Our Team

Ms. Bhutiani is a Managing Director and leads all communications and corporate brand initiatives for the firm.

Prior to joining SVP, she served as Director of Strategic Communications at Golub Capital, where she built and led a global integrated external and internal communications function. She previously held senior roles at Prosek Partners in New York and London, and at FTI Consulting in London.

Ms. Bhutiani holds a BA Honors in English Literature from the University of Leeds.

Mr. Shore is a Managing Director and member of the North American Investment team with a focus on real estate.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Shore was a Managing Director at Davidson Kempner on the US Real Estate team where he led investments across a range of real estate sectors. Prior to Davidson Kempner, Mr. Shore was a Principal in the Ares US Real Estate Equity team.   He began his career in London, as an Investment Banking Analyst at UBS, and later as a Senior Associate at Real Estate Venture Capital Management.

Mr. Shore holds a BS First Class Hons degree in Economics and Politics from the University of Bath and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Golubev is a Managing Director and member of the European Investment Team with a focus on real estate.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Golubev was at Bain Capital, where he served as a Partner on the Special Situations team in Europe. Prior to Bain Capital, Mr. Golubev held roles at Apollo Global Management and Merrill Lynch, where he began his career in the firm’s real estate principal investment team in Frankfurt.

Mr. Golubev holds a MSc in Economics & Management from Humboldt University of Berlin.

Mr. Bernstein is a member of the Structured Capital Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Bernstein was a Managing Director at Falcon Investments focused on junior capital investing.  Prior to Falcon, Mr. Bernstein worked at Manulife Investment Management (f.k.a. Hancock Capital Management), Balance Point Capital Partners and began his career at TD Bank N.A.

Mr. Bernstein holds both an MBA and BA from George Washington University.

Ms. Hackett is a Director and a member of the European Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Hackett was a Principal in Kearney’s Private Equity practice – as well as a consultant in Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity practice – focusing on due diligence and portfolio company transformations. Ms. Hackett started her career leading a Special Projects team at retail company Etam in China.

Ms. Hackett holds a BCom from McGill University.

Mr. Welling is a Director and a member of the European Investment Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Welling was an Executive Director in Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division, where he focused on control private equity investments across Europe. He began his career in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs in London.

Mr. Welling holds a BS in General Management from European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany.

Ms. Fleszar is a Director and member of the North American Investment Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Fleszar was with Garnett Station Partners, where she served as a Principal focused on private equity and credit transactions. Previously, Ms. Fleszar was an Associate and Senior Associate at Apax Partners, after beginning her career at Morgan Stanley.

Ms. Fleszar holds a BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Newmarch is Director and a member of the sourcing team, with a focus on deal origination, as well as bank and fund relationship management in Europe.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Newmarch worked at JPMorgan in the EMEA loan sales & distressed debt sourcing team.

Mr. Newmarch holds a BS in Accounting and Finance from Warwick Business School.

Mr. Paepegaey is a Managing Director and member of the European Investment team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Paepegaey was a Managing Director at TDR Capital, where he focused on control private equity investments in Europe and the US. Before TDR Capital, Mr. Paepegaey worked at Mount Kellett Capital Management, Providence Equity and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Paepegaey started his career as an adviser for technology, energy and telecommunications to the French President.

Mr. Paepegaey holds an MSc in Management with a Finance major from HEC Paris Business School.

Mr. Horiike is a Managing Director and a member of the Investor Relations Team, responsible for developing the Firm’s Japan business, with a focus on sourcing and Investor Relations. Before joining SVP, Mr. Horiike was the Head of Japan Marketing at Oaktree Capital Management. Before Oaktree, Mr. Horiike served in various Sales leadership roles at Siguler Guff Company, BNY Mellon Asset Management, and Gordon Brothers Japan. Earlier in his career, Mr. Horiike was with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Ernst & Young.

He earned his MSc in Financial Law from University College London and his BA in Business Law from Kyoto University.

Lauren is a Director and a member of the North American Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Gray was with eBay focused on Tax Planning and M&A. Earlier in her career, she was with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s international tax team focused on financial services clients.

Ms. Gray holds a JD and an LLM in Taxation from Boston University School of Law and a BA from the University of Chicago.

Mr. Kaplan is a Managing Director and member of the North American Investment Team with a focus on real estate.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Kaplan held various roles at Goldman Sachs, including as a Managing Director on the real estate team, leading the group’s Los Angeles office and West Coast investing. Prior to Goldman Sachs, he held various roles at Healthpeak Properties in Los Angeles and Nashville. He began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at UBS.

Mr. Kaplan holds a BA in Economics from Bucknell University.

Mr. Weaver is a member of the SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved with the Investor Relations team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Weaver was a Partner at Advent International between 2015 and 2024 with responsibility for coordinating Advent’s private equity fundraising and investor relations team globally. Mr. Weaver was also with TPG from 2011 to 2015 where he led the firm’s capital raising in the real estate sector. Prior to TPG, he was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley with a focus on real estate investment banking including M&A, capital markets and private capital fundraising. Mr. Weaver began his career at Chemical Bank in 1985.

