienville Capital Management ($2b+ Hedge Fund) and Talpion Fund Management ($2b+ Family Office). Harry was responsible for managing a cross asset absolute return portfolio across products and geographies with a focus on risk management and minimal drawdowns. Harry began his career at BNP Paribas trading interest rate swaps and derivates. He graduated with a Bachelors in Business of Administration from Emory University.

Prithvi Aiyaswamy

VSS Capital Partners, Capital Provider

aiyaswamyp@vss.com

Prithvi Aiyaswamy joined VSS in 2022 and is a member of the Business Development team. He focuses his efforts on sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities and maintaining intermediary and sponsor relationships.

Prior to joining VSS, Prithvi was on the Strategic Finance and Corporate Development team at Amount, a Chicago-based fintech startup. He was previously a financial contractor working out of the Bay Area, where his placements focused mainly on SaaS businesses.

Prithvi holds a BS in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

Chelsea Celistan

Avante Capital Partners, Capital Provider

chelsea@avantecap.com

Chelsea Celistan is a Principal at Avante Capital Partners. Based in New York, Chelsea is responsible for identifying, underwriting, executing and managing investment opportunities. Chelsea joined Avante in 2024.

Chelsea has 10 years of middle-market investing experience. Prior to Avante, Chelsea worked as a Vice President at Providence Equity Partners, where she focused on technology, media, and telecom leveraged buyouts. Prior to Providence, she spent time in software and healthcare investing at Vista Equity Partners and The Vistria Group, respectively. Chelsea began her career at Citigroup.

Chelsea graduated cum laude from Harvard College with a B.A. in Government, Secondary in Economics, and language citation in Spanish. Later, Chelsea earned an MBA at Harvard Business School. Chelsea lives in Manhattan and enjoys boutique workout classes, traveling, and the arts.

Sam Cirelli

Triumph Capital Partners, Capital Provider

scirelli@tfin.com

With over 25 years' experience in the corporate finance industry, I have a proven and successful track record in the asset-based finance, lender finance, sponsor, technology, DIP, and turnaround finance disciplines. Half of my career was in portfolio and credit underwriting management and the other half was in loan origination and sales management. As a business leader and global sales director for 3 large finance companies, I was privileged to manage over 60 team members. I held several leadership roles at 5 startups, which generated great success. However, each startup changed strategies and made the business non-core. I am passionate about developing reliable and creative financial solutions for my clients’ businesses while providing responsive results to my vast referral partners. I am honored to be their trusted advisor and respected finance partner. During my career, I committed over $9 Billion in over 700 transactions with nominal credit losses. My contact information is 917-209-5750 and email is scirelli@triumphcf.com.

Katie Crepeau

Trive Capital, Capital Provider

katiecrepeau@trivecapital.com

Katie is a Senior Associate of Business Development at Trive Capital. Her responsibilities include identifying and evaluating investment opportunities, performing transaction due diligence, and working with management teams to implement operational and growth strategies.

Prior to joining Trive, Katie was an Associate in the Leveraged Finance group at MUFG in New York. While at MUFG, Katie evaluated investment opportunities for private equity backed transactions including leveraged buyouts, dividend recapitalizations and refinancings across a variety of sectors.

Katie graduated from the Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma where she earned a BBA in Finance.

Jon Dangar

Stonehendge Capital Co., Capital Provider

jbdangar@stonehengecapital.com

Mr. Dangar is responsible for the origination, underwriting and management of mezzanine and equity investments from the Atlanta office. Prior to joining Stonehenge, Mr. Dangar led business development for transaction services for Aprio, LLC, a regional tax and accounting advisory firm focused on growing, middle market companies. Prior to that, Mr. Dangar was the National Deals Sales Leader for PwC, responsible for driving M&A conversations and advice with the firm’s U.S. clients. Prior to that, Mr. Dangar worked for 20 years in the investment banking field, providing buy-side M&A and financing advice to privately-held, growing companies in the US and abroad for Westminster Securities, Wachovia Securities and E&Y. Mr. Dangar earned a BS in Building Construction and a Minor in Economics from The Georgia Institute of Technology and his MBA at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.

