David McGovern
David McGovern is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marlin Equity Partners, a global investment firm he established in 2005, and serves as the Chairman of the firm’s Executive and Investment Committees. He is actively involved in directing, promoting and overseeing Marlin’s strategic vision, ensuring adherence to the firm’s core investment principles and firm governance, and providing insight and guidance on all investment and portfolio related decisions.
Mr. McGovern has been a private equity investor since 1999 and has significant expertise in the M&A process, corporate strategy, turnarounds, acquisition integration and realizations through sales, public offerings and recapitalizations. Marlin’s investment philosophy centers around a fundamental set of principles focused on partnering with management to execute strategies for long-term value creation. Since Marlin’s inception, Mr. McGovern and the Marlin investment team have successfully initiated and executed a model of investing that seeks to provide flexible solutions to businesses that can benefit from the firm’s strong capital base, deep industry relationships and extensive network of operational resources.
Prior to his private equity career, Mr. McGovern was a senior investment banker at CIBC and an attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He earned a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where he was an editor of The Georgetown Law Journal (law review), and a B.S. in Finance with Beta Gamma Sigma honors from Louisiana State University.
Nick Kaiser
Mr. Kaiser is a Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director of Marlin Equity Partners where he is engaged in all aspects of managing the firm, including the oversight of all investment related activities and decisions. He helped to establish Marlin with David McGovern in 2005 and has worked closely with Mr. McGovern as a private equity investor since 2000. As a member of the firm’s Executive and Investment Committees, Mr. Kaiser is responsible for developing and pursuing strategic initiatives, originating and qualifying investment opportunities, conducting due diligence, executing transactions, and directing portfolio construction and management. His transaction experience includes numerous enterprise software acquisitions, take-privates, corporate divestitures and growth equity investments. Mr. Kaiser earned a B.A. in Economics-Mathematics, with honors, from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Peter Spasov
Mr. Spasov is Senior Managing Director of Marlin Equity Partners where he is engaged in all aspects of managing the firm, including the oversight of all investment related activities and decisions. As a member of the firm’s Executive and Investment Committees, Mr. Spasov is responsible for developing and pursuing strategic initiatives, originating and qualifying investment opportunities, structuring transactions, overseeing investments, setting and implementing investment policy, directing portfolio construction and management, and overseeing the firm’s operations. Mr. Spasov has over 20 years of broad-based institutional investment and private equity experience, and prior to joining Marlin in 2005, he was at Northrop Grumman, which manages over $30 billion in investments, where he was primarily responsible for private equity and real estate investing. Mr. Spasov earned a B.A. in Economics-Accounting from the University of California, Santa Barbara and previously was the President of the Southern California Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association. He also currently serves as an active board member for numerous Marlin portfolio companies.
Michael Anderson
Mr. Anderson is a Managing Director and member of the flagship fund Investment Committee. His primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Kohlberg & Company where he engaged in the execution of a range of investments covering corporate divestitures, operational restructurings and management buyouts. Prior thereto, Mr. Anderson worked at Harris Williams & Co. where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic advisory initiatives. He earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.
Alex Beregovsky
Mr. Beregovsky is a Managing Director and member of the flagship fund Investment Committee. His primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Vector Capital, where he focused on identifying and executing investments across the software, internet and tech-enabled services sectors. Prior thereto, Mr. Beregovsky was an investment professional at Viking Global Investors, a long/short equity fund, and previous to that, at Francisco Partners, where he specialized in technology buyouts. He began his career as a quantitative consultant at Goldman Sachs and an investment banker at Banc of America Securities in the Financial Institutions Group. Mr. Beregovsky earned an M.B.A from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar and a B.A. in mathematics, economics and computer science from New York University, where he graduated summa cum laude.
Peter Chung
Mr. Chung is a Managing Director and member of the flagship fund Investment Committee. His primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin in 2008, he worked at Banc of America Securities where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, and other strategic advisory initiatives. Prior thereto, Mr. Chung worked at SG Cowen. He earned a B.S. in Engineering Management Systems from Columbia University.
Jan-Olivier Fillols
Mr. Fillols is a Managing Director and his primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at 3i Group where he focused on private equity investments across a broad range of sectors and geographies. Prior thereto, he worked as an investment banker at Jefferies where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions and public market transactions. Before his career in finance, Mr. Fillols held software development positions at diagnostics company Roche and telecoms provider Ascom. He earned a M.Sc. in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics and a M.Sc. in Communication Systems from the Swiss Institute of Technology (EPFL).
Nathan Pingelton
Mr. Pingelton is a Managing Director and member of the flagship fund Investment Committee. His primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and portfolio monitoring. Before joining Marlin’s investment team, he served as a Director of Financial Due Diligence within Marlin’s Operations Group. Prior thereto, Mr. Pingelton worked at KPMG in the Transaction Services Practice and Assurance Practice. During that time, he advised clients on transactions in a broad spectrum of industries including basic materials, healthcare and consumer goods. He earned a B.B.A. and Masters of Accountancy from the University of Oklahoma.
Ryan Wald
Mr. Wald is a Managing Director and member of the Heritage fund Investment Committee. His primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and portfolio monitoring. He has been a private equity investor since 1999, and prior to joining Marlin, Mr. Wald was an Investment Committee member and Managing Director responsible for leading the Technology, Media & Telecom vertical at The Gores Group. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors for numerous highly successful businesses, including Alpheus Communications, Diagnostic Health, Elo Touch Solutions, Enterasys Networks, Global Tel*Link, Harris Broadcast, Lineage Power, Real Software, Stock Building Supply, VincoTech and Wire One. Prior thereto, he was an investment banker at CIBC Oppenheimer focused on mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Wald earned a B.B.A. in Finance from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.
Nicholas Lukens
Mr. Lukens is a Managing Director and member of the Heritage fund Investment Committee. His primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Vector Capital where he specialized in management buyouts, take-private transactions, corporate divestitures and operational restructurings across the application, infrastructure, industrial and consumer technology sectors. Prior thereto, Mr. Lukens worked at Merrill Lynch in the technology investment banking group, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, and other strategic advisory initiatives. Mr. Lukens earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Georgetown University.