Mr. Weaver holds a BA from St. Lawrence University and an MBA from the JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Mr. Stubbs is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is the Chairman of the board of Nordic Paper and Vita Group.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Stubbs served as Partner and Head of Global Operations at Sun Capital Partners. He has also served as the President and CEO of Sapa Group, a global aluminium products company that is now part of Norsk Hydro. More recently, Mr. Stubbs serves in advisory roles to Coveris, ESIM, K3 Group, and MegaGroup.

Mr. Stubbs holds a BA in Metallurgy and Science of Materials from Oxford University and an MBA from the London Business School.

Gerry Murray is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the North American Franchise with a focus on SVP’s Structured Capital strategy.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Murray spent 28 years in leveraged finance at J.P. Morgan, with a focus on raising capital for the firm’s corporate and financial sponsor clients. Mr. Murray spent his last 10 years at J.P. Morgan running the North American Leveraged Finance and Capital Markets business and chairing the firm’s Debt Underwriting Committee. Prior to J.P. Morgan, Mr. Murray worked at PaineWebber and Citi.

Mr. Murray holds a BA in Economics from Georgetown University.

Mr. Kayello is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the MENA Franchise.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Kayello served as Chairman & CEO of Morgan Stanley for the MENA region, overseeing its public, private and Investment Management businesses. He joined Morgan Stanley in New York in 1986 and spent twenty years in its Fixed Income division in London, heading coverage of Central Banks & official institutions, MENA, & UK based asset managers. He later moved to Dubai in 2007 where he built Morgan Stanley’s Sales & Trading operations. Mr. Kayello remains a senior advisor to Morgan Stanley and Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley Saudi Arabia.

Mr. Kayello holds an MBA from Duke University and sat for a PhD in Structural Mechanics.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Mosher was Chief Operating Officer of CrossHarbor Capital Partners, a real estate investment firm based in Boston. Prior to that, he was head of strategy at Oak Hill Advisors. Earlier in his career, Mr. Mosher worked at Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs.

Mr. Mosher holds a BSBA in Finance from Georgetown University and an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

Mr. Bellmann is a Director and a member of the North American Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Bellmann was an Executive Director in the operating partner team at Vista Equity Partners. Earlier in his career, he was with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) across their Europe, Middle East and US offices.

Mr. Bellmann holds a BSc in Business Administration with specialization in Finance & Accounting from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Germany) and an MBA from Columbia Business School. He currently serves on the Board of IPC.

Mr. Cannoletta is a Director and a member of the European investment team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Cannoletta worked at Permira, where he focused on private equity opportunities across healthcare. Mr. Cannoletta started his career at J.P. Morgan in the Diversified Industries Group.

Mr. Cannoletta holds a BS in Economics and Finance and a MSc in Finance from Bocconi University.

Mr. Panjwani is a Managing Director within the Investor Relations team and leads Consultant Relationships for the firm.

Before joining SVP, Mr. Panjwani led Alternative Consultant Relations for Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Prior to that, he held relationship management and capital formation roles at Varagon Capital Partners, Invesco Ltd. and Chenavari Financial Group.  Previously, Mr. Panjwani was a client portfolio manager at Och-Ziff Capital Management (Sculptor) where he led the firm’s strategic relationships in Credit and Real Estate strategies.

He began his career at BlackRock as a product specialist and later moved to BlackRock’s Financial Markets Advisory business to manage the firm’s relationship with the New York Fed on the Maiden Lane Programs established during the Financial Crisis.

Mr. Panjwani received BSs in Finance and Economics from the Stern School of Business at New York University, and an MBA from Columbia Business School.  He is a CFA and CAIA charterholder.

Mr. Offutt is a Managing Director and member of the North American Investment Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Offutt was with Apollo Global Management, where he served as a Principal on the private equity team and invested across a wide range of industries. Prior to Apollo, Mr. Offutt was an Associate in investment banking at Goldman Sachs covering industrials.

Mr. Offutt holds a BS in Applied Economics & Management from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is a CFA charterholder. He currently serves on the Boards of EverGen, Oxea, PureField Ingredients, and Red Oak Power.

Ms. Nunes is a Managing Director and member of the European Operating team. Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Nunes spent more than 5 years as an operating partner at Centerbridge Partners, developing and implementing comprehensive talent practices across the portfolio. Prior to Centerbridge, Ms. Nunes spent 18 years at General Electric in senior HR leadership roles in the Industrial and Financial Services sectors, working in Latin America, North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Ms. Nunes received a BS in International Business from UNA in Brazil.

Ms. Price is Head of Tax Structuring, leading tax structuring for complex investments across diverse asset classes. Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Price was a Managing Director at CPP Investments, where she led tax advisory and compliance for the United States. Prior to this, she was a Director and Tax Executive at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, leading in-house tax advisory for Global Capital Markets and Investment Banking. She started her career as an attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell.

Ms. Price holds an L.L.M. from New York University School of Law, a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law and a BA from Yale University.

