Kept from the 1,054: corporate buyers, PE firms, family offices and advisors who work with PE. Lenders, law firms, most banks and junior roles were dropped. This is the follow-up universe, not the meeting list.
| Organization | Name | Title | Firm type | Why connect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Signs & Awnings | Yinka Akinyemi | Chief Operating Officer | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | COO, Aerial Signs & Awnings — operating company; direct buyer. | yinka.l.akinyemi@gmail.com |
| Asplundh | Zachary Crowell | Corporate Development Manager | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | Corp Dev at Asplundh (PA) — acquisitive services business; multi-brand digital consolidation. | zcrowell@asplundh.com |
| B2B Soft | Gary Khabinski | CEO | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | CEO, B2B Soft — software company; integration/platform engineering angle. | gary@b2bsoft.com |
| Crown Brands Group | Raymond Dayan | CEO | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | CEO, Crown Brands Group — multi-brand consumer company; DXP/commerce/DAM angle. | rdayan@cbgny.com |
| Curotec | Brian Dainis | CEO | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | Curotec CEO — custom software agency selling into the same PE crowd; Axelerant peer, possible overflow partner. | brian@curotec.com |
| Day & Zimmermann | James Merante | SVP, Finance, Strategy & Corp Development | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | SVP Finance, Strategy & Corp Dev at Day & Zimmermann — senior sponsor for integration spend. | james.merante@dayzim.com |
| Day & Zimmermann Company | Anthony Dombkowski | Sr. Director, Corporate Development & Strategy | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | Corp Dev & Strategy at Day & Zimmermann (Philadelphia) — acquisitive; post-merger web/CRM/platform consolidation angle (like Kohler). | anthony.dombkowski@dayzim.com |
| Day & Zimmermann Company | Brian Taylor | Manager, Corporate Development | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | Corp Dev Manager at Day & Zimmermann — working-level contact to pair with the two above. | brian.taylor@dayzim.com |
| DynaComm | Marianne Gooch | President | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | President, DynaComm — operating company; direct buyer. | mgooch@dynacommllc.com |
| Eurofins Scientific | Brad Segal | Vice President and Head of North American Corporate Development | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | Head of NA Corp Dev at Eurofins — serial acquirer; many acquired brands/sites to consolidate. | Brad.Segal@nsc.eurofinsus.com |
| Holman | Nick Irion | Head of Holman Private Equity | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | Head of Holman Private Equity — corporate-backed investor with an operating parent. | Nick.Irion@Holman.com |
| Holman | Russell Stong | Private Equity Investment Team | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | Holman PE investment team — pair with Nick Irion. | russell.stong@holman.com |
| Jabil | Steven DelCarlino | Director | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | Director at Jabil — large strategic acquirer; integration & digital platforms. | steven_delcarlino@jabil.com |
| Ondas Networks | John Bova | VP Corporate Development and Independent Operating Partner | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | Corp Dev + Independent Operating Partner — sits on both sides of post-deal integration. | john.bova@ondas.com |
| S. Walter Packaging Corp. | Kurt Koloseike | President & CEO | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | President & CEO, S. Walter Packaging — owner-operator; direct buyer of digital work. | kurtkolo@aol.com |
| S. Walter Packaging Corp. | Steve Kochanski | CFO | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | CFO, S. Walter Packaging — pair with the CEO. | kochanski78@gmail.com |
| SLM Facility Solutions Nationwide | Rich Hipp | CEO | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | CEO, SLM Facility Solutions Nationwide — multi-site services company; direct buyer. | rich.hipp@slmfacilities.com |
| StoneMor Partners, L.P. | Yijie Hu | Corporate Development and Strategy | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | Corp Dev & Strategy at StoneMor — consumer-facing, multi-location; digital experience fit. | yijiehu@gmail.com |
| Trivest Partners | Joan Hellmer | Operating Executive | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | Operating Executive at Trivest — hands-on with portco operations and vendor selection. | jhellmer@trivest.com |
