Herby co-founded Northern Yard Partners in 2024. He is responsible for sourcing new investment opportunities, leading deal due diligence and execution, structuring investments, and working alongside the firm’s partner companies. Herby also handles general strategic oversight and management of the firm. Prior to co-founding Northern Yard, Herby was with Trivest Partners, a leading private equity…
Former investment banker and consultant now focused on building a successful independent sponsor firm acquiring and growing mid-market businesses.
I am an entrepreneurially minded investor with a strong track record of supporting companies and small businesses across diverse sectors, including CPG, SaaS, niche manufacturing, and technology.
Chelsea Celistan is a Principal at Avante Capital Partners. Based in New York, Chelsea is responsible for identifying, underwriting, executing and managing investment opportunities. Chelsea joined Avante in 2024. Chelsea has over 11 years of middle-market investing experience. Prior to Avante, Chelsea worked as a Vice President at Providence Equity Partners, where she focused on…
Les Williams is a Certified Risk Manager with over 20 years of experience in strategic enterprise risk management, engineering, enterprise sales and marketing, and M&A. Mr. Williams’ expertise is advising organizations on cyber risk, including developing response plans leading to more resilient outcomes. His unique background enables him to help businesses of various sizes, geographies,…
Emerging manager with 20+years of experience in infrastructure investing globally. Currently raising Fund I to invest in digital infrastructure in the U.S.
Hello, I’m a former private equity professional who transitioned to become an independent sponsor in 1H25. My experience ranges both lower middle market and middle market investing, which has helped form my strategy with Prospera Capital Management. We’re LMM focused investing in business and healthcare services assets $3-12M of EBITDA in businesses where owners’ are…