Ryan Laurin
Mr. Laurin is a Managing Director and his primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal origination and qualification. Prior to joining Marlin in 2007, he worked at Harvey & Company, an Orange County-based merchant bank. While at Harvey, Mr. Laurin originated and evaluated investment opportunities for middle-market private equity funds and strategic buyers. He earned a B.A. in International Studies from the University of California, Irvine where he graduated cum laude.
Florian Hofmann
Mr. Hofmann is a Principal and his primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Rhône Capital where he focused on identifying and executing investments, including carve-outs, leveraged buyouts, add-on acquisitions, recapitalizations and exits across a broad range of sectors and geographies. Prior thereto, Mr. Hofmann was an investment professional at Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, a middle-market focused private equity fund. He began his career as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley based in London in the Media & Telecom Group, and at Raiffeisen Investment, a mergers and acquisitions boutique. He earned a M.Sc. in Finance and Business Administration from the Vienna University of Economics and Business.
Matt Johnson
Mr. Johnson is a Principal and his primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and support and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on software and technology enabled businesses, where he specialized in domestic and international leveraged buyouts, corporate divestitures, add-on acquisitions and portfolio company operations. Prior thereto, Mr. Johnson worked at Barclays Capital, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, corporate divestitures, public and private equity financings, and other strategic advisory initiatives. Mr. Johnson earned a B.S. in Finance from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.
Jeremy Nakache
Mr. Nakache is a Principal and his primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at 3i in Paris, where he focused on identifying and executing investments in middle-market European buyouts, including platform and add-on acquisitions across the tech-enabled business services and healthcare industries. Prior thereto, Mr. Nakache worked as an investment banker at Citigroup and HSBC, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, and as an investment professional at UI Gestion. Mr. Nakache earned an M.Sc. in Finance from ESSEC Business School in Paris.
Hemal Patel
Mr. Patel is a Principal and his primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and support and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Parthenon Capital Partners where he focused on identifying and executing investments across the software, business services and financial services verticals and supporting existing portfolio investments. Prior thereto, Mr. Patel worked at Deutsche Bank Securities in the Technology Investment Banking Group, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings and other strategic advisory initiatives. Mr. Patel earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University.
Roland Pezzutto
Mr. Pezzutto’s is a Principal and his primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Investcorp where he focused on private equity investments, including carve-outs, leveraged buyouts, add-on acquisitions and exits across a broad range of sectors and geographies. Prior thereto, Mr. Pezzutto worked as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions and public market transactions. He earned an M.Sc. in International Business from HEC School of Management in Paris, France and a B.A. in Law from Università Cattolica in Milan, Italy.
Grant Schachter
Mr. Schachter is a Principal and his primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and support and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin in 2010, he worked at Houlihan Lokey where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings and other strategic advisory initiatives. Mr. Schachter earned a B.B.A in Finance and Accounting from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.
Dan Spradling
Mr. Spradling is a Principal and his primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and support and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Sun Capital Partners where he specialized in turnaround investments, operational restructurings and special situations. Prior thereto, Mr. Spradling worked at Jefferies & Company, where he focused on leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions and debt financings across multiple industries. Mr. Spradling earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan.
Mike Wilkinson
Mr. Wilkinson is a Principal and his primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and support and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Deloitte in the Transaction Services department, where he specialized in providing financial due diligence to private equity and corporate clients. Mr. Wilkinson earned an M.A. in Economics from the University of Edinburgh.
Evan Smith
Mr. Smith is a Principal and his primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal origination and qualification. Prior to joining Marlin in 2010, he worked at Harvey & Company, an Orange County-based merchant bank. While at Harvey, Mr. Smith originated and evaluated investment opportunities for middle-market private equity funds and strategic buyers. He earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
Nicole Banks
Ms. Banks’ primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and support and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, she worked at Providence Equity where she specialized in leveraged buyouts globally across the media, communications, education and information industries. Prior thereto, Ms. Banks worked at Lazard Freres & Co. in the Technology, Media & Telecom Group, where she focused on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings and other strategic advisory initiatives. Ms. Banks earned a B.B.A. in Finance from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.
Christopher Clasper
Mr. Clasper’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and support and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Terra Firma Capital Partners and Deloitte’s Management Consultancy business in London. Mr. Clasper earned a B.S. in History from Oxford University, where he graduated with First Class Honors.
Marlo Goldstein
Ms. Goldstein’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and support and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, she worked at Bain & Company as a management consultant. Ms. Goldstein earned an M.B.A from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Bill Hurley
Mr. Hurley’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and support and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Great Hill Partners where he focused on originating, evaluating and managing investments across the software, business services and financial technology verticals, and supporting existing portfolio investments. Prior thereto, he worked at UBS Investment Bank in the Media and Communications Group, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, and other strategic advisory initiatives. Mr. Hurley earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Finance from Babson College.
Cody Kase
Mr. Kase’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and support and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin in 2008, he was a student at the University of New Mexico where he earned a B.A. in Business Administration with honors. While at the University of New Mexico, Mr. Kase was a two time Academic-All American and team captain of the football team.
Peter Kimmey
Mr. Kimmey’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and support and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Harris Williams & Co. in the Technology, Media & Telecom Group where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, and equity financings. Mr. Kimmey earned a B.A. in Financial Economics from Claremont McKenna College.
Jason Kwon
Mr. Kwon’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and support and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Sony Pictures Entertainment in the Corporate Development Group. Prior thereto, Mr. Kwon worked at Houlihan Lokey in the Media & Telecom Group where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, debt financings and other strategic advisory initiatives. He earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Irvine, where he graduated summa cum laude.
Walter Mair
Mr. Mair’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and support and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Boston Consulting Group where he worked in the private equity and corporate development groups, and specialized in commercial buy and sell-side due diligence and portfolio projects across a number of industries including consumer, insurance, banking, industrial goods and Technology, Media & Telecom. Mr. Mair earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Cambridge and Master’s degrees in Public Policy at the London School of Economics and the University of Chicago, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.
Natasha Mann
Ms. Mann’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and support and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, she worked at TSG Consumer Partners and, prior thereto, at TPG Growth, where she specialized in leveraged buyouts and growth equity investments across the consumer, technology and telecom sectors. Previously, Ms. Mann worked at Deutsche Bank in the Technology, Media & Telecom Group where she focused on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, and other strategic advisory initiatives. Ms. Mann earned a B.S. in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance, Accounting, and Business Economics and Public Policy from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.
