Kinderhook

Cor Carruthers is a Managing Director at Kinderhook with more than 20 years of investment experience in the environmental and equipment services sector. He previously worked at Thayer Capital Partners, a middle market buyout fund, where he sourced, financed, and negotiated private equity investments, and began his career in the Investment Banking division of Merrill Lynch & Co. focusing on the energy and power industries. He holds a BA in Economics from Yale University.

Liam Rogers is a Managing Director and Head of Capital Formation and Investor Relations at Kinderhook. He previously worked as an Executive Director in the UBS Private Funds Group, raising capital from institutional investors for private equity funds, and earlier as a Vice President in Lazard's Private Capital Advisory Group. He holds a BA in Economics from The College of the Holy Cross.

Louis Aurelio is a Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer at Kinderhook, with over 20 years of experience in private equity investing and firm operations. He previously served as a Principal on the firm's investment team, and before Kinderhook worked in the Investment Banking division of Merrill Lynch & Co., focusing on the energy and power industries. He holds a BA in Economics from Yale University.

Matt Bubis is a Managing Director at Kinderhook with more than 15 years of investment experience in the healthcare services sector. Before returning to Kinderhook, he was a Senior Associate on the Direct Investment Team at Roundtable Investment Partners, a multi-family office, and earlier worked in the Investment Banking division at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as well as an Associate role at Kinderhook. He holds a BA in Economics from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Michael (Mike) Iuliano is a Managing Director at Kinderhook, where he serves as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, with more than 25 years of experience in the private funds space that started at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. He previously served as General Counsel and partner at Camulos Capital, a credit distressed fund spun out of Soros Asset Management, and later as General Counsel of Saluda Grade Asset Management. He holds a degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.

Michael Zoch is a Managing Director at Kinderhook with more than 15 years of investment experience across the healthcare services and industrials & manufacturing sectors. Before Kinderhook, he worked in the Financial Advisory Services division of Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin. He holds a BS in Finance and Accounting from Georgetown University.

Nate Druckenmiller is a Principal at Kinderhook with more than a decade of investment experience focused on the industrials and manufacturing sector. He previously worked in the investment banking divisions of KeyBanc Capital Markets and Harris Williams & Co. He holds a BS in Finance from The Ohio State University.

Paul Cifelli is a Managing Director at Kinderhook with more than 25 years of investment experience in the industrials and manufacturing sector. He previously served as a Managing Director at Madison Investment Partners, a lower middle market private equity fund, where he sourced, financed, and negotiated investments, and earlier worked in the Emerging Market Private Equity division of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter making direct investments in China through an affiliated company, ASIMCO. He earned his degree magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame.

Rob Michalik is a Managing Director at Kinderhook with more than 25 years of investment experience in business services, concentrating on the environmental and equipment services sector. He previously served as a Managing Director at Thayer Capital Partners, a middle market buyout fund, where he sourced, financed, and negotiated private equity investments, and began his career in Morgan Stanley's Investment Banking division working on mergers and acquisitions. He holds a degree from Yale University and an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.

Sam Keenan is a Managing Director at Kinderhook with more than 15 years of investment experience in the environmental and equipment services sector. He began his investment career at Kinderhook as an Analyst and Senior Associate before attending business school. He holds a BA in Environmental Studies from Denison University and an MBA from Emory University's Goizueta Business School.

Blake Cholost is the Deputy CFO at Kinderhook. He previously worked in PricewaterhouseCoopers' Assurance Services practice. He holds a B.S. in accounting from the University of Connecticut.

Carney Mahon is a Vice President at Kinderhook who focuses on healthcare services investments. Before joining the firm, Mahon worked in Barclays' Power & Utilities investment banking group. Mahon holds an A.B. in Germanic Languages and Literatures from Harvard University.

Caroline Swan is an Associate at Kinderhook, where she works on investments in healthcare services and industrials & manufacturing. Before joining the firm, she was part of Nomura's Acquisition & Leveraged Finance group. She holds a BA in Economics and a BS in Business from Brandeis University.

