Private Fund Compliance Operations Forum

Chris serves as the Chief Compliance Officer and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Officer for Pritzker Private Capital. Chris works with PPC and the PPC Companies on regulatory compliance, transaction execution, and various other legal matters. As ESG Officer, Chris manages PPC’s communications and tracking programs related to ESG and works with the Firm and the PPC Companies to further ESG efforts and initiatives. Chris joined PPC in 2017 as Assistant General Counsel. Prior to PPC, Chris was an attorney in the M&A practices at Winston & Strawn LLP and O’Melveny & Myers LLP. Prior to law school, Chris was a Tax/Assurance Associate at PwC, where he received his CPA license (inactive). Chris received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and his B.A. from Bucknell University where he was a member of the baseball team.

Pritzker Private Capital

Pritzker Private Capital (PPC) partners with middle-market companies based in North America with leading positions in the manufactured products and services sectors. The firm's differentiated, long-duration capital base allows for efficient decision-making, broad flexibility with transaction structure and investment horizon, and alignment with all stakeholders. PPC builds businesses for the long term and is an ideal partner for entrepreneur- and family-owned companies. PPC is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Jacqueline Cangero serves as Counsel, Real Estate & Corporate, for GI Partners. Prior to joining GI Partners, Ms. Cangero was an Associate at Goodwin Procter LLP in New York in the Real Estate Industry Group and Private Investment Funds Practice Area.

Ms. Cangero holds a J.D. from Boston University School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park.

GI Partners is a private alternatives investment firm with offices in San Francisco, New York, Dallas, Chicago, Greenwich, Scottsdale, and London. The firm has raised over $43 billion in capital from leading institutional investors around the world to invest in private equity, real estate, and data infrastructure strategies. Since our founding in 2001, we have remained singularly focused on building lasting value for all our stakeholders.

Meg Carey advises asset management and financial institutional clients on a broad range of complex legal, regulatory, and compliance matters.

With over 15 years of experience spanning both the public and private sectors, Meg delivers insightful advice on:

• Structuring and operating exempt and registered investment advisers
• Investment funds, including fund formations and restructuring, GP-led secondary transactions, management team spin-outs, and minority stake investments
• SEC examinations and investigations
• Regulatory compliance
• M&A and restructuring transactions involving asset managers and broker-dealers

Before joining Latham, Meg held esteemed positions at several other prominent law firms. Meg began her career at the SEC’s Division of Examinations Office of Chief Counsel, where she advised on matters involving investment advisers, investment funds, and broker-dealers.

Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is a leading global law firm that brings together exceptional legal talent in financial centers around the world to advise on complex transactions, litigation, and regulatory matters. The firm’s deep market and product knowledge, industry experience, vast scale, and commitment to innovation and excellence help clients navigate their most critical challenges and achieve their goals.

Doug Chiciak is the Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer at Lightyear Capital where he oversees the Firm’s compliance program. Prior to joining Lightyear in 2018, Mr. Chiciak was the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer at New Mountain Capital. Previously, Mr. Chiciak was the Chief Compliance Officer at Saba Capital Management. Mr. Chiciak began his career as a Compliance Analyst at the D.E. Shaw Group, before being promoted to Vice President of Compliance.

Lightyear Capital LLC (together with its affiliates, “Lightyear” or the “Firm”) is a New York-based private equity firm focused on investing in middle-market companies associated with financial services. Having focused on the financial services industry consistently for nearly two decades, Lightyear believes the industry presents an array of attractive investment opportunities fueled by a combination of innovation, advances in technology, demographic trends, regulatory changes, and evolving business and consumer needs and behavior. Formed in 2000, Lightyear has raised over $5 billion of capital.

Jennifer leads all legal and compliance activities of the firm. Prior to Grounded, she was General Counsel and CCO at Redmile Group, Partner and General Counsel at Jordan Park Group, and Principal and Deputy General Counsel at Hall Capital Partners. She began her legal career in the corporate and business litigation departments of Robins Kaplan LLP. Prior to law school, she worked in investment banking at Lazard Middle Market. Jennifer graduated with the highest distinction from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in Economics and Spanish, and earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School. Jennifer loves spending time with friends and family and enjoys almost any activity, including travel, sports, and barre classes.

Grounded Capital

Grounded Capital is a private equity firm pursuing a different model of capitalism, investing long-term capital primarily in farms, ranches and established, mission-driven food companies. The firm partners with farmers and companies that operate from a place of integrity and can serve a role in building a more regenerative food system from soil to consumer. Based in San Francisco, Grounded manages investments that include equity and debt through its funds and separately managed accounts.

Andrea Colabella is the Founder and Managing Partner of Cardea Group, the premier executive search firm for legal and compliance talent in investment management. With over 20 years of experience, she has placed senior professionals across private funds and asset managers, earning nearly 90% repeat business from clients who trust her rigorous process and proven results.

Andrea is a member of the Pinnacle Society, the nation’s premier consortium of top recruiters, recognized for her track record of excellence and influence in the industry. She is known for building relationships that extend beyond the transactional, connecting with clients and candidates at the human level to foster long-term partnerships. She also serves on the boards of the Boomer Esiason Foundation and Johns Hopkins Athletics, extending her leadership and impact beyond the search industry.

Cardea Group

Cardea Group is the premier executive search firm for legal and compliance talent in investment management. With more than 800 successful searches, we’ve set the standard for excellence in this niche. Forbes has named us one of the Top 150 Best Executive Recruiting Firms in 2023, 2024, and 2025 - one of only two firms in the alternative asset space to earn that distinction. For over 15 years, we’ve built unmatched relationships across the industry, connecting with thousands of professionals and key decision-makers. Our laser focus means clients trust us not only to deliver top-tier talent, but also to advise on compensation benchmarking, succession planning, and team design. Many of our candidates become clients, a testament to the enduring partnerships we create, and the trust placed in us to see beyond resumes and into the future of their organizations.

Anna Dayn is a Managing Director and US head of New End, where she partners and invests in high-growth companies, sponsors and investment platforms in private markets. New End, launched in 2018 and undergirded by a multi-family-office, anchors asset managers and facilitates future access to institutional capital. Anna has over 20 years' experience in funding, designing, and implementing private equity investment programs. Before New End, Anna established the North American platform of XTP, a cost analysis platform serving institutional investors. Anna previously served as the head of Private Equity at Cardano, a UK pension consultant, where she built a private equity program spanning $2bn of invested capital. Prior to that, Anna worked at Capital Dynamics in Switzerland and Rothschild in New York.

