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Daniel Phan

Investor

Managing Director and Co-Head of Closed Loop Private Equity at Closed Loop Partners

New York City Metropolitan Area

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

  1. Closed Loop PartnersManaging Director & Co-Head of Private Equitycurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. Actel Advisory GroupBoard Advisory Partnercurrent2025 — present
  3. Aterian Investment PartnersManaging Director2013 — 2024New York, New York
  4. Corporate Partners, LLC (private equity affiliate of Lazard Freres & Co)Associate2011 — 2012Greater New York City Area
  5. Deutsche Bank SecuritiesAnalyst2008 — 2011

Education

  1. Duke UniversityBachelor's degree, Economics
  2. Deerfield Academy
  3. Far Hills Country Day School

Skills & more

LBO26Capital Structure10Mergers8Leveraged Finance20Private Equity41

From Daniel's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

Agri-Cycle

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Closed Loop Partners

Akshatha Bhat
Senior Associate | Catalytic Capital & Private Credit at Closed Loop Partners
Alicia Levine
Venture Partner at Closed Loop Partners
Alicia Mandelkow
Chief of Staff at Closed Loop Partners
Aly Bryan
Investor, Ventures Group at Closed Loop Partners
Amanda Hendy
Venture Partner at Closed Loop Partners
Andrew Firth
Project Director | Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners
Andrew McColm
Venture Partner at Closed Loop Partners
Anh Giang
Project Innovation Director | Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners

Frequently asked questions

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.

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Also worked at Closed Loop Partners34

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