Christopher Flood is a Vice President at Kinderhook, where he works on investments in the industrials and manufacturing sector. Before joining the firm, he spent two years at Wells Fargo in the Financial Sponsors Group, focusing on leveraged buyouts. He earned a BBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame, graduating cum laude.

Joe Mayer is a Vice President at Kinderhook, where he focuses on investments in healthcare services and industrials & manufacturing. Before joining the firm, he spent two years in the Industrials group at Rothschild & Co, working on mergers and acquisitions. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Joshua Fontenot is a Vice President at Kinderhook, where he works on investments in the environmental & equipment services and industrials & manufacturing sectors. Before Kinderhook, he spent three years at Houlihan Lokey in the Industrials and Business Services groups, focusing on mergers and acquisitions. He holds a BBA in Finance from Georgetown University.

Kelsey Stillwagon is a Senior Associate in Investor Relations at Kinderhook. Before joining the firm, she worked in investor relations and marketing at P. Schoenfeld Asset Management for seven years and at Melkonian Capital Management for two years. She holds a BA in Communication from Villanova University.

Kevin Gayhardt is a Vice President at Kinderhook, where he works on investments in the environmental and equipment services and industrials and manufacturing sectors. Before Kinderhook, he spent three years at Houlihan Lokey in the Financial Institutions group, focusing on mergers and acquisitions. He holds a BA in Political Science with a concentration in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Kiley Schafer is an Associate at Kinderhook focusing on investments in environmental and equipment services and industrials and manufacturing. Before Kinderhook, she worked at Lincoln International on Industrials M&A. She holds a degree in Finance and International Business from the University of South Carolina.

Kyle Dawson is a Vice President at Kinderhook where he focuses on investments in the industrials and manufacturing sector. He previously worked as an Associate at Wind Point Partners, a middle market private equity firm, and began his career in the Investment Banking division of UBS covering Technology, Media and Telecommunications. He holds a BA in History from Yale University.

Lauren Sorrentino is a Manager in Finance at Kinderhook. She previously worked as a Supervisor at Gen II Fund Services and as a Senior Accountant at JGM Fund Services. She holds a B.S. in accounting and an M.B.A. from Manhattan College.

Lisa Schmidt is the Chief Financial Officer of Kinderhook, a role she has held since the firm's inception. She previously served as Corporate Controller at Geocapital, handling financial reporting, investor communications, budgeting, and cash management, and began her career as a Senior Accountant at Deloitte & Touche. She holds a Master of Accountancy from the University of Florida.

Merritt Tilney is an Associate at Kinderhook who focuses on healthcare services and industrials & manufacturing investments. Before Kinderhook, Tilney worked as a generalist at Centerview Partners. Tilney holds a degree in Finance from the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce.

Niko Hereford is an Associate at Kinderhook, where he works on investments in healthcare services and industrials & manufacturing. He previously worked at TripleTree, focusing on healthcare M&A. He holds a BA in Economics with a minor in Finance from Tufts University.

Peter Matt is an Associate at Kinderhook, where he works on investments in the environmental and equipment services and industrials and manufacturing sectors. He previously worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions group at Rothschild & Co. He holds a degree in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Management from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.

Tom Tuttle is Chairman of Kinderhook and has more than 25 years of investment experience in the industrials and manufacturing sector. Before Kinderhook, he founded GEM Investment Advisors, a firm focused on control private equity investing, and earlier worked in Morgan Stanley's investment banking division covering the chemicals industry and leading its operations in Indonesia. He holds a degree from Princeton University and the Woodrow Wilson School and an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School.

Tom Curran is a Senior Associate at Kinderhook, where he focuses on investments in the environmental and equipment services sector. He previously worked in the Healthcare Group at Wells Fargo. He holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.

Tommy Smith is an Associate at Kinderhook, where he works on investments in the environmental & equipment services and industrials & manufacturing sectors. Before Kinderhook, he worked in Bank of America's Middle-Market coverage group covering the Industrials and Automotive sectors. He holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.

Yana Zheng is a Senior Accountant at Kinderhook. She previously spent two years at KPMG. She holds a B.S. in accounting from Queens College.