Anna has served on the limited partner advisory boards of several private equity funds across North America and Europe, is a published author, media commentator, and a frequently featured speaker at investment industry conferences. She sits on the Executive Board of WAVE, the Women’s Association for Venture and Equity, and serves on the New York Steering Committee for PEWIN, the Private Equity Women’s Investor Network.

Anna received an MBA from the Wharton School and a BA in Economics from the College of Arts and Sciences, both at the University of Pennsylvania.

New End

Originally founded by five ex-Oaktree Capital principals, New End is a multi-family office backed investment platform and capital formation group. The firm is active in anchoring, investing alongside of and advising a bespoke group of private capital managers and investment platforms. Headquartered in Europe and with offices in North America, New End maintains a high level of investment activity alongside private capital funds as well as sponsor-led deals and co-investments.

Mr. Ericson is the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Star Mountain Capital, a specialized investment manager with over $3 billion in assets under management focused on investing in established, private small and medium-sized North American businesses (lower middle-market). Prior to joining Star Mountain Mr. Ericson was Assistant General Counsel of H.I.G. Capital, a $50+ billion AUM global alternative investment firm. Mr. Ericson previously worked in McDermott, Will & Emery’s private equity mergers and acquisitions practice. He received his BA from the University of South Florida and his JD, cum laude, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Mr. Ericson is also an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law where he teaches a course on Drafting and Negotiating Private Equity Related Agreements.

Star Mountain Capital

Founded in 2010, Star Mountain is a specialized U.S. lower middle-market asset management firm focused on two investment strategies: 1) providing debt and equity capital to established, growing small and medium-sized companies; and 2) purchasing LP positions, generally at a discount, from other investors in lower middle-market funds. Star Mountain manages ~$3.5 billion of AUM through funds and SMAs for some of the world’s most sophisticated investors, including individuals, family offices, insurance companies, wealth managers, endowments / foundations, and public / corporate pension plans.

Star Mountain is 100% employee-owned and 100% of employees share in the investment profits across 100+ team members and senior advisors/operating partners.

Star Mountain’s specialty is helping grow privately-owned businesses, both organically and through acquisitions, that have at least $15 million of annual revenues and under $50 million of EBITDA. Star Mountain has closed ~200 direct investments and 35+ secondary / fund investments since its inception.

Mr. Frost serves as the Head of Compliance at Faropoint where he is responsible for the implementation, execution and monitoring of the compliance program. Prior to joining Faropoint, he worked in compliance and regulatory consulting with Duff & Phelps (now Kroll), ACA, and IQ-EQ (formerly Greyline). He has extensive experience working with wealth managers, registered investment advisers, investment companies, private funds, and business development companies across a wide range of strategies.

Faropoint

Faropoint is a data-driven real estate investment firm managing over $3 billion. Faropoint specializes in acquiring and operating urban logistics assets that support e-commerce and supply chain operations, Faropoint’s mission is to transform industrial real estate through technology and operational excellence. With a strategic emphasis on scalability and efficiency, the firm provides debt solutions and engages in value-add, core plus, and development projects.

Aaron Gilbride advises clients on complex matters involving federal securities and banking laws.

Leveraging over 15 years of experience across government and private practice, including with the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management, Aaron represents:

• Investment advisers
• Private funds
• Registered funds
• Fund directors
• Financial institutions

Aaron regularly advises clients on SEC examination and enforcement investigations. He also counsels corporate clients on matters that could give rise to regulatory issues under the Advisers Act and 1940 Act, including mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, financings, and emerging company matters.

Before joining Latham, Aaron spent nearly six years in senior leadership roles at the SEC, including as Branch Chief in the Chief Counsel’s Office of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management, where he oversaw no-action letters, exemptive applications, and interpretive guidance. Aaron also collaborated closely with the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (now Division of Examinations) and Division of Enforcement, with a focus on examinations and enforcement actions involving investment advisers and private funds.

Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is a leading global law firm that brings together exceptional legal talent in financial centers around the world to advise on complex transactions, litigation, and regulatory matters. The firm’s deep market and product knowledge, industry experience, vast scale, and commitment to innovation and excellence help clients navigate their most critical challenges and achieve their goals.

Tamar Goldstein is the General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer of Kimmeridge, responsible for the firm’s legal and compliance functions. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Goldstein was Director of Legal Affairs at Lazard Asset Management where she was responsible for legal matters relating to the North American asset management business including oversight of the firm’s legal team based in New York. Prior to joining Lazard in 2006, Ms. Goldstein was an associate in the investment management group at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.

Ms. Goldstein has a Juris Doctor from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a B.A. from Rutgers College (cum laude). Ms. Goldstein is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey.

Kimmeridge

Founded in 2012, Kimmeridge is an alternative asset manager focused exclusively on the energy sector. The firm is differentiated by its deep technical knowledge, proprietary research and data gathering. Kimmeridge is committed to its core values of integrity, innovation and teamwork and aims to deliver best-in-class performance.

While supporting the firm’s infrastructure (technology, IT & marketing, operations, and administration) Alan is directly responsible for the compliance, legal and risk management functions. He has over 30 years of legal and compliance experience in the asset management and financial services industry. Prior to joining Arctaris, Alan served as a Consulting Partner and Practice Leader serving the operational, risk, and regulatory compliance needs of banks, fin-techs, broker dealers, asset managers and private fund managers. In these roles, he advised clients on strategy and initial registration projects, outsourced compliance support engagements, annual/mock examinations and internal investigations, cyber and risk management projects, technology selection and implementation, and regulatory/operational remediation projects.

Alan has also served as the Global Chief Compliance Officer for Bain Capital LLC. In this role, he was responsible for the development of the compliance, risk, and control functions for the private equity, venture, credit, impact and hedge fund affiliates. He served in several legal and compliance roles at JP Morgan, including the Private Bank Chief Compliance Officer, where he focused on the investment management, securities and derivatives activities of the affiliated broker dealers and RIAs. Also, Alan has held legal and compliance positions in several other asset managers and broker dealers. Earlier in his career, he worked as a regulatory consultant for Price Waterhouse.

Alan graduated from New York University Stern School of Business with a BS and a JD from the Syracuse University College of Law. He is a frequent industry speaker and writer on regulatory, compliance and risk topics. Alan has served on the boards of several non-profit and academic organizations including the Syracuse College of Law Advisory Board, the Bottom Line and the Boston Debate League.