Mr. Evans is a Managing Director within the Investor Relations team, focused on developing relationships with institutional investors in North America.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Evans was a Principal, Capital Markets at Generate Capital, a specialist investor in sustainable infrastructure. Before Generate, Mr. Evans held IR and capital formation roles at BGI/BlackRock, J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs.

Mr. Evans holds a BA and MBA from the University of California, Berkeley and is currently an adjunct faculty member in the finance department at the U.C. Berkeley Haas School of Business.

Mr. Lelek is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Investor Relations.

Before joining SVP, Mr. Lelek was Head of North American Capital Formation at Castlelake.  Prior to that, he was Head of the North American Institutional Client Team at Allianz.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Lelek spent a decade at BlackRock.

Mr. Lelek holds a BA in Economics and Sociology from Connecticut College.

Ms. D’Ambrosio is a Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Asset Management, overseeing all aspects of asset management strategy for real estate.

Prior to joining SVP, Ms. D’Ambrosio was Head of Real Estate Debt Asset Management at Barings. Prior to that, Ms. D’Ambrosio was an Executive Vice President at Thor Equities where she was responsible for asset management across the European and American platforms.

Ms. D’Ambrosio holds a BS in Finance from Babson College.

Bernard Gault a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the European franchise.

Mr. Gault is an investment banker and investor and is the founding partner of the investment firm Barville & Co, formed in 2016. He is also one of the founding partners of Perella Weinberg Partners, a global financial services firm set up in 2006 offering financial advisory and asset management services. He began his career in 1982 at Compagnie Financière de Suez before joining Morgan Stanley in 1988 where he went on to serve as Directeur Général of the bank’s Paris office and European head of its private equity fund, Morgan Stanley Capital Partners.

Mr. Gault is an engineer from Ecole Centrale Paris and holds a degree from Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris.

Deann Morgan is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved with Investor Relations, focusing on SVP’s private wealth strategy.

Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Morgan served as EVP, Head of Global Product, and member of the Management Committee for Nuveen, responsible for overseeing product as well as a $1bn seed capital portfolio. Prior to that, Ms. Morgan led her own consultancy, advising investment firms on FinTech, alternatives and wealth management strategy. Ms. Morgan had previously held leadership seats including COO of Multi-Asset Solutions at The Blackstone Group and CEO of Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments.  She was also active in investment banking and strategic consulting to financial institutions throughout Asia for Merrill Lynch and Booz-Allen & Hamilton, respectively.

Ms. Morgan graduated with a B.B.A. in Finance/International Business from the University of Michigan (High Distinction) and holds an MBA in Finance, Business Economics, International Business from the University of Chicago (High Honors). Ms. Morgan is a CFA charterholder.

Mr. Whitman is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the North American franchise.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Whitman spent over three decades advising corporations, private equity firms, and founders on strategic and capital raising transactions. Most recently, Mr. Whitman served as a Senior Advisor at Morgan Stanley, after nearly a decade as a Vice Chairman in its Mergers & Acquisitions department. During his career, Mr. Whitman has been deeply involved in the transformation of businesses in the financial and business services, communications and media, and software and technology sectors.

Mr. Whitman holds a BA from Amherst College and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia.

Mr. Ungari is a Managing Director and oversees the Global Real Estate Team, with leadership responsibility across the Firm’s real estate investment and asset management functions.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Ungari held several leadership roles at Goldman Sachs, including most recently as a Partner managing the firm’s opportunistic and value-add real estate portfolio in the U.S.

Mr. Ungari holds a BA in Psychology from Boston College and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. DeShields is a Director and a member of the sourcing team with a focus on trading, deal origination and relationship management in the US.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. DeShields was a distressed credit & special situations trader at Citigroup in Global Spread Products.

Mr. DeShields holds a BSBA in Accounting and a BSBA in Finance from Georgetown University.

Mr. Sokol is a Director and member of the North American Investment Team, with a particular focus on restructurings involving bankruptcies, administrations, workouts and litigations.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Sokol was an associate in the restructuring group at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, where he represented debtors, banks, funds, asset purchasers and other strategic parties in a wide range of corporate restructuring matters. Mr. Sokol clerked for the Hon. Judge Lane in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Mr. Sokol holds a BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a JD from Columbia Law School.

Mr. Perkins is a Managing Director and oversees HR for finance, tax, IT, and operations, as well as managing HR Operations globally.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Perkins held a number of HR leadership roles at HSBC and Citigroup.

Mr. Perkins holds a BS in Management from Aston University in the U.K. and an MBA from Seton Hall University.

Mr. Khan is a Managing Director and member of the Structured Capital Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Khan was a Director at KKR Special Situations focusing on private equity, opportunistic credit and hybrid capital investments. Prior to KKR, he worked at Bain Capital Special Situations and Blackstone.

Mr. Khan holds a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.

Dr. Koch is a Managing Director and member of the Structured Capital Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Dr. Koch was a Managing Director at Avenue Capital, focused on special situations credit investments. Dr. Koch started his career as Strategy Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton.

Dr. Koch holds an MBA from London Business School and an MD from Heidelberg University School of Medicine.