| USSC Group Inc | Joe Mirabile | CEO | Corporate/Strategic Buyer | CEO, USSC Group — operating company; direct buyer. | jmirabile@usscgroup.com |
| Agellus Capital | Justin Smith | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | jsmith@agellus.com |
| Agility Equity Partners | Michael Blume | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | mblume@agilityep.com |
| Agility Equity Partners | Robert McGuire | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | bob@tailendcapital.com |
| Align Capital Partners | Jake Strippy | Vice President, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | jstrippy@aligncp.com |
| Align Capital Partners | Katie Noggle | Partner, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | knoggle@aligncp.com |
| Alpine Investors | Tom Ulricson | Principal | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. Firm focus: software & services — strong digital-experience fit. | tulricson@alpineinvestors.com |
| Altamont Capital Partners | Ariail Barker | Director of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | abarker@altamontcapital.com |
| Alvarez & Marsal Capital | Hayden Tyson | Principal - Head of Business Deveopment | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | hayden@a-mcapital.com |
| American Pacific Group | Lauren Glazebrook | Managing Director, Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | lglazebrook@americanpacificgroup.com |
| Aphias Capital | Sunwoo Hwang | Managing Director, Business Development & Debt Capital Markets | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | sh@aphias.com |
| Aquiline Holdings LLC | Jacob Kraus | Head of Origination | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. Firm focus: financial services & tech — strong digital-experience fit. | jkraus@aquiline.com |
| Argosy Private Equity | Donald Charlton | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | don@argosycapital.com |
| Argosy Private Equity | Jason Cunningham | Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | jcunningham@argosyprivateequity.com |
| Avance Investment Management | Gretchen Perkins | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | gperkins@avanceinv.com |
| Behrman Capital | Matt Hadley | Principal - Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | mhadley@behrmancap.com |
| Benford Capital Partners | Harrison Furse | Director of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | harrison@benfordcapital.com |
| Bison Capital | Yee-Ping Chu | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | pchu@bisoncapital.com |
| Bloom Equity Partners | Abe Borden | Principal | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | abe@bloomequitypartners.com |
| Blue Highway Capital | Arinze Onyenezi | Principal | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | aonyenezi@bluehighwaycapital.com |
| Blue Highway Capital | Ryan Pierce | Principal | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | rpierce@bluehighwaycapital.com |
| Blue Lotus Management Group | William Bowser | Managing Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | william@bluelotus.group |
| Blue Point Capital Partners | Megan Kneipp | Managing Director, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | mkneipp@bluepointcapital.com |
| Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC | Stephen Madsen | Managing Director & Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | Stephen@bluewolfcapital.com |
| Boathouse Capital | Andrew Olsen | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | andrew.olsen@boathousecapital.com |
| Boathouse Capital | Colin Raws | Partner, Head of Business Development and Investor Relations | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | colin.raws@boathousecapital.com |
| Branford Castle Partners, LP | Eric Korsten | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | ekorsten@branfordcastle.com |
| Bregal Sagemount | Steve Griffin | Principal - Credit Solutions | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. Firm focus: software & tech-enabled services — strong digital-experience fit. | steve.griffin@sagemount.com |
| Brenton Point Capital Partners | Jake Margolis | Vice President, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | jakemargolis@brentonpointcp.com |
| Brookside Equity Partners | Raymond Weldon | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | rweldon@brooksideequity.com |
| Calera Capital | Mike OBrien | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | mobrien@caleracapital.com |
