Sean Frank is the Founder and Managing Partner of Wall Street-based asset management firm Cloud Equity Group. He is also widely recognized as a M&A expert, mentor to young entrepreneurs, captivating keynote speaker, and avid philanthropist.Although he is one of the youngest investment managers in New York, Sean’s incredible success is backed by more than 20 years of expertise and knowledge in originating, structuring, and managing investments. He started his career as an entrepreneur and businessman at the age of 12, and over the past two decades, he has accrued significant expertise in all aspects of private equity investing, particularly with leveraged buyouts. He has now become the go-to expert on investment opportunities across a broad spectrum of control ownership and direct lending opportunities.Founding Cloud Equity Group in 2013, Sean became the first manager of dividend focused investment vehicles in the web and cloud hosting infrastructure sectors. Using his passion and decades of experience in M&A, he led the firm’s transformation from an independent sponsor-based model to investing out of discretionary investment funds both in private equity and private debt asset classes.He now acts as the CIO for all investment decisions across the firm, managing the portfolios of its high-net-worth individual, family office, as well as institutional investor clients. In addition to identifying, buying, managing, and selling controlling interest in high potential businesses, Sean also oversees the firm’s direct lending practice. Prior to this, he was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer XE Technology Solutions, which he started in the summer of 1999 at the age of 12. Sean transformed the company from a web-listing firm into an international conglomerate offering a score of services from web hosting and web design, to outsourced support services to subscribers across the globe.Sean also delivers keynotes and speeches at universities and industry-leading events on his journey as a young entrepreneur, mentoring young businesspeople, personal development, employee well-being, as well as leading socio-economic and political trends impacting private credit and private equity.He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh and is licensed and certified as a Chartered Financial Analyst by the CFA Institute. Sean donates to respectable organizations that focus on better health, community projects, and wildlife protection.To enquire about media and speaking opportunities, contact his brand manager at sandi@prestidgegroup.com.
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