Mr. Slomich is a Director, and Funds Counsel, responsible for overseeing fund formation and operations at the firm.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Slomich was an Executive Director at J.P Morgan Asset Management and responsible for the development, structuring and implementation of alternative investment products. Prior to that, Mr. Slomich was a Vice President at Credit Suisse Asset Management where he conducted legal and operational due diligence for the Alternative Fund Solutions group.  Mr. Slomich started his career as an associate in the Private Equity Group of Dewey & LeBouef LLP.

Mr. Slomich holds a BA from Brandeis University and a JD from New York University School of Law. Mr. Slomich is a CAIA Charterholder.

Mr. Rappoport is a Director and Funds Counsel, responsible for overseeing fund formation and operation at the firm.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Rappoport practiced in the Private Funds Group of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, and the Investment Management Group of Skadden, Arps, Meagher & Flom LLP.

Mr. Rappoport holds a BA from Cornell University and a JD from the Duke University School of Law.

Mr. Fullam is a Director and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer and Legal Counsel for the firm.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Fullam worked at Macquarie Bank where he was an Associate Director. Prior to that, Mr. Fullam was a Compliance Manager at Morgan Stanley in the Credit Sales & Trading division and earlier in his career, an Associate at the National Association of Security Dealers.

Mr. Fullam holds a BS from Fairfield University and a JD from Brooklyn Law School.

Ms. Canavan is a Director, Associate General Counsel and Co-Deputy Chief Compliance Officer with a focus on legal transaction management and regulatory matters for the firm. Ms. Canavan also serves as the SMF16 Head of Compliance for Strategic Value Partners (UK) LLP.

Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Canavan was part of the legal and tax team at Macquire Infrastructure and Real Assets, part of Macquarie Funds Group, in New York City and the Company Secretarial team of Macquarie Group Limited in Sydney, Australia. Ms. Canavan started her career as an Associate at a general practice law firm in Ireland.

Ms. Canavan holds a Bachelor of Laws in Law from the University of Limerick and a Diploma in Corporate Governance from the Law Society of Ireland and was subsequently admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland, England, and Wales and to the New York bar.

Mr. Pereira-Mendoza is a Managing Director and European Head of Origination and Sourcing.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Pereira-Mendoza was responsible for Leveraged Finance Distribution in EMEA at Credit Suisse. Mr. Pereira-Mendoza has focused on leveraged finance for his entire career in a variety of roles; he held roles at Credit Suisse from 2000 to 2023, having rejoined the bank in 2000 upon its merger with Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette. Prior to Credit Suisse, he started his career at NatWest Markets from 1994-1998.

Mr. Pereira-Mendoza received a BA in Geography from the University of Manchester.

Mr. Pius is a Managing Director in the Capital Markets team and is responsible for European financing / capital markets activities.

Prior to joining Strategic Value Partners in 2023, Mr. Pius was an investment banker at Barclays in London. Mr. Pius joined Barclays in 2008 and was most recently a Managing Director in the European Leveraged Finance team, where he was focused on the origination of high yield bond and leveraged loan transactions for financial sponsors and sub-investment grade corporates.

Mr. Pius received an LLB (Hons) in Law from the University of Durham in 2007 and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (LPC) from BPP Law School in 2008.

Mr. Kaul is a Director and the Firm’s Treasurer. His focus is on the funds’ FX hedging programs, fund financing and counterparty management. Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Kaul spent six years at Credit Suisse in the Equities Division.

Mr. Kaul has both undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

Ms. Hughes is a Director and member of the European Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Hughes worked with Sun Capital in the Performance Improvement Team. Prior to this role, Ms. Hughes worked at both the Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Company.

Ms. Hughes holds an MA in History & Social Anthropology from Cambridge University.

Mr. Antonacci is a Managing Director and member of the sourcing team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Antonacci was the Head of Leveraged Finance Sales & Trading at BMO Capital Markets. Prior to this, he was the Head of Loan Sales at Bank of America, where he was responsible for managing the Par Loan, Distressed Debt and CLO Structured Credit sales teams. Mr. Antonacci also previously held leadership positions in Leveraged Finance at J.P. Morgan.

Mr. Antonacci holds a BS in Finance from the State University of New York, Albany and an MBA in Finance from Fordham University.

Mr. Jung is a Director within the Investor Relations team, focused on developing investor relationships across Europe.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Jung was a member of the investor relations team at Centerbridge Partners. Before Centerbridge, Mr. Jung worked at Irving Place Capital.

Mr. Jung holds a BS in Business Administration from Boston University.

Ms. Reyes is a Director within the Investor Relations team, leading the operations function.

Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Reyes was a Director with the Investor Services team at Apollo Global Management. Before this, she was a Management Consultant within the Strategy & Performance Improvement team at Grant Thornton.

Ms. Reyes holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Yale University.

Mr. Flohre is a Managing Director within the Investor Relations team, focused on developing investor relationships across North America.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Flohre was a Managing Director and Head of Debt Capital Markets Loans, Americas at Commerzbank AG. Before this, he was a Director in Global Loans at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.

