Private Fund Compliance Operations Forum

Chris is the Head of Compliance (Americas) at Pantheon. Most recently prior to Pantheon, he was a Compliance Officer at PIMCO, LLC. Chris graduated from Boston College’s Carroll School of Management with a bachelor’s degree in Finance.

Pantheon has been at the forefront of private markets investing for more than 40 years, earning a reputation for providing innovative solutions covering the full lifecycle of investments, from primary fund commitments to co-investments and secondary purchases, across private equity, private credit, infrastructure, and real assets. We have partnered with more than 650 clients, including institutional investors of all sizes as well as a growing number of private wealth advisers and investors, with approximately $70.8bn in discretionary assets under management (as of September 30, 2024). Leveraging our specialized experience and global team of professionals across Europe, the Americas and Asia, we invest with purpose and lead with expertise to build secure financial futures.

Esana Blank is a Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer of CCMP Growth and CCMP Capital in New York Office. Prior to joining CCMP Capital’s predecessor JPMorgan Partners in 2004, she was a senior consultant at Ernst & Young within its Financial Services Consulting Group. Esana holds a B.S. in Finance from Brooklyn College.

CCMP Growth Advisors, LP (“CCMP Growth”) was formed in June 2022 as a successor to CCMP Capital Advisors, LP by certain investment professionals of CCMP Capital for new investment opportunities. CCMP Growth is focused on making lead buyout and growth equity investments in middle-market companies in the Consumer and Industrial sectors primarily in North America.

CCMP Capital Advisors, LP (“CCMP”) is a leading private equity firm that specializes in middle market buyout and growth equity, primarily in North America. With offices in New York and Houston, CCMP invests in three primary industries: Consumer, Industrial and Healthcare.

Ashleigh Brogan is the Chief Compliance Officer at Declaration Partners LP (“Declaration”), a private investment firm with over $2B in assets under management and offices in New York and Washington, D.C. Based in New York, Ms. Brogan is responsible for the firm’s overall regulatory compliance program. She also serves on the ESG Committee and the Incident Response Team. Prior to joining Declaration in 2023, Ms. Brogan was the Director of Compliance at Greycroft, a venture capital firm with approximately $3B in assets under management. Prior to that she spent 6 years at General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm with $73B in assets under management as Senior Director, Compliance Officer. Ms. Brogan graduated from New England College of Business and Finance with a Master of Science in Business Ethics and Regulatory Compliance and received her undergraduate degree in Legal Studies from St. John’s University.

Founded in October 2017 and anchored by the family office of private equity veteran and philanthropist, David M. Rubenstein, Declaration Partners LP (“Declaration”) is a private investment firm with approximately $2.1 billion in assets under management across its private investment strategies, which include tactical growth equity, real estate, seeding, and other opportunistic strategies. Declaration seeks to be a value-added capital partner and strategic resource to founders & entrepreneurs, management teams, and asset owners. Declaration’s approach emphasizes partnership born from its family office heritage and appeals to partners seeking to achieve favorable long-term outcomes with strong alignment.

Laura Carolina Frattaroli is a Vice President, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, Regulatory and Corporate Counsel at General Atlantic. Before joining General Atlantic in 2022, Laura was a Legal & Compliance Officer at Ninety One North America Inc., a global asset management firm. Prior to that, she was a Vice President Business Line Compliance Wealth Management Division at Deutsche Bank.

Boston University, B.A., Sociology
Northeastern University School of Law, JD

Chuck Feeney, co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers, established General Atlantic in 1980 to invest in high-growth businesses, support visionary founders like himself and fund the global charitable pursuits of the Atlantic Philanthropies, to which he has donated virtually all of his wealth.

Our values and experience have guided our decision making: a global mindset, growth orientation, innovation and creativity. Our partnership approach and collaboration with our portfolio companies, our investors and each other enable us to magnify our impact.

Our capital partner relationships have expanded over the past four decades, with global families comprising the majority of our capital base. We operate outside of traditional funding cycles, utilizing patient and long-term capital. We are also the largest investor in the firm, providing strong alignment with our investors.

Ms. Sabina Haq is Sandbrook Capital’s Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Counsel. Prior to joining Sandbrook, Ms. Haq served as Atalaya’s Chief Compliance Officer, where she was primarily responsible for administering the firm's regulatory compliance program. Before Atalaya, she was Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Counsel at Siris Capital Group. Prior to Siris, Ms. Haq worked at Hastings Funds Management, a subsidiary of Westpac Institutional Bank, as Chief Compliance Officer and Regulatory Counsel for its North American infrastructure business. Earlier, she was a Compliance Officer with Citi Capital Advisors and began her career on the legal and compliance team at the Rockefeller Family Office. Ms. Haq holds a J.D. from New York Law School and a B.Sc., Magna cum Laude, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Kwadwo “Kujo” Osei is Principal, CFO, and CCO at Integrity Growth Partners. He is primarily responsible for overseeing finance, accounting, operations, and compliance.

Prior to joining Integrity in 2021, Kujo was a Fund Controller at CIM Group where he was responsible for accounting and finance. Before joining CIM Group in 2017, Kujo was a Vice President at Citizens Finance Group (CFG) where he was responsible for financial forecast, budget, and business analytics. Prior to his role as a Vice President at CFG, Kujo was an Assistant VP, Accounting Policy where he was responsible for implementing accounting policies and ensuring compliance. Kujo began his career at PwC in the Asset Management industry where he was responsible for providing audit and advisory work.

Kujo earned his Master’s in Accounting from Northeastern University and his Bachelor’s from Worcester State University. He is a CFA charterholder and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Kujo is a member of the Board of Governors of the CFA Los Angeles Society and serves on its Audit and Finance Committee.

Integrity Growth Partners

Integrity Growth Partners, L.P. (“IGP,” “Integrity,” or the “Firm”) is an independent private equity firm that seeks to make growth investments of in North American lower middle market software and technology-enabled services businesses that are at (or close to) profitability. The Firm leverages diversified in-house investing and operating experience. Integrity seeks to execute a relationship-driven direct sourcing model that leverages a custom-configured and fully-integrated software system and proprietary data analytics with the goal of uncovering differentiated investment opportunities. Integrity seeks to provide transformational capital and strategic value to these potentially high-growth companies in an effort to generate attractive and durable returns to investors.

Mr. Spencer is a recognized legal, compliance and operations expert in the investment management field. He is currently a Partner, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Siris, where he sits on the Operating, Investment and Valuation committees. Prior to joining Siris, Mr. Spencer worked at Point72 Asset Management, L.P., where he was a Managing Director in the legal department, primarily representing the firm in connection with its private investments. Previously, he was an attorney with the law firm of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP. He earned his J.D. magna cum laude from St. John’s University School of Law and a B.Sc. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.

Siris is a leading private equity firm that invests primarily in mature technology and telecommunications companies with mission-critical products and services, facing industry changes or other significant transitions. Siris’ development of proprietary research to identify opportunities and its extensive collaboration with its Executive Partners and Advisors are integral to its approach. Siris’ Executive Partners and Advisors are experienced senior operating executives that actively participate in key aspects of the transaction lifecycle to help identify opportunities and drive strategic and operational value. Siris has offices in New York and West Palm Beach, and has raised nearly $6 billion in cumulative capital commitments. Visit www.siris.com.