Arctaris Impact Investors

Arctaris Impact Investors, LLC is a national impact investment firm with experience spanning more than 15 years. The firm manages funds which invest in growth-oriented operating businesses, real estate, and community infrastructure projects located in underserved communities. Founded in 2009, Arctaris Impact has partnered with foundations, and federal and state government agencies to invest in Opportunity Zones, inner cities and targeted rural communities throughout the U.S., with the aim of delivering market rate investment returns alongside positive social impact. For more information visit https://arctaris.com

Matthew Harris is Assistant Director and Co-Head of the Private Funds Unit in the Division of Examinations, the SEC’s specialized unit dedicated to examining advisers to private funds. Matthew previously worked in the SEC’s IA/IC exam program in Chicago. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Wheaton College and is a CFA® charterholder.

Patrick Ho provides legal guidance and support across GHIC’s corporate, investment and programmatic activities and oversight and management of GHIC’s compliance policies and systems. Previously Patrick was Associate General Counsel for Apple Tree Partners, a life sciences venture capital firm, where he provided general legal support to the firm and its funds and portfolio companies, including in company formation, equity investments, strategic partnering transactions, and corporate governance. Prior to Apple Tree Partners, Patrick was Associate General Counsel and Director of Business Development at IAVI, a global health R&D organization. His previous experience also includes co-founding and managing legal affairs and business operations at Vaxess Technologies and representing technology companies as a litigation associate at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. He received an AB in physics from Princeton University and a JD from Harvard Law School.

GHIC:

GHIC, a nonprofit organization, has been investing in global health innovation for over a decade. GHIC seeks to catalyze the development of technologies to improve global health through investments in vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices, and other technologies to save and improve lives, by mobilizing private, public, and philanthropic capital via innovative partnership models. GHIC leverages the engagement, networks, and funding of its strategic partners and stakeholders to invest in innovative health technologies for a healthier, safer world. GHIC's Global Health Investment Fund (GHIF) financed the development of products to combat public health challenges that disproportionately affect people living in low- and middle-income countries. In 2021, GHIC entered a 10-year venture investment partnership with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) focused on global health security.

Alyssa Horton is a partner in the asset management group. Alyssa has a wide range of experience representing investments advisers to private funds, including private equity funds, real estate funds, credit fund, venture capital funds, hedge funds and separate accounts. Her clients have included both U.S. and non-U.S. institutional investors and private funds.

Ropes & Gray

Ropes & Gray, a preeminent global law firm, has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer‘s prestigious “A-List” for eight consecutive years and by Chambers UK. The firm has more than 1,500 lawyers and legal professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Washington, D.C., London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Paris, Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo. The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices, including private equity, infrastructure, M&A, finance, asset management, real estate, healthcare, life sciences, tax, antitrust, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, business restructuring, and intellectual property.

Jacqueline Jacobs is the Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Operations at VSS Capital Partners. In her role, she oversees the firm's compliance program, ensuring that the company adheres to relevant laws and regulations. Additionally, she is responsible for managing day-to-day operations and human resources.

Jackie’s background includes roles at The Boston Consulting Group and Credit Suisse First Boston. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics.

Headquartered in New York, VSS Capital Partners is a private investment firm that invests in healthcare, business services and education companies. For over three decades, VSS has partnered with lower middle-market companies, working closely with management teams, to facilitate their next stage of growth. VSS provides capital for growth financings, recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions, and buyouts with the flexibility to invest control or non-control capital, based on the needs and objectives of each company. VSS has managed $4 billion in committed capital across 8 funds and has completed 100+ platform investments with over 600 add-on acquisitions. For more information, please visit: www.vss.com.

Samantha Katz is General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Argand Partners, LP. Previously, Samantha was a partner at Winston & Strawn LLP where she focused her practice on the representation of private equity funds in their acquisitions and dispositions of portfolio companies, as well as management of portfolio companies over the holding period. In addition, Samantha has significant experience working with co-investors and managing their respective investments in the applicable private equity fund or special purpose vehicle/aggregator. Samantha earned her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, cum laude, where she was a member of Fordham Law Review and the Dean’s List and was the recipient of the Archibald Murray Public Service Award. Prior to receiving her J.D., Samantha earned her B.A., magna cum laude, from New York University, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Chi National Psychology Honor Society and the Dean’s List, and was the recipient of the New York University Founders’ Honor Award.

Argand Partners

Argand Partners is a New York-based middle-market industrials private equity firm, with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and Miami. The firm makes investments in manufacturing, distribution, and business services companies with a strong U.S. nexus (headquarters, significant operations, primary growth market, and/or majority of revenue) and often significant global operations.

Argand companies include U.S. or global market leaders in their niche (sources available upon request), have sustainable competitive advantages, defensive characteristics, and significant growth potential supported by secular demand trends.

We are a control investor and engage with complex situations in order to buy well. Our team employs a hands-on approach to partnering with great management to create value across the investment lifecycle and achieve significant growth.

Argand is a signatory to the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment and the ILPA Diversity in Action initiative.

Further information on Argand can be found on the website: http://www.argandequity.com

Prior to joining Prelude Growth Partners, Jesse was the Controller of MidOcean Partners where he oversaw the accounting and operations for MidOcean’s private equity funds, joint ventures and management company. Before MidOcean, Jesse worked in Operations for Man Group and in Advisory Services for Grant Thornton. Jesse received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University. Jesse is also a licensed CPA in New Jersey.

Nicole Krea routinely counsels investment advisers, both registered and exempt, on a variety of regulatory matters, with a particular emphasis on the Investment Advisers Act. Nicole works with a wide array of private fund advisers, including advisers to private equity funds, hedge funds, credit funds, venture capital funds, crypto funds, and real estate funds, and also advises with respect to separately managed account relationships. Nicole advises firms on matters relating to registrations and filings, compliance with regulatory obligations, SEC examinations, and assessing regulatory risk in light of SEC priorities and market practice.

Ropes & Gray

Ropes & Gray, a preeminent global law firm, has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer‘s prestigious “A-List” for eight consecutive years and by Chambers UK. The firm has more than 1,500 lawyers and legal professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Washington, D.C., London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Paris, Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo. The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices, including private equity, infrastructure, M&A, finance, asset management, real estate, healthcare, life sciences, tax, antitrust, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, business restructuring, and intellectual property.