Mr. Flohre holds a BS in Business Administration from Ohio State University.

Mr. Delaney is a Director within the Investor Relations team, focused on developing investor relationships across North America.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Delaney was a Senior Vice President at Lazard Asset Management. Before Lazard, Mr. Delaney worked at AllianceBernstein.

Mr. Delaney holds a BA in History from Trinity College, Hartford.

Mr. Weil is a Managing Director within the Investor Relations team, focused on developing investor relationships across North America.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Weil was a Managing Principal and Global Head of Business Development and Client Relations at Halcyon Capital. Before Halcyon, Mr. Weil was a Managing Director at Silver Creek Capital. Mr. Weil previously led the Americas Institutional Outsourced CIO business for Russell Investments.

Mr. Weil holds a BA in English from the University of Colorado and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst.

Mr. Wainright-Lee is a Managing Director within the Investor Relations team, focused on developing investor relationships across Europe.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Wainright-Lee was at Janus Capital Group, where he was responsible for the UK Institutional Market. Earlier in his career, Mr. Wainright-Lee was an Analyst at BlackRock on the Risk and Quantitative Analysis Team and served as an Analyst at a Private Bank in New York.

Mr. Wainright-Lee holds a BSc degree in Business from UMIST and has passed Level I of the CFA Program.

Mr. Tanaka is a Managing Director within the Investor Relations team, responsible for developing the Firm’s Japan business, with a focus on sourcing and investor relations.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Tanaka was President of Tanaka Value Investments KK. Before that, Mr. Tanaka was President of Cerberus Japan KK. Earlier in his career, Mr. Tanaka was with Merrill Lynch, where he served as Managing Director of the Distressed Trading Group in New York.

Mr. Tanaka holds a BA in Political Science from DePaul University.

Mr. Khosla is a Managing Director within the Investor Relations team, focused on business development across the Middle East and Far East markets.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Khosla worked for HSBC, where he was responsible for the regional coverage and development of relationships for Corporate and Institutional Banking across the Middle East. Before that, he worked for Standard Chartered.

Mr. Khosla holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Delhi and an MBA from Wayne State University. Additionally, Mr. Khosla is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accounts of India.

Mr. Hewett is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Investor Relations.

Before joining SVP, Mr. Hewett was a Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations at Terra Firma Capital Partners. Prior to that, he was part of the senior team of Atlantic-Pacific Capital. Earlier in his career, Mr. Hewett worked at Morgan Stanley.

Mr. Hewett holds a BA and MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford.

Mr. Lavard is a Managing Director and oversees technology globally.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Lavard was with General Atlantic, where he served as Vice President and Head of Global Applications within the Information Technology Team. Mr. Lavard has also previously served as Vice President of Technology Services and Vice President of Technology at Cerberus Capital Management.

Mr. Lavard holds a BSc in Computer Science from Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge.

Mr. Shah is a Managing Director who leads the Firm’s Corporate Accounting group as well as global Tax Structuring/Tax Compliance across investments.

From 2004-2007, Mr. Shah was an Associate in the law firm Troutman Pepper.

Mr. Shah holds both a BBA and an MA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin, a JD from the University of Texas School of Law and an LLM in Taxation from Northwestern University School of Law.

Mr. Schwartz is a Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer.

Prior to re-joining SVP, Mr. Schwartz was Chief Operating Officer at Contrarian Capital Management, responsible for all non-investment functions. Before this, he served as Chief Financial Officer of SVP. Earlier in his career, Mr. Schwartz was a Senior Auditor at American Express Tax and Business Services.

Mr. Schwartz holds a BBA with a focus in Accounting from Pace University. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York.

Mr. Kelly is a Managing Director and oversees the finance, operations and legal functions of the Firm.

Prior to working at SVP, Mr. Kelly was a Partner and Chief Financial Officer for Sagamore Hill Capital Management. Before that, Mr. Kelly was Chief Financial Officer of Croesus Capital Management.

Mr. Kelly holds a BS in Accounting from the State University of New York at Albany.

Stefan Winter is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the European franchise.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Winter was a member of the board of managing directors at UBS, where he oversaw the bank’s German equity and fixed income business and led IPOs for Lufthansa, Deutsche Telekom, Deutsche Post, Premiere, MTU and Wacker Chemie, among others. Earlier in his career, he worked for Bankers Trust and Citibank and was also President of the Association of Foreign Banks in Germany.

Mr. Winter holds a degree in Business Administration from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University.

Tom Tull is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the North American franchise with a focus on Investor Relations.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Tull had over 40 years of investment experience in both private and public markets and was most recently the Chief Investment Officer of the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS), where he was responsible for managing the state’s $36 billion public pension plan. Prior to this, Mr. Tull was the Founding Partner of Gulfstream Global Investors, an international equity management firm.

