Eliot P. Email & Phone Number

Buffalo, NY, US

Raise equity and debt capital for private equity funds and portfolio companies.

• Founder and managing member of electricity and natural gas supplier operating in the mid-Atlantic.
• Acquired regulatory licenses from FERC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Washington, DC.
• Established alliances with natural gas and electricity suppliers and marketers.
• Managing Member of Somerset Utilities, a mid-stream natural gas pipeline development company on the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia.

Washington, DC, US

• Ran financial operations for wireless telecommunications and infrastructure private equity fund. Primary responsibility for capital formation, investor relations and new investment analysis.
• Raised $109 million from endowments and fund management investors for Grain Infrastructure Fund, L.P.
• Created $80 million bank syndicate to finance cell towers in the Fund’s operating portfolio.
• Managed tower development and leasing teams to build and enhance portfolio cash flow.
• Led upgrade and implementation of IT software systems to enhance accounting capability to support partnership financial reporting.

• Managed $1 billion private equity fund-of-funds investment program in venture capital, growth equity and buyouts. Anchored marketing initiatives for follow-on funds.
• Raised $250 million for Venture Investment Associates VI, increasing AUM by 33%.
• Secured allocations for 15% of new VIA investments with funds otherwise closed to new investors.
• Introduced institutional quality investment due diligence, analytic, documentation and portfolio management techniques and procedures into small family office setting.

New York, NY, US

• Co-founder / Portfolio Manager in JP Morgan’s Private Equity Group. Assisted in the growth of the investment program from a single client to over sixty institutional investors and $9 billion AUM.
• Raised over $6 billion for JP Morgan Investment Management’s first and second venture capital and buyout fund-of-funds.
• Maintained key client relationships including FedEx, Lockheed Martin, NY State Common Retirement System, Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System, and others.
• Served as Advisory Board member to venture capital and buyout funds including Fortress, Francisco Partners, GTCR Rauner, Sequoia Capital, Summit Partners, SUN Capital and Warburg Pincus.
• Led direct investments of Provident Healthcare, SUN Brewing, Annington Homes and Brylane.

Dallas, TX, US

• Managed domestic and international pension investments in private equity, debt and special situations.
• Created Private Debt investment program for AT&T’s $50+ billion pension plan.
• Supervised transition of AT&T’s alternative investment program and team to JP Morgan.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Vice President, Corporate Finance GroupCompleted real estate sales and financings on behalf of investment management and corporate clients.
• Executed Sony’s lease with purchase option of AT&T’s world headquarters building in New York.
• Led financial structuring and underwriting for rehabilitation of Grand Central Terminal in New York.
• Guided syndicate of 9 Japanese banks through a developer’s bankruptcy proceedings for a US office building, resulting in successful sale.

New York, New York, US

• Provided real estate investment banking services including sales, financings, and sale-leasebacks.
• Financed trophy office buildings including the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco.
• Closed first cross currency Yen denominated real estate sale-leaseback of 99 properties in 38 states.

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