Konstantin von Bismarck
Mr. von Bismarck’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and support and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at BC Partners where he focused on technology, healthcare, media, and retail investments. Mr. von Bismarck earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, an M.P.P. from the Harvard Kennedy School and a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University.
Bryan Yasukochi
Mr. Yasukochi’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and support and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Credit Suisse where he focused on the execution of debt and equity transactions for companies across a broad range of industries. Mr. Yasukochi earned a B.S. in Economics with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Max Bissegger
Mr. Bissegger’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal origination and qualification. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Raytheon Company as a member of Raytheon’s Leadership Development Program where he specialized in program execution, financial planning and analysis, and internal audit. Mr. Bissegger earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
Daniel Cole
Mr. Cole’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal origination and qualification. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Platinum Equity, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, as a member of the firm’s business development group based out of London. While at Platinum, Mr. Cole originated and evaluated middle-market investment opportunities throughout Europe. Prior thereto he attended Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and served as an officer in the British Army. Mr. Cole earned an M.A. in Architectural History from the University of Edinburgh.
David Feiner
Mr. Feiner’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal origination and qualification. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Natixis Partners where he focused on advising entrepreneurs, private equity funds and corporates in leveraged buyouts and mergers and acquisitions transactions across a broad range of sectors, including technology, healthcare, and consumer goods. Prior thereto, he worked at Ernst & Young within the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications department. Mr. Feiner earned an M.Sc. in Management from Emlyon Business School.
Wolfgang Mayrhofer
Mr. Mayrhofer’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal origination and qualification. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Skillcapital where he focused on deal origination, transaction advisory and executive search for global large-cap private equity firms. Prior thereto, Mr. Mayrhofer worked at IMAP, International M&A Partners, and at Heidrick & Struggles. Mr. Mayrhofer earned an M.B.A from Vienna University of Technology and an M.A. in International Economics from Claude-Bernard University Lyon and the University of Applied Sciences Kufstein.
Richard Donahue
Mr. Donahue’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support, transaction execution and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Morgan Stanley in both the Financial Sponsors and Western Region Coverage groups where he specialized in leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic advisory initiatives. Mr. Donahue earned a B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he graduated magna cum laude.
George Doran
Mr. Doran’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support, transaction execution and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at McKinsey & Company where he focused on using advanced analytics to improve operational performance in companies across a range of industries, including financial services, transportation, travel and logistics, and healthcare. Mr. Doran earned an A.B. in Physics from Harvard University.
Joe Hara
Mr. Hara’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support, transaction execution and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at William Blair & Company where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, and other strategic advisory initiatives across the healthcare technology and healthcare services industries. Mr. Hara earned a B.S. in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from Indiana University, where he graduated with the highest distinction.
Aaron Lewis
Mr. Lewis’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support, transaction execution and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Harvest Partners where he focused on identifying and executing investments across the healthcare, business services, industrial services and consumer sectors. Prior thereto, he worked at PJT Partners (formerly The Blackstone Group) where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions and other strategic advisory services. Mr. Lewis earned his M.B.A. and B.S. in Business Administration with concentrations in Financial Analysis, Accounting and International Business from Indiana University.
Kieran Rafter
Mr. Rafter’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support, transaction execution and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Barclays in the investment banking division where he focused on mergers and acquisitions across a range of sectors, including technology, industrials, financial services and infrastructure. Before his career in finance, Mr. Rafter worked as a corporate lawyer at Addleshaw Goddard LLP where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and debt finance transactions. He earned a B.A. in Politics from The University of Nottingham and has completed postgraduate programs at BPP University Law School in London.
Greg Ruffini
Mr. Ruffini’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support, transaction execution and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at William Blair & Company where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, and other strategic advisory initiatives across the healthcare sector. Mr. Ruffini earned a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Indiana University.
Doug Swift
Mr. Swift’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support, transaction execution and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at J.P. Morgan Cazenove in the U.K., focusing on mergers and acquisitions execution across a range of sectors including technology, financial services and retail, and prior thereto as a member of J.P. Morgan’s mergers and acquisitions execution team in New York. Mr. Swift earned a B.A. in Economics and European History from the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated magna cum laude.
Victor Yang
Mr. Yang’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support, transaction execution and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Lazard Freres & Co. where he specialized in leveraged buyouts and mergers and acquisitions across a range of sectors, including aerospace and defense, consumer retail and business services. Mr. Yang earned a B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Blake Zhang
Mr. Zhang’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support, transaction execution and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Qatalyst Partners where he specialized in technology mergers and acquisitions and other strategic advisory initiatives. Previously, he was at Paine Schwartz Partners where he focused on evaluating and executing private equity investments and, prior thereto, worked in the investment banking division of Deutsche Bank. Mr. Zhang earned a B.A. in Economics from Cornell University.
Ashleigh Shepherd
Ms. Shepherd’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include investor relations support, limited partner communications, institutional fundraising and marketing activities for the firm. Prior to joining Marlin, she worked at Vista Equity Partners on the Capital & Partner Solutions team where she focused on fundraising for the firm’s equity products. Prior thereto, Ms. Shepherd worked at The Riverside Company where she specialized in off-cycle fundraising initiatives for the firm. Ms. Shepherd earned a M.S. in Finance and a B.B.A. in Accounting from Texas A&M University and was a Business Scholar at The University of Chicago.
Monica Kozy
Ms. Kozy’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal origination and qualification. Prior to joining Marlin, she worked at Delta-v Capital where she managed the firm’s investment sourcing, investor relations and marketing. Prior thereto, Ms. Kozy worked at HSBC where she helped build out the Global Solutions Group and was responsible for originating event financing opportunities and identifying direct investments for HSBC’s Private Client portfolio. Ms. Kozy earned a B.A. in Finance and Entrepreneurship Management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ryan Allen
Mr. Allen’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Deutsche Bank where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions across various technology sectors including software, semiconductors and telecommunications. Mr. Allen earned a B.A. in Economics with a Minor in Accounting from the University of California, Los Angeles where he graduated cum laude.
