Everside Hires COO and CCO
September 2019
NEW YORK, Sep. 17, 2019 – Everside Capital Partners (“Everside”) is pleased to announce the addition of Ben Bresnahan to its senior leadership team. Ben will become the firm’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), effective September 1, 2019.
As COO & CCO, Ben will report to Everside’s Co-Founders, Nate Kirk and Moritz Poehl, to oversee the day-to-day operations of the firm. He will support the entire Everside team on key strategic initiatives and manage client relationships together with Alexia Kalfas. Alexia was promoted to Director of Operations and Finance and will directly report to Ben.
We are thrilled to have a professional with Ben’s pedigree, background and skill set stepping into this new role. He has earned the trust of our leadership team and partners and we look forward to working with him to further institutionalize and grow Everside. In his new role, Ben will help us continue to manage all operational aspects across multiple funds and strive to do more for our investors. Moritz Poehl, Managing Partner
Everside is investing heavily in its operations. As we have grown as a firm and now with several funds and multiple investments, we need to meet the challenges of increasing complexity. We are excited to have such a seasoned operations and compliance expert like Ben join our team. This investment will add efficiency and improve processes and help our careful and measured firm growth. Nate Kirk, Managing Partner
I am thrilled to join the Everside team. The lower middle market and the unique Everside structure provides investors with a great alternative to other credit strategies. I am pleased to be able to participate in Everside’s Funds as an investor as well as to bring my nearly 25 years of operational experience to support Moritz and Nate as they continue to grow the business. Ben Bresnahan
Most recently, Ben was COO & CCO at CTF Capital and Foundation Asset Management (affiliated entities) a $650 million Institutional Investment Advisor that he helped build from inception. As COO he was responsible for all business-related functions including marketing and IR, accounting operations and compliance. Previously, he was a COO & CCO at JAT Capital Management, a $2.5 billion Institutional Investment Advisor. At JAT, he was responsible for all business-related functions managing a team of 15 staff across marketing & IR, accounting, operations, compliance, legal, HR, and technology. Prior to joining JAT, Ben was Chief Operations Officer of Drake Management, LLC, a $14 billion investment advisor that he helped build from its inception. He received a B.A. in Economics from the University of New Hampshire, Whittemore School of Business and lives in Connecticut with his wife and his three children.
Everside is an SEC-registered investment advisor, as well as a SBIC (Small Business Investment Company) license holder based in New York, NY. With over $1.9 billion in assets under management across its funds, Everside partners with leading SBIC managers in the lower middle market through its primary and secondary investing strategies, and also makes direct credit and equity investments in small businesses through its direct investing strategies. As a flexible capital provider, Everside offers debt and structured equity solutions for recapitalizations, acquisitions, liquidity events, and management buyouts.
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