| Caltius Structured Capital | Kevin Greener | Principal | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | kgreener@caltius.com |
| Center Rock Capital Partners | Molly Clark | Managing Director, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | mclark@centerrockcp.com |
| Clearview Capital L.P. | Mathias Rumilly | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | mrumilly@clearviewcap.com |
| Clearview Capital L.P. | Nicholas Berry | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | nberry@clearviewcap.com |
| CORE Industrial Partners | Adam Miller | VP, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | adam@coreipfund.com |
| Crest Rock Partners | Michelle Eidson | Managing Director, Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | meidson@crestrockpartners.com |
| Crossplane Capital | Katie Hutchins | Managing Director, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | katiehutchins@crossplanecapital.com |
| Cyprium Partners | Jeff Lakarosky | Principal | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | jlakarosky@cyprium.com |
| Cyprium Partners | Nicholas Stone | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | nstone@cyprium.com |
| Deerpath Capital Management | Orin Port | Managing Director - Origination, Head of Sponsor Coverage | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | oport@deerpathcapital.com |
| Deerpath Capital Management | Reed Van Gorden | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | RVangorden@deerpathcapital.com |
| Dilworthtown Financial Consulting | Bill Tobia | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | btobia1@gmail.com |
| Eagle Merchant Partners | Katie Stapleton | Principal, Origination & Capital Markets | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | kstapleton@eaglemerchantpartners.com |
| Eden Capital | Henrik Wibe | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | henrik@edencp.com |
| Eureka Equity Partners | Dan Black | Principal | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | dblack@eurekaequity.com |
| Eureka Equity Partners | Tassie Oswald | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | toswald@eurekaequity.com |
| Eureka Equity Partners | T.J. Haas | Managing Director, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | tjhaas@eurekaequity.com |
| Everberg Capital, LLC | David Horowitz | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | david.horowitz@everbergcapital.com |
| Farragut Capital Partners | Rob Hagerty | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | rhagerty@farragutcapitalpartners.com |
| Fathom Point | Matt Moran | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | mmoran@fathompointcapital.com |
| Fortress Investment Group | Michael Henderson-Cohen | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | mhendersoncohen@fortress.com |
| Frontenac Company | Gabriel Becerra | Director of Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | gbecerra@frontenac.com |
| Gainline Capital Partners | Jacob Pion | Director of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | jacob@gainlinecapital.com |
| Gainline Capital Partners | Sarah Hammer | Director, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | sarah@gainlinecapital.com |
| Gallant Capital Partners | Kristian Kemppainen | Vice President, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | kkemppainen@gallantcapital.com |
| Garnett Station Partners | Joseph Solano | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. Firm focus: consumer & services — strong digital-experience fit. | solano@garnettstation.com |
| GCP Capital Partners LLC | Bryan Gitomer | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | bgitomer@gcpcapital.com |
| Gemspring Capital | Kelsey Curtis | Director, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | kelsey@gemspring.com |
| Genesis Park | Simon Haidamous | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | shaidamous@genesis-park.com |
| Gladstone Capital Corporation | Robert Marcotte | President & Executive Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | bob.marcotte@gladstonecompanies.com |
| Gladstone Investment Corp. | Erika Highland | Principal | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | ERIKA.HIGHLAND@GLADSTONECOMPANIES.COM |
| Graham Partners | Courtland Scaccetti | Managing Director, Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | cscaccetti@grahampartners.net |
| Graycliff Partners | Frank Cacace | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | fcacace@graycliffpartners.com |