Max Becker
Mr. Becker’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Deutsche Bank in the Technology Mergers and Acquisitions group, where he focused on the software, semiconductor, and communications verticals. Mr. Becker earned a B.A. in Economics with a Certificate in Finance from Princeton University.
Sungmin Cho
Mr. Cho’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he specialized in leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic advisory initiatives across the technology sector. Mr. Cho earned a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Iowa.
Samay Dhawan
Mr. Dhawan’s primarily responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Centerview Partners where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions and other strategic advisory assignments across the technology sector, with an emphasis on the software and semiconductor verticals. Prior thereto, he worked at RBC Capital Markets in the Technology group, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, and debt and equity financings. Mr. Dhawan earned a B.A. in Computer Science and Mathematical Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Chapman Ellsworth
Mr. Ellsworth’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at L.E.K. Consulting, where he was part of the advanced Data & Analytics group and provided strategic guidance to clients across a range of industries, including technology, media and entertainment, healthcare, and fitness. Mr. Ellsworth earned a B.S. in Accounting with a minor in Chemistry from Brigham Young University (BYU), where he graduated summa cum laude. He also earned a Master of Accountancy from BYU, graduating with High Honors.
Jess Foster
Mr. Foster’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at UBS Investment Bank in the Technology, Media & Telecom Group where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, and other strategic advisory initiatives. Previously, Mr. Foster worked at GrowthPoint Technology Partners where he focused on mergers and acquisitions in the technology sector. Mr. Foster earned a B.S. in Finance from Brigham Young University.
Paul Gaillard
Mr. Gaillard’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at GP Bullhound in London and Hong Kong, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions and equity financings across the technology sector. Prior thereto he worked at J.P. Morgan where he focused on mergers and acquisitions in the Technology, Media & Telecom sector. Mr. Gaillard earned a M.Sc. in International Finance from HEC Paris and a M.Sc. in Engineering from INSA Lyon.
Preston Hedrick
Mr. Hedrick’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Lazard Freres & Co. in the investment banking division where he specialized in restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic advisory initiatives. Mr. Hedrick’s earned an A.B. in Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology with a minor in Economics from Harvard University.
Cole Jaczko
Mr. Jaczko’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Lazard Freres & Co. where he focused on leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions and other strategic advisory initiatives across a variety of industries, including aerospace and defense, gaming and consumer retail. Mr. Jaczko earned a B.S. in Business Administration with honors from the University of Southern California.
Ryan Kamm
Mr. Kamm’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at PJT Partners in San Francisco where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and other strategic advisory services for companies across the technology sector. Mr. Kamm earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley where he graduated magna cum laude.
Lola Le Fur
Ms. Le Fur’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, she worked at Deutsche Bank in the European Leveraged Finance team where she focused on sponsor-related transactions, as well as fully-debt funded strategic public-to-private acquisitions, including leveraged buyouts and debt financings across a variety of verticals. Ms. Le Fur earned a M.Sc. in Financial Analysis from London Business School and a B.Sc. Honors in Business and Economics from Warwick University.
Vladimir Malugin
Mr. Malugin’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors where he focused on investments in software and technology-enabled businesses. Mr. Malugin earned a B.S. in Finance from the University of Utah.
Michael Muscheid
Mr. Muscheid’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Jefferies & Company where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, debt financings and other strategic advisory initiatives across the technology sector. Mr. Muscheid earned a B.S. in Economics and Finance from Arizona State University.
Ranieri Paternò
Mr. Paternò’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at RBC Capital Markets in the Consumer Group where he focused on sponsor-related transactions including leveraged buyouts and debt financings across a variety of verticals. Mr. Paternò earned an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a B.S. in Mathematics and Economics from Exeter University.
Arthur Rietdyk
Mr. Rietdyk’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Moelis & Company where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings and other strategic advisory initiatives across various technology sectors including software, semiconductors, and communications. Mr. Rietdyk earned a B.S. in Business Administration with a Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Technology from the University of California, Berkeley.
Ben Rosenberg
Mr. Rosenberg’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Stifel in the firm’s Global Technology Investment Banking Group, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings and other strategic advisory initiatives across the technology sector, with a focus on software and tech-enabled services. Mr. Rosenberg earned a B.A. in Economics with Honors from the University of Pennsylvania and minored in Cognitive Science and Philosophy.
Cole Shields
Mr. Shields’ primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Sentinel Capital Partners where he focused on identifying and executing investments across the business services, consumer, industrial and healthcare sectors. Prior thereto, he worked at Piper Jaffray where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions and other strategic advisory services. Mr. Shields earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
Eoghan Turley
Mr. Turley’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Lazard in London, where he primarily focused on mergers and acquisitions across the technology sector. Mr. Turley earned a B.A. in Business and Economics from Trinity College Dublin, where he graduated with a first-class honors degree.
Drew Tuttle
Mr. Tuttle’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include transaction support and conducting due diligence. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at MTS Health Partners where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions and equity financings across the life sciences, healthcare services and healthcare information technology sectors. Mr. Tuttle earned a B.S. in Systems Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Gurbani Singh
Ms. Singh’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include investor relations support, limited partner communications, institutional fundraising and marketing activities for the firm. Prior to joining Marlin, she worked at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey in the Syndicated & Leveraged Finance Group, where she executed Leveraged Loan and High Yield Bond financing transactions for leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions and refinancings in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications sector. Prior thereto, Ms. Singh worked in the Equity Capital Markets Group at SunTrust across various industry verticals. Ms. Singh earned her B.B.A. in Finance and Information Systems Operations Management from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.
AJ Singh
Mr. Singh’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal origination and qualification. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Next47, a Siemens venture capital firm, where he focused on value creation initiatives for Next47 portfolio companies. Prior thereto, Mr. Singh worked at Discovia, where he focused on corporate strategy. He began his career at J.P. Morgan structuring tax credit equity investments. Mr. Singh earned his MBA from Duke University and his B.A. in Economics from Boston University.
Kail Walker
Mr. Walker’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal origination and qualification. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at Bainbridge Capital Advisory, a San Diego-based boutique investment bank. While at Bainbridge, Mr. Walker originated and evaluated investment opportunities for middle-market private equity funds and strategic buyers. He earned a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.