Eric S. Lazear is the Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director, Operational Due Diligence at Titan Advisors. Prior to joining Titan Advisors, Eric was the COO of Adit Ventures, a Venture Capital firm focused on early stage and growth equity investments. Previously, Eric was an Executive Director in the Capital Advisory Group at J.P. Morgan, where he worked with alternative funds throughout their life cycle by providing advisory services to COOs, CFOs and General Partners specializing in operational infrastructure and overall best practices. Eric was also Co-Head of the Capital Advisory Group’s ESG working group where he worked with managers and investors on best practices with respect to ESG as well as implementing an ESG framework into the investment and operational process. Before J.P. Morgan, Eric was the COO and CCO for IAM (International Asset Management) with oversight of all non-investment related activity and compliance, as well as the operational risk due diligence process. Eric has also held various operational risk due diligence and consulting positions with FQS (Family Office) and Duff & Phelps. He received a B.B.A in Finance and Marketing from Hofstra University and M.B.A in Finance from Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business.

Jennifer Lin is the Chief Compliance Officer, Chair of the DEI Committee of Fundamental, and a member of the Senior Management Team. Prior to joining Fundamental in 2021, Ms. Lin was Director of Compliance and ESG Officer at Rhône Group, where she was responsible for compliance and regulatory matters for its private equity funds and provided oversight on various ESG initiatives. Prior to joining Rhône, Ms. Lin was a Partner, member of the Operating Committee and Compliance Business Group Leader at DLA, LLC, where she advised private equity and asset management firms on compliance and regulatory matters. Before that, she was a Vice President of Compliance at Deutsche Bank. She has held board positions for non-profit organizations and is a currently a Member of CHIEF, a network focused on connecting and supporting women executive leaders. Ms. Lin received a B.A. in Economics from State University of New York at Stony Brook and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and member of ACAMS.

Jonathan Liu is the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer at The Chernin Group (TCG), a growth equity firm investing in sports, media, and passion-driven businesses. He oversees the firm’s day-to-day compliance program, partners closely with TCG’s legal, finance, investor relations, and investment teams, and plays a key role in firm-wide initiatives across cybersecurity, ESG, and LP-facing functions.

Before joining TCG, Jonathan was a regulatory consultant at IQ-EQ (formerly Constellation Advisers) and Kroll (formerly Duff & Phelps), where he advised private equity, venture capital, hedge fund, and digital asset managers on SEC examinations, new registrations, and compliance best practices. Jonathan began his career at Electronic Transaction Clearing, where he specialised in trade reporting, privacy and GDPR practices, and digital asset AML and custody.

Jonathan graduated from UCLA with a BA in Economics and a minor in Global Studies.

TCG

The Chernin Group (TCG) is a preeminent growth equity firm investing in sports, media, and passion-driven businesses. TCG partners with exceptional founders and management teams to grow and optimize market-leading brands with passionate followings. The firm leverages decades of operating experience and deep connectivity across the media, sports, and technology ecosystems. The TCG portfolio includes Collectors, Classic Football Shirts, Epic Gardening, Food52, Headspace, Meateater, Oura, Surfline, Unrivaled Sports and more.

Ben is the Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant General Counsel at Level Equity where he leads the firm’s legal and regulatory strategy. Ben is focused on the intersection of law, regulation and private equity, with a career spanning private equity firms, financial institutions and government service.

Before joining Level, Ben was an investor as well as the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Starr Private Equity Partners, having previously served as Counsel, Senior Compliance Officer and an Investor at Starr Investment Holdings. Ben began his legal career in the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, later holding legal roles at J.P. Morgan.

Ben earned his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. Ben is a member of the New York bar. Originally from Provo, Utah, he now resides in Greenwich, Connecticut, with his wife and son.

Level Equity

Level Equity is a private investment firm focused on providing capital to rapidly growing software and technology-driven businesses. Level provides long term capital across all transaction types in support of continued growth. The firm has raised $4.5 billion in committed capital and has backed over 100 companies since inception.

For more information about Level Equity, visit www.levelequity.com.

Vijay is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at FalconPoint Partners.

Previously, Vijay held senior finance roles at GreyLion Partners LP, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC and CCMP Capital Advisors, LP. Vijay began his career at Deloitte & Touche LLP in the Investment Management practice serving a wide range of asset managers, before leaving as a senior manager. Vijay holds a BA in Mathematics from Manhattanville College and an MBA in Accounting from the Rutgers Business School.

Vijay is a CFA Charterholder and is a Certified Public Accountant. He and his wife live in Manhattan, NY with their two daughters.

FalconPoint Partners

FalconPoint is a private equity firm which invests in North American middle market companies in the business services and industrials sectors. The firm leverages a partnership-oriented approach and relationship-based sourcing strategy to identify and execute on idiosyncratic opportunities to acquire businesses that provide mission critical products and services. For more information, please visit www.falconpointpartners.com.

Nauman is a Senior Principal and the General Counsel at Eagle Point Credit Management responsible for oversight of the Firm’s legal and regulatory affairs.

Nauman has over 20 years of experience in the investment management industry. Prior to joining Eagle Point in 2015, Nauman was an attorney at Dechert LLP, where he focused on investment advisers, private funds, registered investment companies and non-US fund matters. Before that, he was the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of an Asia-focused global alternative investment manager. Earlier, Nauman was an attorney at Dechert LLP, where he began his career.

Nauman holds a BS in Finance and Marketing, magna cum laude, from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a JD, cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center.

Pooja Mantha is the Chief Compliance Officer of Crestview Partners, where she is manages the firm’s compliance program. She joined Crestview after six years at Waterfall Asset Management where she was the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer. Pooja began her career at PDT Partners as a compliance analyst. Pooja graduated from the Bernard M. Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business with a B.B.A. in Finance & Investments.

Founded in 2004, Crestview is a value-oriented private equity firm focused on the middle market. The firm is based in New York and manages funds with more than $10 billion of aggregate capital commitments. The firm is led by a group of partners who have complementary experience and distinguished backgrounds in private equity, finance, operations and management. Crestview has senior investment professionals focused on sourcing and managing investments in each of the specialty areas of the firm: financial services, industrials and media. For more information, please visit www.crestview.com.

Jamila Abston Mayfield is COMPLY’s Chief Regulatory Services Officer, leading the firm’s consulting and education arm since 2024. With over 20 years of regulatory expertise, she drives strategic growth and partners cross-functionally to embed COMPLY’s expert services into its compliance platform, advancing end-to-end program management for financial services firms. Before joining COMPLY, Jamila founded The Jamila Mayfield Group, LLC, advising clients on compliance, risk, and audit matters. Earlier, she was a Partner at Ernst and Young LLP (EY), where she led more than 100 professionals and counselled top wealth, asset management, private equity, and banking clients. Her public sector experience includes serving as Assistant Regional Director, Senior Strategic Risk Coordinator, and Securities Compliance Examiner at the SEC, where she led complex examinations to ensure market integrity. Jamila holds MBAs from Yale, a Master of Accountancy, and is a CPA, CFE, and CFF.