| GreyLion Capital | Santiago Nunez | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | santiago@greylion.com |
| Greystone Industrial Partners | Drew Macha | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | dmacha@greystoneip.com |
| Guardian Capital Partners | Quinn Hayward | Manager, Fund & Portfolio Operations | PE/Financial Buyer | Fund & Portfolio Ops at Guardian — pair with Tom Caruso; good second door into portco programs. | qhayward@guardiancp.com |
| Guardian Capital Partners | Tom Caruso | Partner, Portfolio Operations | PE/Financial Buyer | Partner, Portfolio Ops — owns value-creation across Guardian portcos; the person who brings in digital/tech partners. | tcaruso@GuardianOAC.com |
| Guardian Capital Partners | Christopher Fugaro | Partner & Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | cfugaro@guardiancp.com |
| Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners | Stephen Connor | MD-Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | sbc@hrco.com |
| Harbour Group | Katherine Fox | Vice President of Corporate Development | PE/Financial Buyer | VP Corp Dev at Harbour Group — operating holdco that buys and integrates companies. | kfox@harbourgroup.com |
| Hastings Equity Partners | Alex Marotto | Director, Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | amarotto@hastingsequity.com |
| Heartland Growth Partners | Gavin Fox | Director of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | gavin@heartlandgrowthpartners.com |
| Heartwood Partners | David Fleming | Principal | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | dfleming@heartwoodpartners.com |
| Heartwood Partners | John Willert | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | jwillert@heartwoodpartners.com |
| Hidden River Strategic Capital | Steven Gord | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | sgord@hiddenrivercap.com |
| High Street Capital | Brian Peiser | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | brian@highstreetcapital.com |
| Highland Rim Capital | Lamar Stanley | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | lstanley@highlandrimcap.com |
| Highland Rim Capital | Matthew Lane | Co-Founder and Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | mlane@highlandrimcap.com |
| IMB Partners | Chris Buffone | Director, Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | cbuffone@imbpartners.com |
| Incline Equity Partners | Terrance Kennedy | Principal, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | terrance.kennedy@inclineequity.com |
| Inspirit Equity | Declan Tougias | Vice President Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | declan@inspiritequity.com |
| Inverness Graham Investments | Alec Somers | Principal | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | asomers@invernessgraham.com |
| Kian Capital Partners | David Duke | Partner, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | dduke@kiancapital.com |
| Kirtland Capital Partners | Bill Bergen | Operating Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Operating Partner at Kirtland — operating partners hire implementation partners for portcos. | BBergen@kirtlandcapital.com |
| KLH Capital | Kyle Madden | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | kmadden@klhcapital.com |
| LaSalle Capital | Andrew Dzwonchyk | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | adzwonchyk@lasallecapital.com |
| LaSalle Capital | David Murav | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | dmurav@lasallecapital.com |
| Latticework Capital Management, LLC | Phillip Marks | Vice President of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | phillip.marks@latticeworkcapital.com |
| LFM Capital | Jessica Ginsberg | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | jessica@lfmcapital.com |
| Lineage Capital, LLC | Erik Dykema | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | erik@lineagecap.com |
| LLR Partners | Michael Sala | Managing Director, Strategic Origination | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. Firm focus: tech & healthcare — strong digital-experience fit. | msala@llrpartners.com |
| Longshore Capital Partners | Ashley Edwards | Principal | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | aedwards@longshorecp.com |
| Luther King Capital Management | Jeff Leatherman | Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | jleatherman@lkcm.com |
| Mereo Capital Partners | John O'Hare | Managing Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | johare@mereocap.com |
| Mereo Capital Partners | Leo Helmers | Co-Founder | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | lhelmers@mereocap.com |