Salman Bari
Mr. Bari’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include database reporting and analysis related to deal origination and qualification. Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at AdvicePeriod where he focused on partnering with advisors to identify and present investment solutions to high net worth clients. Prior thereto, he worked at Harvey & Company where he helped originate and evaluate investment opportunities for middle-market private equity funds and their respective portfolio companies across several industry verticals. Mr. Bari earned his B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Riverside.
David Correa
Mr. Correa is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Marlin. His primary responsibilities include overseeing the financial, regulatory compliance and administrative functions of the Marlin funds and related entities.
Mr. Correa has over 25 years of experience in finance, accounting, tax, operations, risk management and SEC regulatory compliance. Prior to joining Marlin, he spent over 15 years at H.I.G. Capital, where he most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer of the firm’s U.S. and Latin American buyout funds and venture capital funds. Prior to joining H.I.G., he served as the Director of Corporate Taxation at Perry Ellis International and, prior thereto, began his career in the tax practice at Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Correa received his B.S. and M.S. in Accounting and Accounting & Taxation, respectively, from the University of Florida, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Sang-IL Park
Mr. Park’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include investor relations support, limited partner communications, institutional fundraising and marketing activities for the firm. Prior to joining Marlin, Mr. Park was at Northrop Grumman where he was a Director of Corporate Investments for the Investments and Trust Department, which managed over $36 billion in assets. Mr. Park was primarily responsible for overseeing the alternative investments program which included developing semi-annual strategic and tactical plans, conducting due diligence, managing fund commitments and representing Northrop on advisory boards. While at Northrop, Mr. Park led or co-led aggregate commitments totaling $5 billion across 80 private equity, real estate and infrastructure partnerships. He previously was an Associate Director for WestLB Asset Management (USA), LLC. Mr. Park earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley with a minor in Business Administration and is a member of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association®.
Operations Group*
Edward Richards*
Mr. Richards is COO in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on overseeing internal and third-party operating resources and developing and implementing operational best practices.
Mr. Richards has over 19 years of international experience in transactions, turnarounds and performance improvement. Previously, Mr. Richards was a partner in the transactions group at Ernst & Young, most recently serving as the head of working capital services for the Americas, where he advised private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on value creation strategies throughout the investment lifecycle. Prior thereto, he was Vice President of Strategy & Business Development at Axon Group plc, a global technology advisory and outsourcing firm, first in Europe and later as a founding member of the Americas business unit, which he helped to grow from launch to $250 million in five years, until its acquisition by HCL in 2008. During his tenure at Axon, Mr. Richards led geographic expansion and sector growth initiatives, conducted acquisition diligence and integration activities, and oversaw transformation programs for clients worldwide. Mr. Richards earned a B.Sc. honors degree from Bristol University and an M.B.A with distinction from Columbia Business School.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Nigel Clifford*
Mr. Clifford is a London-based Operating Executive in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on conducting operational due diligence and providing operational support to European portfolio companies in the software and technology sectors.
Mr. Clifford has over 20 years of experience in the software and technology industries, including as CEO of six companies, three of which he successfully led to a sale. Most recently, he served as CEO of Ordnance Survey, where he led the transformation of Britain’s geospatial agency on behalf of the British government. Prior thereto, he was the CEO of ProcServe Holdings (sold to Basware) and, before that, the CEO of MicroFocus International. Mr. Clifford has also held senior leadership roles at Nokia, Symbian Software, Tertio Telecoms Limited, Cable and Wireless, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS Trust and British Telecom. In addition, he has served as a non-executive board director for two publicly listed U.K. companies, Alliance Pharma and Anite. Mr. Clifford earned an M.A. in Geography from Cambridge University and an M.B.A from the University of Strathclyde. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, the Royal Geographical Society, the Chartered Institute of Management and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Dan Dal Degan*
Mr. Dal Degan is an Operating Executive in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on conducting operational due diligence and providing operational support to portfolio companies across the software and technology sectors.
Mr. Dal Degan has over 30 years of experience as an executive at leading technology companies, including 11 years as an executive at Salesforce. He formerly served as CEO of SpringCM, a provider of contract lifecycle management solutions which was acquired by Docusign. Prior thereto, Mr. Dal Degan played a key role at Salesforce where he contributed to growing the company from fewer than 150 employees and less than $50 million in annual revenue, to over 12,000 employees, $4 billion in annual revenue and over 150,000 customers. Additionally, he has held leadership positions numerous software companies, including Oracle, Siebel Systems, Sybase, Ensighten and Synchrony. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors for a number of B2B cloud software companies, including Saleshood and Samanage. Mr. Dal Degan earned a B.A. in General Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master’s in Management from Northwestern University.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Joe Davis*
Mr. Davis is an Operating Executive in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on conducting operational due diligence and providing operational support to portfolio companies across the software sector.
Mr. Davis has over 25 years of experience as an executive in the marketing and analytics software industries. Previously, he served as the CEO of Webtrends, a provider of digital marketing tools to large enterprises where he was responsible for leading a restructuring of the business and the launch of a new product line that was successfully sold to Oracle. Prior thereto, Mr. Davis was CEO of Coremetrics, where he guided the company to become a leading provider of cloud-based software for web, social and mobile marketing and helped increase revenue by fifteen-fold before the company was acquired by IBM. In addition, he has served as the CEO or Board Member of several venture capital and private equity-backed software companies that have been successfully sold to strategic buyers, including Yahoo!, Nielson and Best Buy. Mr. Davis earned a B.S. and M.S. in Applied Mechanics from the University of California, San Diego and an M.B.A from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Jerry Dolinsky*
Mr. Dolinsky is an Operating Executive in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on conducting operational due diligence and providing operational support to portfolio companies across the software and technology sectors.
Mr. Dolinsky has over 25 years of experience as an executive in the software and technology industries. Previously, Mr. Dolinsky served as CEO of Verisae Inc., an exited Marlin portfolio company and global provider of cloud-based asset and mobile workforce management software solutions. Prior to joining Verisae, he served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations at Retek. During his tenure with Retek, Mr. Dolinsky played an instrumental role in growing annual sales from $10 million to nearly $200 million, which helped lead to a successful IPO and, ultimately, the sale of Retek to Oracle Corporation. Prior thereto, he held key executive management positions at leading technology firms including Tradebeam, NxTrend, Bioplasty and ACA Data. Mr. Dolinsky earned his B.S. in Management Information Systems from Weber State University.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Mogens Elsberg*
Mr. Elsberg is a Europe-based Operating Executive to Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on conducting operational due diligence and providing operational support to European portfolio companies in the software and technology sectors.