Mr. Tull holds a BS from Ohio State University and an MBA from Xavier University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Saul Nathan is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the European franchise.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Nathan spent over three decades as a trusted advisor to companies and financial investors. He has advised some of the world’s largest and most sophisticated clients on capital raising, financing and strategic transactions. Mr. Nathan previously worked at Morgan Stanley, building and running businesses in investment banking and capital markets. While at the bank, Mr. Nathan was Global Co-Head of the Financial Sponsors Group, Chair of Capital Markets activities across EMEA and a member of the European Management Committee.

Mr. Nathan holds an MA in Law from the University of Cambridge.

Dagmar Kent Kershaw is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the European franchise.

Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Kent Kershaw was a partner at Intermediate Capital Group, where she was Head of Credit Fund Management, Europe and Australia. Prior to ICG, Ms. Kent Kershaw worked at Prudential M&G, where she was Head of Structured Credit Products and Head of Debt Private Placements. She began her career at Scotia Capital and NatWest Bank.

Ms. Kent Kershaw holds a BA in Economics from the University of York and is a graduate of the Investment Management Programme at the London Business School.

Patrick Daniello is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and primarily involved in furthering the North American franchise. He is the President of Daniello Associates, an advisory firm providing wholesale restructuring and workout advice, portfolio management and case management to credit investors.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Daniello worked at J.P. Morgan, where he was the Wholesale Chief Risk Officer for the Consumer and Community Bank. Most of his tenure was spent in the Corporate & Investment Bank in Special Credits and Special Situations, where he held the position of Global Head of Wholesale Special Credits. Prior to becoming Global Head, Mr. Daniello was Head of Special Credits for EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

Mr. Daniello holds a BS in finance from Lehigh University’s College of Business and Economics and an MBA from the Gabelli Graduate School of Business at Fordham University.

Stephen Gordon is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the North American franchise.

Mr. Gordon is a retired partner of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where he spent 41 years advising clients on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions and other major transactions, including spin-offs, international restructurings and corporate joint ventures. Mr. Gordon also worked with clients on issues related to corporate finance and domestic and international taxation.

Mr. Gordon served as the Firm’s Hiring Partner and as Managing Partner of Administration and was Head or Co-Head of the Tax Department from 2000 through 2020. Mr. Gordon has been recognized as one of the country’s leading tax practitioners by, among others, Chambers USA, Chambers Global, The Legal 500 US, The Best Lawyers in America and Who’s Who Legal: Corporate Tax. Mr. Gordon was named to The Legal 500 US Hall of Fame in the International Tax and U.S. Taxes: Non-contentious categories.

Mr. Gordon graduated from Cornell University in 1978 with an A.B. cum laude and received a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1981, where he was an Editor of the Harvard Law Review.

José Barreiro is a member of SVP funds’ Advisory Council and is primarily involved in furthering the European franchise, with a focus on Spanish relationships.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Barreiro was Global Head of Corporate and Investment Banking at BBVA. Prior to BBVA, he held senior positions at the likes of Banco Santander, Bankers Trust Company and Chase Manhattan Bank.

Masatomo is a Managing Director and member of the sourcing team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Zaizen served as a Director and Head of the Transaction and Structuring Group at Aetos Japan. Before this, Mr. Zaizen worked for Nasdaq Japan as a manager of finance. He began his career at Fuji Bank.

Mr. Zaizen holds a BA in Finance from Waseda University and an MBA in Finance from William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester.

Mr. Roman is a Managing Director and member of the North American Investment Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Roman was at Q Investments, where he was a Senior Investment Analyst sourcing and evaluating debt and equity investments across healthcare, manufacturing, telecoms, technology and shipping. Previously, he was an Investment Analyst at Highvista Strategies and an Associate Consultant at Bain & Company.

Mr. Roman holds a BA in Economics from Carleton College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He currently serves on the Boards of Hornblower, Revelyst and Wheel Pros.

Mr. McNicholas is a Director and a member of the sourcing team with a focus on deal origination, as well as bank and fund relationship management in North America.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. McNicholas was with CIT Group, where he was a Managing Director and Head Trader in the Syndicated Loan Group. Before this, he held several roles with GE Corporate Financial Services Bank Loan Group, including Head Trader of Distressed Debt.

Mr. McNicholas holds a BS in Computer Science from Fordham University and an MBA in Accounting and Finance from Fordham’s Gabelli School of Business.

Mr. Spiers is a Managing Director and a member of the sourcing team with a focus on deal origination, as well as bank and fund relationship management in Europe.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Spiers was a Director at Deutsche Bank, where he worked in Distressed & Leveraged Finance Sales, Institutional Client Group. Before this, he was at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Mr. Spiers holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Birmingham.

Mr. Mateiro is a Managing Director and member of the European Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Mateiro was an Executive Vice President at the Kuwait Investment Office in London, the direct investment arm of the Kuwait Investment Authority. Earlier in his career, Mr. Mateiro worked at Bain & Company.

Mr. Mateiro holds a BA in Business from the Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He currently serves on the Boards of Nordic Paper and APCOA.

Mr. Katsikoumbas is a Director and a member of the sourcing team with a focus on deal origination, as well as bank and fund relationship management in North America.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Katsikoumbas was a trader in Credit Suisse’s Credit Trading Distressed & Special Situations Group. He has also previously worked as a trader for the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Distressed & Special Situations Group.