COMPLY

COMPLY is the leading provider of regulatory compliance software and consulting services for the financial institutions sector. Trusted by more than 5,000 firms, including RIAs and wealth managers to investment banks, broker-dealers and private funds, COMPLY delivers purpose-built solutions that help firms navigate complexity, reduce risk, and scale with confidence. With deep regulatory expertise and powerful technology, COMPLY is building the industry’s most comprehensive and future-ready compliance platform — one designed to meet today’s demands and evolve with tomorrow’s challenges.

Paul joined Iron Road Partners as a Director in 2022 and was named Partner in 2024. He spent nearly 20 years at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a Senior Compliance Examiner and Staff Attorney in the Divisions of Examinations and Enforcement. At the SEC, Paul examined and investigated hundreds of investment advisers and broker-dealers, focusing on trading, investment banking risks, fiduciary duty, valuation, fee allocation, carried interest, co-investment practices, and private credit conflicts. He most recently served in the Private Funds Unit, where his examinations uncovered deficiencies that resulted in significant recoveries for investors.

Before the SEC, Paul was a compliance analyst at Linsco Private Ledger and worked in operations and trading for Mellon Private Asset Management. He holds a J.D. with a Business and Financial Services concentration from Suffolk Law School and a B.A. in Economics from Connecticut College.

Iron Road Partners

Iron Road Partners is a premier regulatory, governance, and compliance consulting firm serving leading private equity, credit, venture capital, and hedge fund managers. With deep expertise from both the SEC and the investment management industry, we deliver practical, customized solutions that strengthen compliance programs and governance frameworks. Trusted by some of the world’s most sophisticated firms, Iron Road Partners empowers clients to navigate regulatory complexity with confidence while focusing on performance and growth.

Katy McNeil is a compliance professional with a strong focus on data-driven solutions and technology integration in her investment adviser compliance function. At Ares Management, she is working to advance compliance frameworks by leveraging innovative tools and analytics. During her prior role with a leading global asset manager, Katy spearheaded the adoption of AI and machine learning to enhance document and records management, developed dashboards to improve data visibility, and led automation initiatives across regulatory compliance workflows. An avid cyclist, Katy enjoys mountain biking and spending time with her husband and two young daughters.

Ares Management

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, real estate, private equity and infrastructure asset classes. We seek to advance our stakeholders’ long-term goals by providing flexible capital that supports businesses and creates value for our investors and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups, we aim to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of June 30, 2025, Ares Management Corporation's global platform had over $572 billion of assets under management, with operations across North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

Reyner Meikle, Esq., is experienced in business strategy, legal project management, and corporate law. He leverages his background in law and legal services to create innovative solutions for lawyers and legal teams in a changing business environment. His team of legal and project management specialists service hundreds of companies in the funds industry, and beyond, by identifying business needs and developing services to meet them. Reyner has held multiple senior positions over 25 years in legal services across technology, compliance, governance, risk management, and strategy. Prior to launching Agile Legal he was Vice President Midmarket with Wolters Kluwer Corporate Legal Services where he led WK through one of its largest acquisitions and implemented a new midmarket growth strategy focused on delivering innovative services and solutions. Reyner has a JD with a concentration in business organizations from Widener University School of Law, and was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 2005.

Agile Legal

Our collaborative team of experienced professionals are dedicated to relentlessly pursuing solutions that lead to successful completion of our client’s projects through thoughtful examination of tasks involved and business context, and agile project management practices. We carefully assess projects and meticulously review results, attending to every detail. Our senior specialists and practice area managers have over twenty years’ experience in legal services in big law settings and large corporate legal teams, and carry out quality control checks on all work product.

Our Legal Project Coordinators are a single-point of contact for clients to streamline and speed up communication and ensure information is accurate across every person involved on the client-side and our team. We believe success can only be achieved by understanding the people we are working with and working together.
We provide services across corporate law, commercial real estate, intellectual property, legal administration, litigation, subsidiary management and trusts and estates. We cater for companies through Agile Legal Services. You can find our full list of services online at www.agilelegal.com.

We know you want to be in control of your legal responsibilities – something that’s not possible without chaotic legal projects being managed well so they run smoothly.
You cannot effectively manage high volumes of work with inadequate resources – something that feels like a hopeless task. At Agile Legal, we believe that it’s wrong for you to be exposed to risk when you are perfectly competent at your job. You cannot predict the complex and varied legal needs that are going to arise. We understand the breadth of challenges legal professionals face every day and the risks involved, which is why we provide a solution for you to be able to manage whatever unexpected, specialized, or high-volume legal projects spring up.

Tye Merlo is the Chief Compliance Officer of Delphi Ventures and Chief Legal officer of Lumina Labs. Prior to Delphi and Lumina, Mr. Merlo held senior legal and compliance roles with the SoftBank Vision Funds and LatAm Fund, Sands Capital, K5 Global, and consulted for several growth and venture funds, advising on fund formation, cross‑border regulatory matters, and operational governance. Earlier in his career, Mr. Merlo was a consultant at ACA Group, where he advised investment advisers on SEC compliance, examinations, and program development Mr. Merlo received his LL.M. in Comparative Law, Economics, and Finance from the University of Turin, and his J.D. from U.C. Hastings, College of the Law.

Delphi Ventures is a thesis-driven, high-conviction firm that allocates across core themes that we believe will dramatically shape the world.

Delphi Ventures is a member of the Delphi Digital family, a group of separate companies sharing the same brand and vision.

The Delphi Digital family has evolved since its inception. Delphi Research was born in 2018 as a firm focusing on producing institutional-grade research. Delphi Ventures launched in 2020 and operates as an independent venture capital firm that invests in world-changing founders. Delphi Labs was established in 2021 as an incubator and launchpad for projects building in the blockchain and digital asset space. You can learn more about Delphi Research and Delphi Labs via delphidigital.io and delphilabs.io.