Mr. Elsberg has over 30 years of experience in the software, technology and tech-enabled services industries. Previously, he served as CEO of Bluegarden A/S, an exited Marlin portfolio company and leading Scandinavian provider of human capital management software solutions and services. Prior to Bluegarden, he served as the CEO of e-conomic A/S, a cloud-based bookkeeping solution for small businesses and, prior thereto, served as CEO of GN Netcom, a global headset manufacturer of the Jabra brand. In addition, Mr. Elsberg co-founded Pensio (now Altapay), an e-commerce payments management company which was successfully sold to Valitor. He has also held senior leadership roles at Microsoft Dynamics, IBM and Aston Group. Mr. Elsberg holds a M.Sc. in Engineering from Technical University of Denmark and a B.Sc. in Marketing from Copenhagen Business School.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
John Gatti*
Mr. Gatti is an Operating Executive in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on conducting operational due diligence and providing operational support to portfolio companies across the software and technology sectors.
Mr. Gatti has over 30 years of experience in the technology and aerospace & defense industries. Previously, he served as President and CEO of Palladium Energy, an exited Marlin portfolio company and global leader in highly engineered lithium-ion power solutions. Prior thereto, Mr. Gatti was President of MicroSun Technologies which was acquired by Palladium Energy in 2012. During his tenure at Palladium Energy, he led the integration of MicroSun Technologies, expanded the company into new markets and positioned the combined business for growth and profitability which ultimately resulted in the successful sale of the business. Following the sale, Mr. Gatti was appointed President and CEO of the newly formed company which was rebranded as Inventus Power. In addition, he has held key senior executive leadership positions at BAE Systems Inc., Armor Holdings Inc. and Raytheon Company. Mr. Gatti earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Norwich University and a M.S. in Systems Design and Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has previously served as a Board Member of MIT’s SDM Committee, SSCI and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology and currently serves on Norwich University’s Board of Trustees.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
David Hansen*
Mr. Hansen is an Operating Executive in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on conducting operational due diligence and providing operational support to portfolio companies across the software sector.
Mr. Hansen has over 25 years of experience as an executive in the software and information technology industries. Previously, he was the VP and General Manager of Dell Software Group, a $2 billion division inside of Dell Inc., where he was responsible for leading the go-to-market strategy and overseeing a staff of approximately 3,000 employees across the sales, marketing, channels and services functions. Prior thereto, he held key executive management positions at leading technology companies including, President and CEO of SafeNet, Inc. (sold to Gemalto N.V.), President and CEO of Numara Software (sold to BMC Software) and various senior roles throughout his nine year career with CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA). Mr. Hansen earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada and currently serves as a member of the Board for Covisint Inc. (NASDAQ: COVS) and Senetas (ASX: SEN).
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Peter Harrison*
Mr. Harrison is an Operating Executive in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on conducting operational due diligence and providing operational support to portfolio companies across the software and technology sectors. Mr. Harrison has over 35 years of experience building and leading global software and technology businesses. He formerly served as CEO of Snag, a marketplace for job seekers with over 60 million users, where he was responsible for tripling revenue over his five-year tenure. Prior thereto, he served as the founding CEO of GlobalLogic, which he grew from pre-revenue to over $200 million. Additionally, he held senior sales executive roles at Seer Technologies and Versata, both of which successfully completed an IPO during his tenure. Mr. Harrison earned his B.S. in Software Engineering from Birmingham University in the U.K.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Michael Klayko*
Mr. Klayko is an Operating Executive in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on conducting operational due diligence and providing operational support to portfolio companies across the software and technology sectors.
Mr. Klayko has over 35 years of experience as an executive in software, infrastructure and communications technology. Previously, he was a Managing Partner at MKA Capital LLC, an investment company focused on technology investments. Prior thereto, Mr. Klayko served as CEO of Brocade where he helped grow revenues from less than $500 million to over $2.2 billion during his tenure. Additionally, he has held leadership positions at leading technology companies including Rhapsody Networks, McDATA Corporation, EMC Corporation, Hewlett Packard and IBM. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) and is an active board member of TIBCO, Egnyte and Cyrus One (NASDAQ: CONE). Mr. Klayko earned a B.S. in Electronic Engineering from Ohio Institute of Technology.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Robert Kunold, Jr.*
Mr. Kunold is an Operating Executive and General Counsel in Marlin Operations Group, Inc. His primary responsibilities include overseeing all legal matters related to the Marlin funds and their portfolio companies.
Mr. Kunold has over 20 years of transactional experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint venture transactions, general business representation and related counseling. Previously, Mr. Kunold was a lawyer at Foster Pepper PLLC, a leading Seattle-based law firm. At Foster Pepper, Mr. Kunold maintained an active mergers and acquisitions practice while also serving as the firm’s Managing Partner from 2007 to 2013. He earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Washington, an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University and a J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Robert Youngjohns*
Mr. Youngjohns is an Operating Executive to Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on conducting operational due diligence and providing operational support to portfolio companies across the software and technology sectors.
Mr. Youngjohns has over 40 years of experience as an executive in the technology industry. Previously, he served as EVP & General Manager of Software and Cloud at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where he spearheaded HP’s new cloud strategy (HPE Helion) and led the spin-off of HP’s $8.5 billion non-core software business to Microfocus. Prior thereto, Mr. Youngjohns was President of Microsoft North America where he was responsible for sales, marketing and services totaling $25.0 billion of revenue across all product lines and channels in the United States and Canada. Additionally, he has held key executive management positions at leading technology companies including Callidus Software, Sun Microsystems and IBM. Mr. Youngjohns earned his M.A. in Physics and Philosophy from Oxford University.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Mike Nutting*
Mr. Nutting is the Chief Capital Markets Officer in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on providing corporate finance and capital markets support to prospective, new and existing portfolio companies, as well as fostering and managing relationships with debt financing providers.