Mr. Katsikoumbas holds a BS in Economics from Fordham University and a JD from Brooklyn Law School.

Mr. Benegas Lynch is a Managing Director and a member of the North American Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Benegas Lynch was a senior executive at Ansell, where he held leadership roles across P&L ownership, M&A, corporate strategy and commercial strategy. Before Ansell, Mr. Benegas Lynch was an Operating Partner at private equity firm Protostar Partners.  Earlier in his career, he was an Associate at McKinsey & Company and a Financial Analyst at Aluar Aluminio Argentino.

Mr. Benegas Lynch holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He currently serves on the Boards of Associated Materials and PureField.

Mr. Walshe is a member of the North American investment team and is an operating professional. Prior to joining SVP in 2022, Mr. Walshe was the architect and leader of the portfolio operations team at Sightway Capital, a Two Sigma company.  While at Sightway, he focused on due diligence, value creation and financial transformation across a portfolio of financial services and real asset companies.  In addition, he was a member of the valuation and ESG committees.  Prior to Sightway, Mr. Walshe was a member of Marlin Equity’s portfolio operations group and served various finance leadership functions across Marlin’s portfolio companies.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Walshe was a senior consultant with PwC and A&M in their respective transaction advisory practices.

Mr. Walshe earned an MA in Accounting from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a BA in Economics from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia.

Mr. Bartlett is a Managing Director focused on strategic initiatives.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Bartlett served in several portfolio and operating partner roles at both Lone Star Funds and Anchorage Capital. Earlier in his career, Mr. Bartlett was at McKinsey & Company and spent time working in investment banking and middle-market private equity.

Mr. Bartlett holds a BA in Economics and Operations Research from Columbia University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Goh is a Director and member of the European Investment Team with a focus on real estate.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Goh was a Director in the Commercial Real Estate Special Situations Group at Deutsche Bank AG. Earlier in his career, he worked in Market Risk Methodology and as a CMBS Application Developer.

Mr. Goh holds a BEng in Electronic Engineering from the University of Birmingham and an MPhil in Industrial Engineering from the University of Cambridge.

Mr. Fox is a Director and member of the European Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Fox was Group Vice President of Tax, Customs & Insurance at Klockner Pentaplast. Prior to this, Mr. Fox was Global Head of Tax at Ferguson. Earlier in his career, he worked at Diageo and EY and in various senior roles at Diageo plc.

Mr. Fox holds a BSocSC Joint Honors degree in Economics and Planning from the University of Birmingham.

Ms. Anderson is a Managing Director and member of the North American Investment Team, with a focus on healthcare and packaging. She also leads the Firm’s day-to-day management of SVP’s investment in SH-130 Concession Co.

Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Anderson worked at Elliott Management, where she served as an Associate Portfolio Manager, leading investments in healthcare, consumer/retail and business services. Ms. Anderson began her investing career at Sankaty Advisors (now known as Bain Capital Credit), covering media, cable and business services. Ms. Anderson currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Hudson Square Business Improvement District.

Ms. Anderson holds an AB from Harvard University in Economics.

Mr. Kinderlerer is a Managing Director, Chief Risk Officer and Co-Head of the Responsible Investment Committee. He oversees Risk Management and Treasury for the Firm and across SVP’s funds.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Kinderlerer was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse, where he was Co-head of Risk Management for the Bank’s US Prime Services business. Before joining Credit Suisse, Mr. Kinderlerer worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where he was responsible for the Risk Management and Quantitative Research teams within Goldman Sachs’ fund of funds.

He holds an MSc in Finance from the University of London and an MA in Engineering from the University of Newcastle.

Mr. Waggoner is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the North American Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Waggoner was with New Mountain Capital, where he was a Managing Director in the operating group. Before New Mountain, Mr. Waggoner served as both Chief Operating Officer and Chief Revenue Officer at Rue La La, an online, off-price retailer. Earlier in his career, he was a senior professional in the operating group at Bain Capital and spent time as a consultant at McKinsey & Company.

Mr. Waggoner holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Arkansas State University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Schwartz is a Managing Director and member of the North American Investment Team, with a particular focus on global restructurings involving bankruptcies, administrations, workouts and litigations.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Schwartz was an Associate in the Transactional group of Arnold & Porter LLP, where he focused on representing investment funds in acquisitions, divestitures, financings and restructuring transactions. Before this, Mr. Schwartz was an Associate in the Mergers and Acquisitions group of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

Mr. Schwartz holds a BA from Wesleyan University, where he double majored in Economics and Psychology and a JD from Harvard Law School.

Mr. Richards is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the North American Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Richards was with Advent International, where he was a senior member of the Portfolio Support Group and head of the North American Operations Advisor program, a team of functional expert former CXOs that partnered with Advent’s portfolio companies. Before Advent, Mr. Richards spent time at Bain & Company and A.T. Kearney. He began his career at Kraft Foods as an engineer in the R&D group.