Marie Milligan is the Chief Compliance Officer at WaterEquity, where she leads the design, implementation, and oversight of the firm’s global compliance program. She has 18 years of experience in regulatory compliance and risk management, spanning private funds, mutual funds, and institutional advisory services. Prior to joining WaterEquity, Marie held compliance roles at a global private equity firm specializing in energy and infrastructure, a nonprofit retirement plan manager and administrator benefitting public sector employees, and a start-up offering alternative investment research and portfolio advisory services to institutional investors. Marie earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Alaska Anchorage.

WaterEquity

WaterEquity is an asset manager dedicated to mobilizing private investment into the water and sanitation sector in emerging and frontier markets. WaterEquity invests in financial institutions, enterprises, and infrastructure that help deliver safe water and sanitation solutions to low-income communities, while seeking financial returns for investors. Since 2016, WaterEquity has raised more than $460 million in committed investment capital and has improved access to safe water or sanitation for over 7 million people.
Founded by entrepreneurs Gary White and Matt Damon of Water.org, the success of WaterEquity is built on decades of collective experience investing in water and sanitation in emerging markets.

Learn more at WaterEquity.com

Erin Nelson is Regional Head of Compliance for the Americas for Partners Group, based in Denver, Colorado. She also serves as Chief Compliance Officer for Partners Group (USA) Inc. She has over 22 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group in 2021, she was Chief Legal Officer, Fund Complex at Transamerica and prior to that Chief Compliance Officer at SS&C/ALPS Advisors, Inc. She holds a degree in political science from the University of New Hampshire, USA and a juris doctor (J.D). from the University of Denver, USA. Erin is licensed to practice law in Colorado and is series 7, series 63 and series 24 licensed.

Partners Group is one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, with around 1800 professionals and over USD 174 billion in assets under management. The firm has investment programs and custom mandates spanning private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate, and royalties. With its heritage in Switzerland and its primary operational presence in the Americas in Colorado, Partners Group is built differently from the rest of the industry. The firm leverages its differentiated culture and its operationally oriented approach to identify attractive investment themes and to build businesses and assets into market leaders.

Eric is a Trustee on Stamford’s Classified Employees Retirement Fund Board, Vice Chairman Other Post-Employment Benefit (OPEB) Board, Defined Contribution Plan Board and Chairman of the City’s Investment Advisory Committee.

Eric serves as a Trustee on the Town of Fairfield Employee Retirement Board and Joint Retirement Investment Board. Member of the NASP Africa Institutional Investor Advisory Council and served on the USAID MiDA Institutional Investor Delegations to Senegal, Kenya and South Africa.

Prior to entering government finance, Eric held finance positions at Royal Bank of Scotland, IBM Global Financing, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder, Price Waterhouse and Soros Fund Management.

Eric received his B.B.A. in Accounting from Adelphi University; Certificate in Investment Banking from New York University; M.B.A. in Finance from Sacred Heart University and is currently pursuing graduate studies in Global Development at Harvard University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.

City of Stamford

The City of Stamford Retirement System comprises four defined benefit pension plans, an Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) plan, and two defined contribution plans, with combined assets under management totaling approximately $1.1 billion. The portfolios are managed in coordination with investment consultants and follow a globally diversified asset allocation strategy. Investments span both public and private markets, including traditional and alternative asset classes across equities and fixed income.

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.

Jamie Peterson leads Iron Road Partners’ Registered Funds Practice, specializing in helping alternative asset managers navigate the regulatory and operational complexities of building and administering best-in-class compliance programs for retail alternative fund products. He joined Iron Road in 2024, bringing nearly 30 years of financial industry experience.

Previously, Jamie was the Americas Chief Compliance Officer at Wellington Management Company, overseeing compliance across the U.S. and Canada. He served as CCO for multiple Wellington entities and led regulatory programs involving the SEC, CFTC, NFA, FINRA, OSC, and OCC. His work included advising on complex compliance issues, implementing surveillance and testing programs, and managing regulatory examinations.

Earlier, Jamie was CCO at Highfields Capital Management, where he built the firm’s compliance program and led its SEC registration. He also held capital markets compliance roles at Citigroup Global Markets and began his career as an equity trader at Fleet Trading. Jamie holds a B.A. from Dickinson College.

Iron Road Partners

Iron Road Partners is a premier regulatory, governance, and compliance consulting firm serving leading private equity, credit, venture capital, and hedge fund managers. With deep expertise from both the SEC and the investment management industry, we deliver practical, customized solutions that strengthen compliance programs and governance frameworks. Trusted by some of the world’s most sophisticated firms, Iron Road Partners empowers clients to navigate regulatory complexity with confidence while focusing on performance and growth.

Jay is responsible for Manulife Financial Group’s global compliance program for its Manulife Investment Management Private Markets business line, as well as the firm’s proprietary general investment account. The global private markets platform provides private equity, real estate equity and debt, public and private debt (including senior loan and junior credit), timberland, agriculture, and infrastructure investment management services to external clients. Additionally, the Manulife general investment account is composed of investment activities on behalf of Manulife's insurance company subsidiaries globally, spanning Canada, US, and Asia.

Before joining Manulife in 2011, Jay held several positions at MassMutual Financial Group including, Assistant Chief Compliance Officer for the firm’s mutual fund complex and regulatory counsel for its fixed-income asset management subsidiary, Babson Capital Management. Prior his in-house role at MassMutual, Jay was an attorney at two law firms, where he specialized in domestic and offshore private investment funds and investment management.

Jay holds a BA in Political Science from The American University’s School of Public Affairs and a JD from the University of Connecticut’s School of Law. He is a member of the bars of New York, Connecticut and U.S. Federal District Court, District Connecticut.

John Reinert is a partner in the Investment Funds Practice Group in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

John’s practice focuses on the financial services and asset management industries. John represents fund sponsors as well as other private and public companies in connection with complex regulatory and compliance matters arising under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Investment Company Act of 1940—including with respect to the status, registration, and regulation of investment advisers under the Advisers Act, the examination of investment advisers by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the seeking of no-action relief and exemptive orders from the SEC, as well as the status of various investment vehicles, joint ventures, and other companies under the Investment Company Act. John regularly advises clients in connection with ongoing compliance matters and has significant experience advising clients with respect to complex financial services transactions involving real estate investment management platforms, initial public offerings of alternative asset managers, securitization and structured finance vehicles, as well as mergers and acquisitions involving registered investment advisers.

Cassandra Rizzo is a Director at Eldridge Capital Management. Previously, Ms. Rizzo worked as Managing Director at The Riverside Company, where she helped oversee the investment adviser compliance program across the firm’s global operations. Ms. Rizzo also worked at AQR Capital Management in various compliance roles, including marketing review and testing and assurance. She received her B.S. in Accounting from the University of Delaware.