Previously, he was a Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets & Corporate Finance at Glendon Partners (an affiliate of The Gores Group) where he served in a similar capacity. Prior thereto, Mr. Nutting spent over 12 years in investment banking, most recently at Credit Suisse where he was responsible for executing capital markets, merger and acquisitions and other corporate transactions for financial sponsors and their portfolio companies. He earned a B.A. in Economics-Accounting, cum laude, from Claremont McKenna College and an M.B.A. from UCLA Anderson School of Management, and is a CFA® charterholder.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
AJ Gandhi*
Mr. Gandhi is the Chief Growth Officer in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on go-to-market strategy, sales productivity and growth acceleration initiatives. Mr. Gandhi has over 20 years of technology sector experience during which he has worked with more than 50 companies on their go-to-market strategy and execution. Previously, he served as VP Sales & Services Strategy and Operations at RingCentral, where he led the buildout of significant go-to-market functions and served as a key member of the leadership team that grew the company from a $350 million to $1 billion ARR run-rate and achieved a ten-fold stock return during his tenure. Prior thereto, Mr. Gandhi served as VP Global Sales Strategy at Salesforce and VP Customer Success (Enterprise) at Lattice Engines. Additionally, he has held management roles at leading consulting firms, including McKinsey, Bain and The Alexander Group. Mr. Gandhi earned his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley and his M.B.A from Harvard Business School.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
James Markarian*
Mr. Markarian is the Chief Technology Officer in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on product and technology due diligence and supporting related initiatives at portfolio companies. He has over 30 years of experience in the software industry. Most recently, he was Chief Technology Officer and Chief Strategy Officer of Snaplogic, where he led a mix of technology and go-to-market efforts. Prior to Snaplogic, Mr. Markarian was Chief Technology Officer and General Manager of the integration business at Informatica and helped the company grow revenues from $10 million to over $1 billion. He was also responsible for Informatica’s M&A, India operations and every shared technology function. Additionally, he has worked in Venture Capital at Khosla Ventures and been an investor in and advisor to numerous Silicon Valley companies. Mr. Markarian earned his B.A. in Computer Science and Economics and an M.A. in Economics from Boston University.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Daniel Broadhurst*
Mr. Broadhurst is a London-based Senior Director in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on assisting in operational due diligence and providing operational support to European portfolio companies. Previously, Mr. Broadhurst served as an Associate Director in the Turnaround Advisory business at KPMG U.K. Prior to working in the Turnaround Advisory business, he also worked in KPMG’s Restructuring and Financial Services Audit practices. He earned a B.A. in Business Management from the University of Nottingham and an M.B.A. from the University of Warwick, and is an ACA Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Frank L. Buckley*
Mr. Buckley is a Director to Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on performing real estate due diligence on prospective acquisitions, overseeing portfolio company property leasing and executing on real estate sale transactions globally.
Previously, Mr. Buckley was a Partner at Apollo Realty Advisors, a leading private equity firm which has invested over $13 billion across more than 570 transactions worldwide, where he was responsible for business development, acquisitions and negotiating joint venture equity partnerships. Prior thereto, he was a Managing Director and shareholder of Ramsey-Shilling Commercial Real Estate Services, a boutique real estate firm in the greater Hollywood submarket of Los Angeles, where he participated in over $1 billion in closed transactions across all property types. Mr. Buckley earned a B.S. in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles and is a current member of the Urban Land Institute.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Simon Peel*
Mr. Peel is a London-based Director in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on go-to-market strategy, sales productivity and growth acceleration initiatives in the European portfolio. He has over 30 years of experience building, growing, and driving successful exits for B2B software businesses based in the US and in Europe. Mr. Peel has extensive experience across all areas of go-to-market including being a multi-time Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, for companies such as Eloqua, Cast Iron Systems, Vitria, Aible and Micro Focus.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Yew Khor*
Mr. Khor is a Director in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on assisting in operational due diligence and providing operational support to portfolio companies. Previously, Mr. Khor served as a member of the deal execution team for Marlin’s flagship private equity funds where his responsibilities included providing transaction support, transaction execution and conducting due diligence. Prior thereto, he worked at Jefferies & Company in the Technology and Clean Technology groups where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions and other strategic advisory initiatives. He earned a B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
John Zink*
Mr. Zink is a Director in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on operational due diligence and providing operational support to portfolio companies. Prior to joining Marlin, Mr. Zink was a Director at Vista Consulting Group, where he led numerous value creation programs in his role as business transformation lead for Vista’s flagship fund. Prior thereto, he was head of Marketplace and Strategic Planning at Raise Marketplace, an e-commerce platform. Earlier in his career he was at Deloitte where he led merger integration and performance improvement programs for technology, services and media clients. Mr. Zink earned his B.S. in Entrepreneurship and Management at Indiana University and his MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Chris Codelli*
Mr. Codelli is a Director in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on assisting in operational due diligence and providing operational sales and go-to-market support to portfolio companies.