Mr. Richards holds a BS in Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Mr. Pontrello is a Managing Director and member of the North American Investment Team with a focus on real estate.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Pontrello held various roles at Fortress Investment Group, including as a Managing Director on the Real Estate and Credit Funds team. He began his career as an Investment Banking Associate at Credit Suisse.

Mr. Pontrello holds a BS in Biology & Philosophy from Boston College and a JD from Columbia Law School.

Mr. Pike is a Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Pike served as Managing Director at Charlesbank Capital Partners, where he was involved in both private equity and credit investments and oversaw capital markets activity for the firm. Before this, he worked at Eos Partners as a Principal, focusing on private equity and credit investments within the consumer and business services sectors. Mr. Pike also previously worked at Citigroup and Generation Partners and began his career within Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division.

Mr. Pike holds a BS in Economics and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Spiridonov is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the European Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Spiridonov was at Sun Capital, where he was a Managing Director in the Operations Team and, prior to this, Group COO. Earlier in his career, Mr. Spiridonov led the strategic transformation team at Tesco and was a Partner at McKinsey & Company.

Mr. Spiridonov holds an MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Ellis is a Managing Director and member of the North American Investment Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Ellis was with The Carlyle Group, where he led private equity, distressed debt and special situations investments across a wide range of industries. Prior to Carlyle, he was with Bayside Capital and ACI Capital. He began his career at Rothschild.

Mr. Ellis holds a BA in Economics from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Sander is a Managing Director and member of the North American Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Sander was a senior operating partner at Ares and BC Partners, and a member of the management team at the Talis Group. Earlier in his career, he was a consultant at Booz & Co and Roland Berger, specializing primarily in private equity value creation and large scale transformation.

Mr. Sander holds a degree in Management from the Leipzig Graduate School of Business and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Mr. Mignotte is a Managing Director and member of the European Investment team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Mignotte was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, working on the private side of the Bank’s Asset Management division across private credit, hybrid capital and private equity.

Mr. Mignotte holds an MA in Management from ESSEC Business School. He currently serves on the boards of Nordic Paper, APCOA and Vita Global.

Mr. Marchand is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the European Operating Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Marchand was at Bain Capital Private Equity, where he was a senior professional in the Portfolio and Operations Group. Prior to Bain Capital, he worked at Bain & Company.

Mr. Marchand holds an MEng in Manufacturing Engineering from Cambridge University.

Mr. Hemmingsen is a Managing Director and member of the European Investment Team with a focus on real estate.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Hemmingsen was at Deutsche Bank, where he was head of CRE Special Situations Europe, a team focused on commercial real estate and distressed debt. Prior to that, Mr. Hemmingsen held various positions at HSBC in real estate finance and investment banking.

He holds a BA in History and Economics from the University of British Columbia and attended Harvard Business School.

Mr. Fabián is a Managing Director and member of the European Investment Team with a focus on the Iberian market.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Fabián was a Director in the Credit Strategies Group at Arcano, where he focused on investments in leveraged loans and high-yield bonds. He was also a member of the Credit Investment Committee. Earlier in his career, Mr. Fabián worked at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.

Mr. Fabián holds a BS in Business Administration from ICADE E-2, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas.

Mr. Braylovskiy is a Managing Director, senior trader and leader of the sourcing team with responsibility for positions in the US and Europe.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Braylovskiy worked as an Analyst at FridsonVision.

Mr. Braylovskiy holds a BBA in Finance from Pace University and an MBA in Finance and Statistics from New York University.

Mr. Himot is a Managing Director and the Global Head of Structured Capital for the Firm. Mr. Himot is also a member of SVP’s Investment Committee.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Himot served as Partner and Portfolio Manager at Beach Point Capital Management where he jointly led the illiquid credit business including private senior loans, junior debt and preferred equity investments. Mr. Himot also led the creation of the $1.5 billion KeyBank Beach Point Direct Lending joint venture. Mr. Himot has over 15 years of industry experience having previously worked at Banc of America Securities and as an associate at the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers.

Mr. Himot holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Southern California, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Woltery is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the European Investment Team.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Woltery worked at Deutsche Bank’s Distressed Products Group, where he was responsible for covering European credits across a number of industries and jurisdictions.

Mr. Woltery holds a Diploma in Banking from the Bank Academy in Aachen/Coburg and an MBA from the Ashridge Management College.

Mr. Geenberg is a Managing Director and oversees the North American Investment Team, with leadership responsibility across the Firm’s investment, restructuring and portfolio operations functions in the region.

Mr. Geenberg leads investment efforts within the Firm’s North American corporate sectors, infrastructure and power & renewables. He has overseen several of SVP’s control transactions in North America, including GenOn, SH-130, PureField Ingredients, OmniMax, IPC and Associated Materials.

Mr. Lydon is a Managing Director and Global Head of Sourcing.

Prior to joining SVP, Mr. Lydon was a Managing Director and Co-Head of European and Asian Special Situations at Credit Suisse. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lydon was at Merrill Lynch and Fitch Investment Services.

Mr. Lydon holds a BA in Economics from Washington and Lee University and an MBA from New York University.