John Dyar

IBC Funds, Capital Provider

JDyar@ibcfund.com

Mr. Dyar joined IBC Funds in 2015 and is responsible for sourcing, structuring, analyzing, and negotiating direct junior capital investments into lower-middle-market companies.  Prior to joining IBC Funds, Mr. Dyar started his career in the valuation practice of EY’s Transaction Advisory Services division, where he performed valuations of public and private business enterprises, legal entities, intangible assets and preferred and common equity interests. His primary focus was performing mark-to-market valuations for private equity clients in the upstream oil and gas sector. Mr. Dyar received his BBA in both Finance and Economics from Southern Methodist University in December 2011.

Bill Elchik

PNC Mezzanine Capital, Capital Provider

william.elchik@pncmezzanine.com

Bill joined PNC Mezzanine Capital in 2021. Prior to joining, Bill was an Account Manager with Covestro LLC, focusing on business development and sales to niche manufacturing firms in the polyurethane industry.

Bill received a BS in Finance and Interdisciplinary Business with Engineering Studies from The Pennsylvania State University - Erie and a MBA from the Katz Graduate School of Business at The University of Pittsburgh.

Sean Gillick

RFE Investment Partners, Capital Provider

sgillick@rfeip.com

Sean is currently a director of Hastings Manufacturing and LaunchPad Home Group.

Sean Gillick previously worked at RFE Investment Partners as an Associate/Senior Associate from 2010 to 2013, when he left RFE to enroll in the MBA program at Harvard Business School. In 2015 he rejoined RFE upon the completion of his MBA.

Prior to joining RFE in 2010, Sean worked for three years at Harris Williams & Co. as an Analyst in the Cobblestone | Harris Williams group.

Sean is a graduate of The College of William and Mary, where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration, cum laude, degree in Finance and in Government, and Harvard Business School, where he received a Master of Business Administration degree.

Sean lives in New Canaan with his husband Andrew, their young son, and two energetic dogs. In his spare time, Sean enjoys distance runs, open water swims, participating in triathlons, and hiking in the mountains.

Kevin Greener

Caltius Structured Capital, Capital Provider

kgreener@caltius.com

Kevin focuses on transaction sourcing, evaluating investments, and building relationships with intermediaries, lenders, and other investors.

Kevin joined Caltius Structured Capital in 2022 from Onex Falcon and its predecessor, Falcon Investments, where he sourced debt and equity investments for the firm. Prior to Falcon, he worked at JMC Capital, a buyout firm focused on the industrial technology sector and North Atlantic Capital, an investor in growth-oriented technology companies.

Kevin received his B.A. from Williams College and resides in the Boston area.

Erika Highland

erika.highland@gladstonecompanies.com

Private equity and debt investor in lower middle market businesses with experience sourcing, structuring and closing complex equity and junior debt investments and providing assistance to portfolio management teams at the board level. Industry experience includes consumer products, manufacturing, distribution, and media, among others.

Matt Howard

Inverness Graham, Capital Provider

mhoward@invernessgraham.com

Matt joined Inverness in 2020. His responsibilities include sourcing and evaluating new platform investment opportunities and managing Inverness’ Industry Executive Partner (“IEP”) program, where he focuses on identifying and recruiting seasoned industry executives to support ongoing, thematic origination efforts as well as in support of Inverness’ portfolio company needs.

Prior to joining Inverness Graham, Matt was an associate at CBIZ CMF in their Private Equity practice and an Investment Banking Analyst at ArkMalibu.

Doug Lancey

Tamarix Capital Partners, Capital Provider

dlancey@TamarixCapital.com

Doug Lancey is a Managing Director at Tamarix Capital Partners. Doug has over 15 years of experience in commercial and investment banking, and private credit.

Doug most recently served as a Vice President in TD Bank’s middle market group focused on sponsor and direct lending. Prior to that he worked at Harvest Capital Credit, a lower middle market-focused Business Development Company (BDC) providing cash flow loans and minority equity investments to companies nationwide. Doug previously spent time working at Evolution Media Capital, an investment banking firm providing M&A advisory services to the professional sports, media, and entertainment industries. Earlier in his career he worked at lower middle market-focused credit funds HighPoint Capital (d/b/a Crescent Direct Lending) and NewStar Financial.

Doug is a CFA Charterholder. In addition, he holds an MBA from the Fordham University Graduate School of Business. During his tenure at Fordham, he studied at China’s Peking University as part of the Beijing International MBA program. He holds a BA from the University of Massachusetts.

Eric Leibrandt

Pacenote Capital, Capital Provider

eleibrandt@pacenotecapital.com

Principal of Pacenote focused on investment origination and underwriting. Former Investment Manager for Global Endowment Management, responsible for investment origination and execution as a senior deal lead. Served as an active board member for operating businesses and fund advisory committees. Former Senior Associate at Cambridge Associates.