Mr. Codelli has over 30 years of experience in sales, sales management and sales operations within the technology industry with expertise across a wide variety of selling environments and go-to-market strategies for numerous technology companies including NICE Systems, Siebel / Oracle, Teradata, Apple and Hewlett-Packard. Previously, he was the VP of Global Sales Operations for Mirantis, an early stage cloud infrastructure software company where he built out and lead the sales operations function. Prior thereto, Mr. Codelli spent eight years with NICE Systems in various senior sales management and sales operations leadership roles contributing to the company’s growth from $400 million to $1 billion in revenue during his tenure. He earned a B.S. in Computer Science from The Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.B.A from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Chad Hensley*
Mr. Hensley is a Finance Director in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on conducting operational due diligence and providing operational assistance and financial support to portfolio companies. Mr. Hensley has over 25 years of accounting and finance experience across multiple industries with an extensive background working at private equity-backed software companies. Previously, he served as the CFO of Radixx Solutions International and, prior thereto, the CFO of Empower Software Solutions (sold to Kronos). In addition, Mr. Hensley served as a consultant to Plansource, Inc. prior to its acquisition by Vista Equity in March 2019. He began his career in public accounting and has held several key executive roles in finance, including VP and Corporate Controller for Arcadia Resources, Inc. and VP of Finance for Rotech Healthcare. Mr. Hensley earned a B.S.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Southern Mississippi and an M.B.A from Mississippi College, and is an active Certified Public Accountant.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Anne Huemme*
Ms. Huemme is a Finance Director in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on conducting operational due diligence and providing operational assistance and financial support to portfolio companies. Ms. Huemme has over 20 years of experience serving as the CFO of numerous venture capital and private equity-backed software and technology companies. Previously, she was CFO at Upserve, Inc., a SaaS restaurant management platform backed by Vista Equity Partners and, prior thereto, she was CFO at Salary.com (backed by H.I.G Capital), and Kaseya (backed by Insight Partners), as well as several other technology companies. Ms. Huemme earned an M.B.A from Duke University Fuqua School of Business, where she was a Fuqua Scholar and a B.A. in Economics from Duke University, where she graduated magna cum laude.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Anthony Di Leva*
Mr. Di Leva is an Associate Director in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on operational due diligence and providing operational support to portfolio companies. Prior to joining Marlin, he served as a member of the Deals Advisory practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he was responsible for supporting clients across the technology, media and telecommunications sectors, throughout the deal lifecycle from pre-deal diligence, acquisition/divestiture planning and execution, and post-deal value-creation initiatives. Prior thereto, Mr. Di Leva worked in various strategy, finance, operations and analysis roles at Qualcomm. Additionally, he worked as a Consultant in LECG’s forensic accounting and valuation team. Mr. Di Leva earned his B.A. from the University of California, San Diego and his M.B.A from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Alina Klarner*
Ms. Klarner is a London-based Associate Director in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on providing operational support for performance improvement, finance function transformation and systems initiatives across European portfolio companies. Previously she worked in the operational restructuring practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she delivered turnaround and performance improvement services across a range of industries. Ms. Klarner earned a B.S. in Finance and Economics from Richmond, The American International University in London. She is an ACA Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Liam Symington*
Mr. Symington is a London-based Associate Director in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on providing operational and financial support to European portfolio companies. Prior to joining Marlin, Mr. Symington served as an Associate Director in the restructuring practice at KPMG, where he delivered performance transformation programs for clients across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. While at KPMG he also gained extensive experience in U.K. debt restructurings. Mr. Symington earned a B.A. in Accounting and Finance at Newcastle University and is an ACA Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Joe Amann*
Mr. Amann is Global Director of FP&A in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on portfolio valuations, reporting and analysis. Prior to joining Marlin, Mr. Amann worked at The Carlyle Group where he helped establish and lead the portfolio analysis group for their private equity and credit platforms worldwide. Prior thereto, he worked at Morgan Stanley, most recently as a market risk manager for global credit products. Mr. Amann earned a B.S. in Finance from the University of Delaware and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Steven Hargreaves*
Mr. Hargreaves is a London-based operating advisor to Marlin Operations Group Inc., focused on product and technical due diligence and providing operational support to portfolio companies across multiple sectors. Mr. Hargreaves has over 30 years of experience in the software industry. Previously, Mr. Hargreaves served as Group Product Director at Solarsoft Business Systems (a Marlin portfolio company), and Product Director at Almonde SA. A career technologist, his experience spans development, management and advisory positions as a Product Manager at SwapsWire, Director of Internet Services at Banker’s Trust, Assistant Director at NatWest Capital Markets, IT Manager at P&O Bulk Carriers and a Senior Consultant at Arthur Andersen Consulting. Mr. Hargreaves earned an M.A. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Az Virji*
Mr. Virji is an Associate General Counsel in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on providing legal support for global M&A efforts and portfolio companies.
Previously, Mr. Virji was a founding associate of the Los Angeles office of Cooley LLP where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, venture financings and general corporate representation. Prior thereto, he was an associate with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP where his practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and leveraged finance. Mr. Virji earned a J.D. from UCLA School of Law and a B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Jonny Musker*
Mr. Musker is a London-based General Counsel – Europe in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on providing legal and compliance support for European M&A efforts and portfolio companies. Previously, Mr. Musker worked at Mayer Brown International LLP as a corporate lawyer where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, joint venture transactions and general corporate representation in the technology, software, industrials and real estate sectors. Mr. Musker earned an LL.B. from the University of Newcastle.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Alex Poon*
Mr. Poon is Corporate Counsel in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on all aspects of M&A transactions and oversight of portfolio company legal matters. Prior to joining Marlin, Mr. Poon worked as an Associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where his practice focused on the representation of private equity sponsors in complex transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and minority investments. Mr. Poon earned his J.D., cum laude, from Cornell Law School and a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Jason Connors*
Mr. Connors is an Information Technology Director in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on overseeing global information technology and cyber security operations.
Mr. Connors has over 10 years of experience managing and developing the information technology functions in various industries, including financial services, manufacturing and higher education. Previously, he worked for an aerospace manufacturing company, where he focused on business process improvement and technical strategy. Prior thereto, Mr. Connors served as a technology director at the University of Wisconsin Stout, where he led the student technical assistance and resources (STAR) program and was the primary liaison between full-time and student staffed technical resources. Mr. Connors earned a B.S. in Marketing and Business Education with a minor in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin Stout (Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University).
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
Allison Kuziw*
Mrs. Kuziw is Global Human Resources Director in Marlin Operations Group, Inc., focused on providing human resources support and driving HR/talent-related initiatives globally. Previously, she worked at Lloyd Group as a Human Resources Manager, where she helped establish a HR department and directed all HR activities for the New York and New Jersey offices. During Mrs. Kuziw’s tenure as department lead, the company was ranked as the 35th Best Place to Work in NYC by Crain’s New York Business. Prior thereto, Mrs. Kuziw worked at Lenox Advisors as a Human Resource Generalist. Mrs. Kuziw earned a B.S. from Northeastern University and a Master of Science in Human Resource Management and Development from New York University. She is currently a member of The Society for Human Resource Management.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.
*Members of the Operations Group assist Marlin in its operational due diligence, financing and other transactional support for prospective and consummated transactions and in its post-closing operating and other initiatives for portfolio companies, including manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, tax, technology, debt and equity financing, legal, real estate/facilities management, human resources, acquisition integration and other services. Operations Group members are either employees of Marlin Operations Group, Inc., an exclusive consulting firm affiliated with Marlin Management Company, LLC, or independent contractors, and are not employees of Marlin Management Company, LLC.