| MidOcean Partners | Daniel Ryan | Managing Director, Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | dryan@midoceanpartners.com |
| Monomoy Capital Partners | Renn Iaboni | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | riaboni@mcpfunds.com |
| Mosaic Capital Partners LLC | Joseph Strycharz | Managing Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | jstrycharz@mosaic-cp.com |
| New 2ND Capital | Yindran Puspanathan | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | yindranpuspanathan@new2ndcapital.com |
| New State Capital Partners | Shaun Vasavada | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | svasavada@newstatecp.com |
| NewSpring Capital | Christopher Czyzewski | VP of Portfolio Operations | PE/Financial Buyer | VP Portfolio Ops at NewSpring (tech/healthcare growth investor) — direct line to portco digital needs. | cczyzewski@newspringcapital.com |
| NewSpring Capital | Adam VeVerka | Partner - Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. Firm focus: tech, healthcare, growth — strong digital-experience fit. | aveverka@newspringcapital.com |
| NewSpring Capital | Daniel Salvato | Principal | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. Firm focus: tech, healthcare, growth — strong digital-experience fit. | dsalvato@newspringcapital.com |
| NewSpring Capital | Lee Garber | General Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. Firm focus: tech, healthcare, growth — strong digital-experience fit. | lgarber@newspringcapital.com |
| NewSpring Capital | Steven Hobman | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. Firm focus: tech, healthcare, growth — strong digital-experience fit. | shobman@newspringcapital.com |
| NexPhase Capital LP | Lex Leeming | Partner & Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | LLeeming@NexPhase.com |
| Northlane Capital Partners | Rich Grant | Principal | Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | rich.grant@northlanecapital.com |
| Norwest | Mary Miller | Growth Equity, Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. Firm focus: growth / tech — strong digital-experience fit. | mmiller@nvp.com |
| One Rock Capital Partners | Brian McAuley | Vice President, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | BMcAuley@onerock.com |
| Oridian Capital Partners | Tim Frend | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | tfrend@oridiancapital.com |
| PCR Partners | Graeme Frazier | President | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | bgfrazier@pcrllc.com |
| Peak Rock Capital | Garret Iden | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | iden@peakrockcapital.com |
| Peak Rock Capital | Rob Hassell | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | hassell@peakrockcapital.com |
| Petra Capital Partners | Carter Owen | Director of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | cso@petracapital.com |
| Post Capital Partners | Chris Cheang | Managing Director & Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | ccheang@postcp.com |
| Prospect Capital | John Burges | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | jburges@prospectcap.com |
| Prospect Partners | Mike McInerney | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | mmcinerney@prospect-partners.com |
| Prospect Partners | Jeff Craig | Vice President, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | jcraig@prospect-partners.com |
| Radial Equity Partners | David Noble | Head of Portfolio Finance | PE/Financial Buyer | Head of Portfolio Finance at Radial — sees portco budgets; useful for integration/systems consolidation talk. | dnoble@radialequity.com |
| Rainier Capital Partners | James Whittle | Director of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | jwhittle@rainierpartners.com |
| Renovus Capital | Mohammed Tufail | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. Firm focus: knowledge & tech-enabled services, education — strong digital-experience fit. | moe.tufail@renovuscapital.com |
| Riata Capital | Marla Stein | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | mstein@riatacapital.com |
| River Associates Investments, LLC | Kirby Poindexter | Vice President of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | kpoindexter@riverassociates.com |
| Riverarch Equity Partners | Mike Kiley | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | michael.kiley@riverarch.com |
| Rockwood Equity Partners | Kate Faust | Partner, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | kfaust@rockwoodequity.com |
