Red Arts Capital

Nicholas Antoine is Co-CEO and Managing Partner of Red Arts Capital, a private equity firm focused on supply chain and logistics businesses that he co-founded in 2015. He leads the firm's investment research, thesis development, fundraising, and strategy, and has overseen more than $1 billion in transactions; he was previously Chief of Staff to a senior executive at Ariel Investments and began his career as an equity research analyst at Princeton Global Asset Management. Antoine holds a B.A. from Princeton University, serves on the Board of Trustees of the Studio Museum in Harlem, and has been named to Crain's Chicago Business 40 Under 40.

Chris Hull is an operating executive with over 25 years of experience in business operations and leadership. As Operating Partner and Board Member at Red Arts Capital, a Chicago-based lower-middle market private equity firm, he worked across five portfolio companies, leading CEO succession, directing geographic expansion, redesigning warehouse operations, and implementing CRM and API connectivity. He previously spent nearly a decade as General Manager at C.H. Robinson, overseeing a business unit with $220 million in annual revenue, and has held roles including VP of Operations at a freight technology startup and interim executive positions at private-equity-backed companies.

Drew Kelly is a Partner at New Water Capital, L.P., with 25 years of experience in operations.

Mary Murphy is an Operating Partner and Board Member at Red Arts Capital, a Chicago-based lower-middle market private equity firm, where she has worked across five portfolio companies on initiatives including CEO succession, geographic expansion, warehouse operations redesign, and CRM implementation. Previously, she spent nearly a decade as General Manager at C.H. Robinson, overseeing a business unit with $220 million in annual revenue, and has held roles including VP of Operations at a freight technology startup and interim executive positions at private equity-backed companies. She has over 25 years of experience and founded a consulting practice advising companies in logistics, food and beverage, technology, and risk management.

Ned Sandlin is an Operating Partner at Red Arts Capital with experience managing international multi-site operations across industries including aerospace, defense, specialty chemicals, composites, education, and private equity. Over a 30-year career, he has led teams of varying sizes.

Senior Associate who joined as an Associate in 2021 from Canaccord Genuity, where he was an Investment Banking Analyst.