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Sam DeKoven

Investor

Principal, Debt Capital Markets at Accel-KKR

San Francisco

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About

Sam DeKoven heads Accel-KKR's Debt Capital Markets. He was previously a Vice President at TPG in San Francisco, where he managed debt capital markets activity for the firm's Growth & Rise fund groups, and earlier worked at Credit Suisse in Leveraged Finance Originations & Restructuring and at Deutsche Bank in Emerging Markets Special Situations. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Vanderbilt University.

Experience

  1. Accel-KKRHead of Capital Marketscurrent2022 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. TPGVice President, Capital Markets - TPG Growth2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Turning Rock PartnersSenior Associate2017 — 2019Greater New York City Area
  4. Credit SuisseAssociate - Leveraged Finance Origination & Restructuring2015 — 2017
  5. Deutsche BankAnalyst2013 — 2015London, Greater London, United Kingdom

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Market ResearchFinanceFinancial ModelingDistressed Debt

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Who is Sam DeKoven?
Sam DeKoven heads Accel-KKR's Debt Capital Markets. He was previously a Vice President at TPG in San Francisco, where he managed debt capital markets activity for the firm's Growth & Rise fund groups, and earlier worked at Credit Suisse in Leveraged Finance Originations & Restructuring and at Deutsche Bank in Emerging Markets Special Situations. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Vanderbilt University.
Where does Sam DeKoven work?
Sam DeKoven is Principal, Debt Capital Markets at Accel-KKR.
Where did Sam DeKoven go to school?
Sam DeKoven studied at Vanderbilt University (Economics).

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