About
Alan Chen is a Principal at Brentwood Associates, which he joined in 2022, and is involved in corporate development for several portfolio companies. He previously worked at Caltius Structured Capital on structured debt and equity investing, spent three years at Endeavour Capital in private equity, and two years as an investment banking analyst at Piper Sandler. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from USC's Marshall School of Business and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Experience
- Brentwood AssociatesPrincipalcurrent2022 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Caltius Structured CapitalVice President2019 — 2022Greater Los Angeles Area
- The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.Strategy and Finance MBA Intern2018New York, New York
- GAL Manufacturing Company LLCCorporate Development Intern2018Bronx, New York
- Endeavour CapitalPrivate Equity Associate2014 — 2017Los Angeles, California
- Piper SandlerInvestment Banking Analyst2012 — 2014San Francisco, California
- Janes Capital PartnersInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2011Irvine, CA
- Bank of America Merrill LynchSummer Analyst2009Brea, CA
Skills & more
Financial Modeling32Mergers10Valuation13Equities13Mergers & Acquisitions27Economics11Venture Capital17Bloomberg10Leadership5Equity Research3LBO4Capital IQ3
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Microsoft OfficeInvestment BankingPrivate EquityLanguages Chinese · English
From Alan's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
Chicken Salad ChickExcelligence Learning CorporationFar West ServicesL-Nutra
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Brentwood Associates
Barry Walker
Operating Partner Data Science at Brentwood Associates
Bill Barnum
Partner at Brentwood Associates
Bryan Mai
Associate at Brentwood Associates
Chase Stanke
Associate at Brentwood Associates
Chris Reekie
Managing Director at Brentwood Associates
Chris Scherer
Principal at Brentwood Associates
Craig Milius
Partner at Brentwood Associates
Crista Lewis
Director of Fund Operations at Brentwood Associates
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alan Chen?
- Alan Chen is a Principal at Brentwood Associates, which he joined in 2022, and is involved in corporate development for several portfolio companies. He previously worked at Caltius Structured Capital on structured debt and equity investing, spent three years at Endeavour Capital in private equity, and two years as an investment banking analyst at Piper Sandler. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from USC's Marshall School of Business and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
- Where does Alan Chen work?
- Alan Chen is Principal at Brentwood Associates.
- What companies has Alan Chen invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Chicken Salad Chick, Excelligence Learning Corporation, Far West Services, L-Nutra.
- Where did Alan Chen go to school?
- Alan Chen studied at Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); USC Marshall School of Business (Bachelor of Science Business Administration, Finance and Business Economics); UC Irvine (Bachelor of Business Economics, Finance & Economics).
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