About
Senior Managing Director at Ara serving as Head of Strategic Relations and Head of Research across the firm's Private Equity, Infrastructure, and Energy strategies, with over 25 years in private equity, investment banking, and equity research. Previously a founding partner and Investment Committee member at Intervale Capital, and began his career at Barclays' Investment Banking Division; holds a BA with honors from Harvard University.
Experience
- Ara PartnersSenior Managing Director, Head of Strategic Relations & Researchcurrent2025 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Ara PartnersPartner, Private Equity2021 — 2025
- Ara PartnersManaging Director, Private Equity2020 — 2021Houston, Texas, United States
- Intervale CapitalPartner2014 — 2020Houston, TX
- Intervale CapitalPrincipal2012 — 2014Cambridge, MA
- Intervale CapitalVice President & Associate2005 — 2012Cambridge, MA
- BarclaysAnalyst, Investment Banking Division2001 — 2003New York, NY
Education
- Harvard UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.) with Honors, Government1997 — 2001
Skills & more
Capital IQEnergy, Oilfield Services industry expertisePrivate EquityGrowth EquityM&A StructuringDebt FinancingLeveraged BuyoutsCredit Agreement NegotiationsM&A Documentation NegotiationActive Portfolio Company MonitoringStrategic PlanningBoard Governance
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Deal SourcingDue DiligenceInvestment AdvisorFrom Tuan's professional profile.
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Shared employers
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Chris PicottePartner, CIO of Private Equity at Ara PartnersCory SteffekPartner, Private Equity at Ara PartnersChurchill George YongPartner, Co-Head of Infrastructure at Ara PartnersJames ChiuPartner, Energy at Ara PartnersSonali AggarwalPrincipal, Private Equity at Ara PartnersNishant ArankeAssociate, Private Equity at Ara Partners
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Also worked at Barclays146
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Colleagues at Ara Partners
Alex Cass
Head of Investor Relations at Ara Partners
Annabelle Berkman
Human Resources Business Partner at Ara Partners
Charles Cherington
Managing Partner at Ara Partners
Chris Picotte
Partner, CIO of Private Equity at Ara Partners
Churchill George Yong
Partner, Co-Head of Infrastructure at Ara Partners
Ciara Campion
Assistant Controller at Ara Partners
Cory Steffek
Partner, Private Equity at Ara Partners
Irina Markina
Managing Director, Chief Decarbonization Officer at Ara Partners