| Rotunda Capital Partners, LLC | Margaux Valle | Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | mv@rotundacapital.com |
| Route 2 Capital Partners | Scott Kester | Managing Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | skester@route2capital.com |
| Sagard Holdings | Dan Johnson | Director, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | djohnson@sagardholdings.com |
| Sandton Capital Partners | Andrew Wenger | Principal | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | awenger@sandtoncapital.com |
| Saw Mill Capital | Travis Foltz | Principal | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | tfoltz@sawmillcapital.com |
| Seaport Capital | Alison Sanders | Principal | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | asanders@seaportcapital.com |
| Sky Island Capital | Ryan Jankowski | Director of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | ryan@skyislandcap.com |
| Sole Source Capital | Lisa Flanigan | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | lflanigan@solesourcecapital.com |
| Sole Source Capital | Addison Galloway | Origination | PE/Financial Buyer | Sole Source Capital: route to Peak Technologies (pair with Lisa Flanigan). | agalloway@solesourcecapital.com |
| Sopris Capital | Grace Richmond | Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | grace.richmond@sopriscapital.com |
| Southfield Capital Advisors | Jason Perlroth | Principal & Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | jperlroth@southfieldcapital.com |
| STAPLE Investments | Mariano Diaz-Bonilla | Partner and Managing Director of Investments | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | mariano.diazbonilla@stapleinvestments.com |
| STAPLE Investments | Michael Madden | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | michael.madden@stapleinvestments.com |
| Staple Street Capital | Alex Miller | Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | amiller@staplestreetcapital.com |
| Susquehanna Growth Equity LLC | Kyle Squillario | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. Firm focus: software / tech growth — strong digital-experience fit. | kyle.squillario@sgep.com |
| Tenex Capital Management | Kevin Doyle | Director, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | kdoyle@tenexcm.com |
| The Brydon Group | Dudley Arbaugh | Director of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | dudley.arbaugh@brydon.com |
| The Halifax Group | Chris Cathcart | Managing Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | aharper@thehalifaxgroup.com |
| The Halifax Group, LLC | Spencer Mueller | Vice President | PE/Financial Buyer | Halifax: route to Q-mation (pair with Chris Cathcart). | smueller@thehalifaxgroup.com |
| The Riverside Company | Grant Marcks | Partner, Origination | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. Firm focus: lower mid-market incl. software & services — strong digital-experience fit. | gmarcks@riversidecompany.com |
| The Stephens Group | Allie Laborde | Managing Director | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | alaborde@stephensgroup.com |
| Tower Arch | Rhett Neuenschwander | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | rhett@towerarch.com |
| Tower Arch Capital | David Calder | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | dcalder@towerarch.com |
| Trinity Hunt Partners | Scott Colvert | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | scolvert@trinityhunt.com |
| Trivest Partners | Mac Lothrop | Vice President of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. Firm focus: consumer & services — strong digital-experience fit. | mlothrop@trivest.com |
| Union Capital Associates, LP | Michael Moylan | Principal | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | mike.m@unioncapitalassociates.com |
| Union Capital Associates, LP | Alex Welles | Managing Director, Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | alex@unioncapitalassociates.com |
| Unity Partners, LP | Callie Blankenau | Principal, Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | cblankenau@unitypartnerslp.com |
| Vesterra Capital Partners | Alex Ray | Managing Director, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | aray@vesterracap.com |
| Victor Capital Partners LLC | Jordan Levine | Principal | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | jlevine@victorcapitalpartners.com |
| Virent Capital | Connor McMahan | Managing Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | connor@virentcap.com |
| Virent Capital | Cortie Fischer | Vice President, Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | cortie@virentcap.com |
