Daniel Phan
InvestorManaging Director and Co-Head of Closed Loop Private Equity at Closed Loop Partners
New York City Metropolitan Area
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About
Daniel Phan is Managing Director and Co-Head of Closed Loop Private Equity, the firm's buyout private equity strategy, and serves on its Investment Committee, overseeing the deal process from origination through realization. He has 15 years of middle market private equity experience with over 30 completed deals across industrials sectors such as specialty manufacturing, facilities and infrastructure services, chemicals, distribution, and life sciences. Before joining Closed Loop Partners in 2025, he was a Managing Director at Aterian Investment Partners and previously worked at Corporate Partners LLC (the private equity affiliate of Lazard Freres) and as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank; he holds a BA in Economics from Duke University.
Invests in
Advanced ManufacturingLogistics & Supply ChainNew Materials
Experience
- Closed Loop PartnersManaging Director & Co-Head of Private Equitycurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Actel Advisory GroupBoard Advisory Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Aterian Investment PartnersManaging Director2013 — 2024New York, New York
- Corporate Partners, LLC (private equity affiliate of Lazard Freres & Co)Associate2011 — 2012Greater New York City Area
- Deutsche Bank SecuritiesAnalyst2008 — 2011
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Agri-Cycle
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daniel Phan?
- Daniel Phan is Managing Director and Co-Head of Closed Loop Private Equity, the firm's buyout private equity strategy, and serves on its Investment Committee, overseeing the deal process from origination through realization. He has 15 years of middle market private equity experience with over 30 completed deals across industrials sectors such as specialty manufacturing, facilities and infrastructure services, chemicals, distribution, and life sciences. Before joining Closed Loop Partners in 2025, he was a Managing Director at Aterian Investment Partners and previously worked at Corporate Partners LLC (the private equity affiliate of Lazard Freres) and as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank; he holds a BA in Economics from Duke University.
- Where does Daniel Phan work?
- Daniel Phan is Managing Director and Co-Head of Closed Loop Private Equity at Closed Loop Partners.
- What does Daniel Phan invest in?
- Daniel Phan invests in Advanced Manufacturing, Logistics & Supply Chain, New Materials.
- What boards does Daniel Phan sit on?
- Daniel Phan holds tracked board seats at Agri-Cycle.
- Where did Daniel Phan go to school?
- Daniel Phan studied at Duke University (Bachelor's degree, Economics); Deerfield Academy; Far Hills Country Day School.
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