B.A. in Economics from Sewanee: The University of the South. Eric is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Ray Logan

Gladstone Capital, Capital Provider

ray.logan@gladstonecompanies.com

Mr. Logan joined Gladstone in March of 2020.  Prior to joining Gladstone, he was with Fortress Investment Group, where he was involved in sourcing, underwriting, executing and managing debt and structured equity investments across a variety of industries.  Prior to Fortress, Mr. Logan was a founding member of CapitalView Investment Partners, where he was involved in sourcing, underwriting, executing and managing value-oriented structured debt and control buyout transactions. Prior to CapitalView, Mr. Logan was with American Capital, Ltd., where he was involved in underwriting, executing and managing special situations debt and control buyout transactions. Mr. Logan began his career in the Special Credits Group at J.P. Morgan.  Mr. Logan earned a BS in Finance from Fordham University.

Mac Lothrop

Trivest Partners, Capital Provider

mlothrop@trivest.com

Mac joined Trivest in 2019. He is responsible for business development initiatives at the firm, including the origination and evaluation of investment opportunities. He operates primarily in Philadelphia and the Northeast region, managing Trivest’s deal relationships in that geography. Previously, Mac was with TruSight LLC, a buy-side M&A advisory firm located in Philadelphia. He received his B.S. in Economics from Clemson University.

Christian MacCarron

Taubman Capital Management LLC, Capital Provider

cmaccarron@taubmancapital.com

Taubman Capital Management LLC - private equity investment firm for the Taubman family

- Long-term, family capital base focused on building great businesses in partnership with sellers and management teams

- Transaction Focus: control/minority equity investments in companies with $1-15m EBITDA/$4m ARR+

- Sector Focus: consumer, industrials, technology/SaaS and business services

- Transaction Types: leveraged/management buyouts, corporate divestitures, special situations, family-owned business transitions, roll-ups, growth capital investments, independent sponsors, growth capital

- Check Size: $3-30m+ equity checks

Adam McDowell

New State Capital Partners, Capital Provider

amcdowell@newstatecp.com

Adam joined New State Capital Partners in 2019 with 4 years of M&A experience. Adam has transaction and investment experience across a broad range of industries, including industrials, business services, and packaging.

Prior to joining New State, Adam was with Speyside Equity, an operationally-focused, special situations middle-market private equity fund making control investments in underperforming manufacturing businesses.

Adam began his career as an investment banker with Deloitte Corporate Finance, where he focused on M&A across the industrials and packaging sectors.

Adam received his undergraduate degree in business from Kalamazoo College.

Kevin Meyers

First Haven Capital, Capital Provider

kevin.meyers@firsthaven.com

Kevin Meyers is the Managing Partner of First Haven Capital and Co-Founder of its affiliate Turtle Creek Investment Advisors. His responsibilities include sourcing and evaluating non-control investment opportunities and portfolio monitoring. Prior to founding First Haven and Turtle Creek, Mr. Meyers worked at Caxton-Iseman Capital (now “CI Capital”), a middle market private equity firm based in New York where he initiated, evaluated, and structured private equity transactions and participated in the monitoring and expansion of portfolio companies. Mr. Meyers started his career as an investment banker in the Financial Sponsors Group at Credit Suisse First Boston. In addition to his co-investment responsibilities, Mr. Meyers overseas First Haven’s broader third-party manager platform which allocates to a wide range of fund strategies through a bespoke asset allocation model. Mr. Meyers, has served in many current and former advisory roles including as a member of corporate boards, limited partner advisory committees, industry associations and charitable organizations. Mr. Meyers graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and is originally from Dallas, Texas.

Eric Nadzo

Whitehorse Capital, Capital Provider

enadzo@whitehorse.com

Eric is a Principal with WhiteHorse Capital. Based in the Boston office, Eric focuses on sourcing and executing debt investments in middle market companies in a range of industries.

Eric has over 15 years of experience in principal investing and investment banking in a range of industries, including business services, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, and specialty finance.

Prior to joining WhiteHorse Capital, Eric was a Principal in the Special-Opportunity Lower Middle Market Group at Hercules Technology Growth Capital, where he focused on debt and equity investments. Prior to Hercules, Eric worked at firms, including West End Capital and Advisory, D.B. Zwirn, and The Wicks Group of Companies.