| VSS Capital Partners | Jordan Margolin | Head of Business Development | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | margolinj@vss.com |
| WestView Capital Partners | Jonathan Hunnicutt | Managing Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | jeh@wvcapital.com |
| Woodson Equity | Eugene Kim | Co-Head of Originations | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | eugene@woodsonequity.com |
| Woodson Equity | Joel Mathew | Head of Originations | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. | joel@woodsonequity.com |
| ZMC | Sheila Dharmarajan | Partner, Head of Business Development and Investor Relations | PE/Financial Buyer | Runs the firm's external network — fastest route to intros with the operating team. Firm focus: media, comms & tech — strong digital-experience fit. | dharmarajan@zmclp.com |
| ZS Fund LP | Nicholas Burger | Partner | PE/Financial Buyer | Senior deal partner — decides on portfolio-wide vendor programs. | nburger@zsfundlp.com |
| 1932 Capital Partners | Dean Saldsman | Vice President | Family Office | Long-hold capital; owns operating companies that need sustained digital investment. | dean.saldsman@gmail.com |
| 1932 Capital Partners | Dylan Somohano | Vice President | Family Office | Long-hold capital; owns operating companies that need sustained digital investment. | dylan.somohano@1932capital.com |
| Carlson Private Capital | Jared Brown | Managing Director | Family Office | Long-hold capital; owns operating companies that need sustained digital investment. | jbrown@carlsonprivatecapital.com |
| Red Pine Capital Management | James Camarda | Vice President | Family Office | Long-hold capital; owns operating companies that need sustained digital investment. | jcamarda@redpinecm.com |
| Rosewood Private Investments , Inc. | Kendall Childers | Head of Business Development | Family Office | Long-hold capital; owns operating companies that need sustained digital investment. | kchilders@rosewood.com |
| Wildcat Capital Management | Samantha Tutelman | Head of Business Development | Family Office | Long-hold capital; owns operating companies that need sustained digital investment. | stutelman@wildcatcap.com |
| Acclaro Growth Partners | Joshua Present | Partner | Advisory Firm | Acclaro Growth Partners — commercial/GTM advisory for PE portcos. | jpresent@acclaropartners.com |
| Alvarez & Marsal | Brian Klarich | Senior Director | Advisory Firm | Alvarez & Marsal — on AIT’s competitor landscape (direct, enterprise): PE performance improvement and SI selection. | bklarich@alvarezandmarsal.com |
| Association for Corporate Growth | Amy Ruebsam | Regional CEO, Central and Northeast | Advisory Firm | ACG Regional CEO (Central & Northeast) — membership and sponsorship conversation; can open chapter intros. | aruebsam@acg.org |
| Association for Corporate Growth Inc | Bob Dunn | Chief Product Officer | Advisory Firm | ACG Chief Product Officer — sponsorship/visibility conversation at national level. | bdunn@acg.org |
| Breakwater Consulting Partners | Sean O'Grady | Director, Client Relationships | Advisory Firm | Breakwater Consulting — client relationships; advisory contact. | sean.ogrady@breakwatercp.com |
| CFGI | Karin Kovacic | Partner, National Go-To-Market | Advisory Firm | CFGI national GTM — on AIT’s competitor landscape (adjacent): Office-of-the-CFO and ERP for PE portcos. | kkovacic@cfgi.com |
| CFGI | Sean O'Reilly | Partner | Advisory Firm | CFGI partner — pair with Karin Kovacic. | soreilly@cfgi.com |
| Chadd House Partners | Alix James | Value Growth Advisor | Advisory Firm | Chadd House Partners — on AIT’s competitor landscape (upstream): exit readiness for founder-led companies. | alix@chaddhouse.com |
| CRA International, Inc | Aniket Bhardwaj | Vice President and Global Incident Response and Digital Transformation Leader and M and A and Threat Management | Advisory Firm | CRA — on AIT’s competitor landscape (adjacent): cyber due diligence and digital transformation / M&A. | ABhardwaj@crai.com |
| CRA International, Inc | Jeffrey Jansen | Vice President of Business Development | Advisory Firm | CRA BD — pair with Aniket Bhardwaj. | jjansen@crai.com |
| Curotec | Chandler Samuels | Director of Solution Engineering | Advisory Firm | Curotec — Axelerant peer; note their positioning. | chandler.samuels@curotec.com |
| Datta Solutions Group, LLC | Vic Datta | Senior Managing Director | Advisory Firm | Datta Solutions Group — advisory contact. | vic@dattasg.com |