Eldridge Capital Management

Eldridge is an asset management and insurance holding company with over $70 billion in assets under management that consists of two divisions: Eldridge Capital Management and Eldridge Wealth Solutions. Eldridge Capital Management, through its subsidiaries, focuses on four investment strategies – diversified credit, GP solutions, real estate credit, and sports & entertainment. Eldridge Wealth Solutions, an insurance and retirement solutions platform, is comprised of Eldridge’s wholly owned insurance companies, Security Benefit and Everly Life. Eldridge is wholly owned by Eldridge Industries.

Rinat Cohen Rozenthal serves as the Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel of Faropoint, where she leads legal operations for the company’s institutional funds, including drafting and negotiating LPAs, side letters, and governance documents. She oversees corporate governance frameworks, advises on operations and best practices, manages complex contract negotiations, and directs legal affairs related to employment and compensation. Rinat has built scalable compliance programs for capital raising, investment execution, valuation, and reporting, and spearheaded SEC registration efforts. Prior to joining Faropoint, she was an associate at Erdinast Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co., representing corporate clients in complex commercial litigation matters such as breach of contract, shareholder disputes, and business tort claims. Rinat holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance.

Faropoint

Faropoint is a data-driven real estate investment firm managing over $3 billion. Faropoint specializes in acquiring and operating urban logistics assets that support e-commerce and supply chain operations, Faropoint’s mission is to transform industrial real estate through technology and operational excellence. With a strategic emphasis on scalability and efficiency, the firm provides debt solutions and engages in value-add, core plus, and development projects.

Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) Paul Roberts currently leads the Complex Financial Crimes Branch in the New York Field Office of the FBI. In this role, he oversees all financial crime investigations in New York City area, to include Corporate Fraud, Securities Fraud, Bank Fraud, Money Laundering, Intellectual Property Rights violations, and cyber-enabled fraud schemes. ASAC Roberts also has management responsibilities over forensic accountants supporting investigations across all programs in the NY office. Prior to this assignment, ASAC Roberts led a securities fraud squad in the New York Office from 2017 through April 2022. ASAC Roberts was previously an agent on a securities fraud squad from 2008 through 2015 and was involved in several complex financial crime investigations during this period. Among his assignments, ASAC Roberts was a member of the team that investigated the Ponzi scheme carried out through Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities. From July 2015 through January 2017, ASAC Roberts was assigned to the Economic Crimes Unit, Financial Crimes Section at FBI Headquarters. In this role, he had program management responsibilities for Corporate Fraud, Securities Fraud, Bank Fraud and Mortgage Fraud investigations across the country.

ASAC Roberts holds a BA in mathematics and computer science from Boston College and is currently pursuing an MS in quantitative management from NYU Stern School of Business. Prior to joining the FBI, he was an actuarial analyst with an employee benefits consulting firm.

Igor Rozenblit founded Iron Road Partners in 2021. A leading authority on financial regulation, he helped shape the SEC’s oversight of private funds and now advises clients on examinations, investigations, and complex regulatory and operational challenges. During his decade at the SEC, Igor founded and co-led the Division of Examinations’ Private Funds Unit and served as a Fellow in Enforcement’s Asset Management Unit. He completed or supervised more than 250 exams and dozens of investigations addressing fiduciary duty, valuation, fees and expenses, fund restructurings, private credit conflicts, and related-party transactions.

Before the SEC, Igor led North American private market investments for Amundi Asset Management and executed equity, debt, and structured investments in healthcare and industrial companies. He holds an MBA with Honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Michigan.

Iron Road Partners

Iron Road Partners is a premier regulatory, governance, and compliance consulting firm serving leading private equity, credit, venture capital, and hedge fund managers. With deep expertise from both the SEC and the investment management industry, we deliver practical, customized solutions that strengthen compliance programs and governance frameworks. Trusted by some of the world’s most sophisticated firms, Iron Road Partners empowers clients to navigate regulatory complexity with confidence while focusing on performance and growth.

Allison Scher Bernbach is head of Private Equity Regulatory at McDermott Will & Schulte. With more than 25 years of experience, she advises private fund advisers on regulatory and compliance matters, particularly under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Allison regularly counsels clients on SEC registration, compliance program design and maintenance, and SEC examinations, as well as private fund formation and acquisitions of investment managers. Her practice spans global asset managers and private equity sponsors, where she provides both strategic and practical regulatory guidance. Before joining McDermott Will & Schulte, Allison served in senior in-house roles, including managing director and chief compliance officer at a major private equity firm. She has also held associate general counsel and compliance officer positions across capital management companies, giving her a unique perspective on the operational and legal challenges facing investment managers.

McDermott Will & Schulte

Leading organizations turn to global law firm McDermott Will & Schulte for a better way to address legal challenges, connect with those at the forefront, and drive stronger outcomes. Working across more than 20 offices globally, our 1,750+ lawyers act on data-driven insights, deep relationships, and unmatched industry experience to deliver on our commitment of Always Better.

Alvaro Soto is a Director and member of ACA’s U.S. Regulatory Practice leadership team, based in Miami, Florida. He advises registered investment advisers and private fund managers on risk assessment, compliance program design, and implementation to meet Advisers Act requirements and industry standards. Alvaro also leads various initiatives at ACA, including AML and Financial Crimes consulting practice and Private Markets subject matter experts team. A frequent speaker at industry conferences, he contributes thought leadership on emerging regulatory trends.

Before rejoining ACA in October 2024, Alvaro served as Chief Compliance Officer and Managing Director for a Miami-based emerging manager, where he built its compliance program from the ground up and oversaw the firm's operational due diligence. Earlier, he spent six years with the SEC’s National Exam Program and held roles at the Federal Reserve and U.S. Department of the Navy. He holds an MBA from George Washington University and a BBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Puerto Rico.

ACA Group

ACA Group (ACA) is the leading governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisor in financial services. For over 20 years, we’ve empowered our clients to reimagine GRC to launch, grow, and protect their business. Our global team of 1,400+ employees include former regulators and practitioners with a deep understanding of the regulatory landscape. Our innovative approach integrates advisory, managed services, distribution solutions, and analytics with our ComplianceAlpha® technology platform. For more information, visit www.acaglobal.com.