Eric earned a B.A. in International Politics and Economics from Middlebury College and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Michael Novoseller

mnovoseller@brightwoodlp.com

25+ years of investment experience. Focus investing private equity in and lending to middle market companies. Control/growth equity investing, franchise operations, mezzanine lending, secured lending.

Douglas Parker

Seaside Equity Partners, Capital Provider

doug.parker@seasideequity.com

Douglas is a Vice President on the origination team. Douglas is responsible for sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities across the firm’s portfolio.

Prior to joining Seaside, Douglas led business development  for Vopne Capital, a lower middle market PE firm focused on mission critical industrial service businesses. Earlier in his career, Douglas worked as the Senior Acquisitions Manager, for the Razor Group, a global e-commerce conglomerate.

Douglas holds a MBA from Florida A&M University and a B.S. from Florida State University.

Kyle Peters

A-CAP, Capital Provider

kpeters@acap.com

Experienced private credit and private equity investor with a demonstrated history of underwriting and completing transactions in middle market and lower middle market. Breadth of experience in advisory and investing roles focused on the consumer sector.

Skilled in investment research, due diligence, complex financial modeling, transaction structuring, negotiation, deal execution, and portfolio company management.

Doug Phillips

PNC Mezzanine Capital, Capital Provider

bdouglas.phillips@pncmezzanine.com

Doug joined PNC Mezzanine Capital in 2002. Prior to joining PNC Mezzanine, Doug was an analyst in the Leveraged Capital Group with Wachovia Securities, where he specialized in financial sponsor transactions. At Wachovia, Doug supported the origination, underwriting and syndication of leveraged bank loans, mezzanine debt issues and private equity investments across a broad range of industries.

Doug is a director of House of Cheatham and an undisclosed investment in the Infrastructure sector; and has oversight responsibility for PNC Mezzanine’s investments in CR Fitness, Gen4 Dental Partners, Hoskin Scientific, Pave America, an undisclosed investment in the Aerospace and Defense sector and undisclosed investment in the Landscaping Services sector.

Doug was previously a director of Bolttech, Central States Paving and Concrete, CR Fitness, Elgin Equipment Group, Elgin Fastener Group, Evercast Concrete, Excel Orthopedic Physical Therapy, Metal Spinners, Molded Devices, Prospect Mold, Resource Label Group, Sauce Holdings, Sport & Health, Stampede Meat, Storage Battery Systems and Tooling Technology, LLC.

Doug received a BA in Government from Harvard University and an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Graduate School of Business at the University of North Carolina where he was inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma honorary business society.

Rob Regan

Boyne Capital, Capital Provider

rregan@boynecapital.com

I believe success comes through service to others. I value authentic professional relationships that emphasize people first while striving to maximize positive outcomes for all.

Jay Reynolds

Gemspring Capital, Capital Provider

jay@gemspring.com

Jay Reynolds is a Managing Director and a member of the Investment Committee at Gemspring Capital.

Prior to Gemspring, Jay was with The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm, where he worked for nearly a decade. While at Riverside, Jay was responsible for all aspects of the investment process, including sourcing, structuring and executing non-control investment opportunities, as well as post-investment collaboration with portfolio company management teams to implement growth plans.

Prior to Riverside, Jay was with Veronis Suhler Stevenson, a lower middle market private equity firm, where he executed control and non-control investments. Jay began his career as an investment banking analyst in the Media & Telecommunications group at Merrill Lynch, where he worked on M&A, leveraged finance, and equity capital transactions.

Jay serves on the boards of Sparkstone Electrical Group (fka Chicago Switchboard) and OCI.

Jay received a BS in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from Washington & Lee University.

Ryan Rogers

Muzinich & Co., Capital Provider

rrogers@muzinich.com

Focused on U.S. Private Debt investments within the Lower Middle Market.

Ben Rosenbaum

Trident, Capital Provider

ben@trident.co

Trident is a private equity firm that leverages data and technology to acquire and grow lower middle market businesses across healthcare, industrials, business services, and consumer. Trident has made seven platform acquisitions since 2017.

Eric Roth

MidOcean Partners, Capital Provider

eroth@midoceanpartners.com

Partnering with consumer companies to support strong management teams, promote collaborative cultures, and facilitate transformative and sustainable growth. Leverage our experienced executive and operating teams to help unlock strategic, operational, and financial opportunities. Investing out of a $1.5bn private equity fund that focuses on the consumer and business services sectors.