| Eliassen Group | Jeremy Dombroski | Principal | Advisory Firm | Eliassen Group — IT staffing/consulting; Axelerant peer in some deals. | jdombroski@eliassen.com |
| Evalueserve Inc | Jehan Panthaki | Director | Advisory Firm | Evalueserve — research/analytics for PE; relationship contact. | jehan.panthaki@evalueserve.com |
| Finch Brands | Matthew Worden | Senior Business Advisor | Advisory Firm | Finch Brands — pair with William Gullan. | mworden@finchbrands.com |
| Finch Brands | William Gullan | President | Advisory Firm | Finch Brands (brand strategy for PE portcos) — they rebrand, Axelerant builds the site/DXP. | bgullan@finchbrands.com |
| LCG Advisors | Stan Kreydin | Managing Director - Cyber Risk Technology Advisory | Advisory Firm | LCG Advisors — on AIT’s competitor landscape (direct): IT and cyber due diligence for lower-mid-market deals. | skreydin@lcgadvisors.com |
| OpsAssist, Inc. | Patrick Conroy | Founder | Advisory Firm | OpsAssist founder — ops support for portcos; advisory contact. | patrick@ops-assist.com |
| Preferred Square Analytics | Vibhor Anand | Managing Director | Advisory Firm | Preferred Square Analytics — PE analytics; relationship contact. | vibhor@preferred-square.com |
| RingStone | Alek Klincewicz | Vice-President, Business Development - North America | Advisory Firm | RingStone — on AIT’s competitor landscape (direct): technology due diligence and 100-day plans for PE. | alek.klincewicz@ringstonetech.com |
| Slice Communication | Cassandra Bailey | CEO | Advisory Firm | Slice Communication (marketing for PE/financial firms) — co-sell on web/HubSpot builds. | cbailey@slicecommunications.com |
| Strategex | Josh Emington | Director, Private Equity Solutions | Advisory Firm | Strategex PE Solutions — on AIT’s competitor landscape (adjacent): commercial diligence and value creation. | Jemington@strategex.com |
| Telmac Group | David Bass | Managing Partner | Advisory Firm | Telmac — on AIT’s competitor landscape (direct): vendor-neutral tech advisory with a PE 100-day savings offer. | dbass@telmacgroup.com |
| The Keystone Group | Barry Dunne | Business Development Executive | Advisory Firm | Keystone Group — on AIT’s competitor landscape (adjacent): integration and carve-out advisory. | bdunne@thekeystonegroup.com |
| The Keystone Group | Logan Randall | Business Development Executive | Advisory Firm | Keystone Group: pair with Barry Dunne. | lrandall@thekeystonegroup.com |
| Uniqus Consultech, Inc. | Avinash Ramkumar | U.S. West Leader | Advisory Firm | Uniqus Consultech US West leader — on AIT’s competitor landscape (adjacent): tech-enabled accounting and AI consulting. | avinash@uniqus.com |
| Westing Ventures Advisory | Joey Yagoda | Founder & Voice of Customer Expert | Advisory Firm | Westing Ventures (voice-of-customer for PE) — advisory contact. | joey@westingventures.com |
| CBIZ | Seth Goldblum | Senior Managing Director | Investment Bank | CBIZ Sr MD, moderating the Operating Partner Playbook panel; second door into CBIZ. | sgoldblum@cbiz.com |
| Clearsight Advisors, Inc. | Justin Loeb | Managing Director | Investment Bank | Clearsight Advisors — pair with Rishabh Mishra. | jloeb@clearsightadvisors.com |
| Clearsight Advisors, Inc. | Rishabh Mishra | Managing Director | Investment Bank | Clearsight Advisors — tech & services IB; knows PE buyers of digital agencies. | rmishra@clearsightadvisors.com |
| Equiteq | Arthur Gennari | Director | Investment Bank | Equiteq — IB focused on knowledge/IT-services firms; strategic relationship for Axelerant and source of PE intros. | arthur.gennari@equiteq.com |
| Equiteq | Kat Amico | Business Development Analyst | Investment Bank | Equiteq BD — pair with Arthur Gennari. | kat.amico@equiteq.com |
| LCG Advisors | Kevin Harvey | Director | Investment Bank | LCG Advisors: pair with Stan Kreydin. | kharvey@lcgadvisors.com |
| Progress Partners, Inc. | Parag Sheth | Managing Director | Investment Bank | Progress Partners — tech/media IB; PE sponsor network. | psheth@progresspartners.com |
| Progress Partners, Inc. | Rory Berger | Managing Director | Investment Bank | Progress Partners — pair with Parag Sheth. | rberger@progresspartners.com |
| CBIZ | Patrick Mumman | Vice President of Corporate Development | Accounting Firm | VP Corp Dev at CBIZ, a strong multi-brand fit (live Marcum integration + take-private + carve-out). | patrick.mumman@cbiz.com |
| Uniqus Consultech | Stefania DeMarco | Managing Director, Clients & Markets | Accounting Firm | Uniqus Consultech Clients & Markets — on AIT’s competitor landscape (adjacent). | stefaniademarco@uniqus.com |