Daren Schneider, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, joined JLL Partners in 2018. Mr. Schneider, a finance professional with over 25 years of experience in private equity, plays a leading role in the firm's management, including operations, finance, compliance, accounting, tax and HR. Prior to joining JLL, Mr. Schneider worked at First Reserve Corporation, Credit Suisse, the Blackstone Group, Viacom, and Deloitte. Mr. Schneider earned a B.S. in Accounting and a M.B.A. in Finance from LIU Post School of Professional Accountancy and is a CPA certified in the State of New York.

JLL Partners, LLC is a private equity firm focused on making value-oriented, control, private equity investments in middle market companies across healthcare, industrial and business services sectors in the United States. Established in 1988, JLL has invested approximately $5.5 billion.

Patrick Daniel is Senior Vice President of Compliance at Avantia Law, where he leads the firm’s compliance and regulatory practice and oversees its fast-growing AML/KYC service for asset managers. A qualified solicitor, Patrick began his career training at Slaughter and May before joining the banking team at Freshfields in London.

Since joining Avantia, Patrick has built the compliance team from the ground up - shaping the firm’s approach to scalable, tech-enabled compliance solutions. He is a speaker and podcast host, sharing insights on regulatory trends, operational risk, and the future of legal compliance in private markets.

Arthi Sridharan is Deputy General Counsel at Providence Equity Partners, where she focuses on legal and compliance matters. Ms. Sridharan is based in Providence’s New York office and is a member of the firm’s responsible investing committee. Prior to joining Providence in 2018, Ms. Sridharan was an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell, in the mergers and acquisitions group. She holds a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School and a Bachelor of Science in applied economics and management from Cornell University.

Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. is a specialist private equity investment firm focused on growth-oriented media, communications, education and technology companies across North America and Europe. Providence combines its partnership approach to investing with deep industry expertise to help management teams build exceptional businesses and generate attractive returns. Since its founding in 1989, Providence has invested over $40 billion across more than 180 private equity portfolio companies. With its headquarters in Providence, RI, the firm also has offices in New York, London, Boston and Atlanta. For more information, please visit www.provequity.com.

Stefanie Sundel is a Managing Director, Head of Compliance (Americas) at Apollo Global Management, Inc. She is also the Chief Compliance Officer of Redding Ridge Asset Management LLC, one of Apollo’s affiliated registered investment advisers. Ms. Sundel joined Apollo in 2021 based in New York. Prior to joining Apollo, Mr. Sundel worked at Sculptor Capital Management (f/k/a Och-Ziff), where she served as Regulatory Counsel & Senior Compliance Officer. Prior to Sculptor, Ms. Sundel was a Securities Compliance Examiner at the SEC, focusing on their Investment Adviser Program. Earlier in her career, she worked as a Litigation Associate at Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann. Ms. Sundel earned her law degree from New York Law School and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Franklin University Switzerland.

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In Apollo’s asset management business, the firm seeks to provide clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade credit to private equity. For more than three decades, Apollo’s investing expertise across a fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of the firm’s clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, Apollo’s retirement services business, Apollo also specializes in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions.

Chris Tamms joined PEI over three years ago and serves as the Network Director for the Investor Relations Network and the Private Funds CFO Network. She previously worked for Cambridge University Press in New York City working with customer insights and global community management. Chris received a Master of Science in Communication from Purdue University and an International Trade & French degree from Clemson University. During her undergraduate years, she studied at business school in the Loire Valley of France.

Devi Vairavan serves as Chief Compliance Officer of WM Partners, LP, an SEC registered investment advisor based in Aventura, Florida managing over 1.1B in assets under management.

At WM Partners, Ms. Vairavan leads the firm’s SEC and regulatory compliance programs, oversees enterprise risk management including cybersecurity and AI governance, and supports quality systems across the firm and its portfolio of health and wellness brands. At the portfolio level, she also oversees the compliance program providing oversight in FDA and FTC compliance.

Ms. Vairavan has over 14 years of experience in regulatory compliance that includes interaction with federal and state regulators, handling regulatory filings, managing quality systems, ensuring codes of ethics, audits and contracts. Ms. Vairavan also spent over six years as a litigator at a leading legal services organization in New York City, where she successfully handled more than 200 cases. Her expertise includes civil litigation and contract law, and a broad range of matters relating to state and federal regulatory policies.

Ms. Vairavan is a practicing attorney, admitted to the bar of the State of New York and Authorized In-House counsel in the State of Florida.

WM Partners, LP, is a private equity firm focused on investing in health and wellness brands within fast-growing, fragmented, and defensive subsectors of the natural consumer health industry. The firm targets lower-middle market companies, primarily in North America, and seeks buyout and majority control investments. WM Partners creates value through its in-house operating team and deep industry expertise.

We invest in high-growth B2B software companies, but we’re not just growth-stage investors.

We help our customers find solutions to their technical and business challenges so they can grow with confidence.

Kevin brings over 15 years of financial regulatory experience to his role. Prior to joining S2G, he spent more than a decade at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he held examiner and supervisory positions within the Division of Examinations. Before his time at the SEC, Kevin worked at the National Futures Association as a Field Supervisor and later at FINRA as a Senior Regulatory Coordinator.

S2G Investments

S2G Investments is a multi-stage investment firm focused on venture and growth-stage businesses across food & agriculture, oceans, and energy. With a commitment to creating long-term, measurable outcomes, S2G provides tailored capital solutions spanning venture, growth equity, debt, and infrastructure financing.

Haris Vrahliotis is a Principal, Compliance Director and Counsel, in the London office of TowerBrook Capital Partners. Haris supports in the management and implementation of TowerBrook’s global compliance program. Prior to joining TowerBrook, Haris was a corporate associate in the New York office of Goodwin Procter LLP. She received her Juris Doctor at Georgetown University Law Center and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology at the University of Kansas.

TowerBrook Capital Partners is a purpose-driven, transatlantic investment management firm that has raised in excess of $22.8 billion to date.

We are disciplined investors with a commitment to fundamental value. We seek to deliver superior, risk-adjusted returns to investors on a consistent basis, guided by TowerBrook Responsible Ownership principles which are central to our firm’s value creation strategy.

We partner with a large and growing network of highly talented, experienced managers and senior advisors who share our values and support our investment objectives, providing capital and resources to transform the capabilities and prospects of the businesses in which we invest, driving better outcomes for all stakeholders. Our entrepreneurial, multinational, single-team approach allows us to act with speed and certainty in multiple jurisdictions.

We invest through different Funds that allow us to access a range of opportunities through the cycle and across the capital structure.