Mario Shaffer

WhiteHorse Capital, Capital Provider

mshaffer@higwhitehorse.com

An investor in both private equity and credit. Past experience as an operating executive in several successful technology companies. Skilled in business development, financial analysis, strategy, and mergers & acquisitions.

Andy Silverman

Parkway Capital, Capital Provider

asilverman@cscp.com

Andy Silverman joined Parkway Capital in 2020. His primary responsibilities consist of originating new mezzanine debt and private equity investments, structuring, and negotiating transactions, portfolio management and portfolio company monitoring. His areas of expertise include growth, buyout and acquisition financings of companies with $2 Million - $10 Million of EBITDA with a particular focus on the following industries: value added distribution, technology enabled business services, niche manufacturing and industrial services.

Andy is a member of the Board of Directors for Dealer Solutions and Design, Imagine Technology Group, pCare, Glendale Parade Store, EndurID and All Safe Global.

Andy was previously a member of the Board of Directors for Craftmaster Hardware, Investment Metrics, Metal Finishing Technologies, Tri-Foil Imaging and SoftBrands. Andy was also involved with Revenue Cycle Solutions, Lamont Digital, OrderMotion, RogersCasey and United Country.

Prior to joining Parkway, Andy was a Partner at Capital Resource Partners, one of the oldest investors of mezzanine debt and equity in lower market companies in the United States. While at Capital Resource Partners, Andy led deal origination, structuring, underwriting and portfolio management.

Andy started his career with Investor Group Services (IGS), a leading, private equity focused, market due diligence and consulting firm. During his time at IGS, Andy led a number of teams and worked on over 60 private equity consulting engagements.

Omar Simmons

Exaltare Capital, Capital Provider

omar.simmons@exaltarecapital.com

Exaltare is a lower mid-market private equity firm focused on differentiated manufacturing, distribution and service companies participating in basic industry and healthcare end markets.

Justin Spears

Trivest Partners, Capital Provider

jspears@trivest.com

Trivest Partners LP, with offices in Miami, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York and Toronto, is a private investment firm that focuses exclusively on the support and growth of founder-led and family-owned businesses in the U.S. and Canada in both control and non-control transactions.

Since its founding in 1981, Trivest has completed more than 500 investments, totaling approximately $7 billion in value.

Nathan Tokarz

Midwest Mezzanine Funds, Capital Provider

ntokarz@mmfcapital.com

Nathan joined Midwest Mezzanine Funds in 2019 to lead in the execution of the firm’s business development strategy. Prior to joining Midwest, Nathan spent five years in Associated Bank’s Commercial Finance Group as a dual Relationship and Portfolio Manager. He provided creative and customized senior debt financing structures to middle market companies with EBITDA ranging from $5-50 million. He also received recognition as a leader for starting up the Chicago Chapter of Associated Veterans Network, which is a colleague resource group that offers support to veterans in the communities he serves. Prior to Associated Bank, Nathan was an Analyst with First Midwest Bank and was an Associate with Silicon Valley Bank’s Venture Banking Group.

Nathan received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, where he was involved in the Golder Center of Private Equity, Illinois Business Consulting, and various entrepreneurship programs.

Jarrett Wood

SharpVue Capital, Capital Provider

jarrett.wood@sharpvuecap.com

SharpVue Capital Opportunity Fund ("SharpVue") operates as part of the SharpVue family of private investment funds. SharpVue provides flexible debt and equity capital solutions to lower middle market companies. We invest unitranche, second lien, and subordinated debt and equity capital in financial sponsor backed and independently operated businesses. SharpVue seeks to invest in growth oriented businesses with EBITDA of $2 million or greater.

Kevin Yan

Cloverlay, Capital Provider

kyy@cloverlay.com

Haverford College graduate with a B.A. in Economics and minor in Mathematics. Interested in finance, bouldering, tennis, golf, and paddle/platform tennis.

Matthew Young

EOS Partners, Capital Provider

myoung@eospartners.com

Prior to joining Eos in 2011, Matt was an analyst with Kayne Anderson Mezzanine Partners. Matt has a B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College

Derrick Yu

Southfield Mezzanine Capital, Capital Provider

dyu@southfieldmezz.com

CFA: Completed Level 2

Specialties: Language skills: Native in English, Cantonese and Mandarin

Computer skills: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint), Microsoft Access, Bloomberg Licensing: Series 79

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