Stephen M. White is the Founder and Chairman of White Cap Private Equity Management, LLC. Stephen has developed extensive knowledge within the institutional private capital markets with a concentration on leverage acquisitions and venture capital. His mandates and contingency assignments have included both public and private companies at all stages of development and industries including Life Sciences & Healthcare, Communications, Consumer Products & Retail, Natural Resources & Clean Technology, Information Technology and Software, and Real Estate. Prior to forming White Cap Private Equity Management, LLC, in 1999, Stephen spent seven years as Managing Director of James J. White & Associates, LLC, a closely held investment bank specializing in the origination of management-led buyouts of public and private companies. In this capacity the firm consummated billions of dollars in transactions in conjunction with private equity groups such as Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts (KKR), Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, and The Blackstone Group. Prior to his tenure at James J. White & Associates, Stephen held various investment banking positions at the Utilities and Project Finance Group at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Limited, the Capital Markets Group at Merrill Lynch, the Financial Engineering Group at Midland Montagu Limited, and the Public Affairs Department at The Atlanta Federal Reserve. Stephen earned graduate degrees in Business Studies and in Finance and Accounting from the London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England and completed his undergraduate studies at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.
Adeesh Chandra is a Managing Partner of White Cap Private Equity Management, LLC. Adeesh specializes in emerging growth financing and was instrumental in creating the firm's venture capital practice. Responsible for orchestrating the implementation and development of the firm's proprietary "Private Capital Market Database," Adeesh has also advised clients in industries such as Life Sciences & Healthcare, Business & Financial Services, Consumer Products & Retail, Information Technology & Software, and Real Estate. Prior to joining White Cap Private Equity Management, LLC in 2000, Adeesh worked as an analyst within the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Lazard Frères & Co., LLC, a preeminent New York-based international investment bank providing underwriting, advisory and asset management services. In this role, Adeesh participated in the execution of mergers, acquisitions, and capital market transactions in addition to researching selected industries. Prior to his position at Lazard, Adeesh served in an analyst and research capacity at Consulting Group, Inc., a firm providing application development services including information services, database design, project management, and hardware evaluation; and Aventis Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of European drug maker Sanofi -Aventis, the world's third largest pharmaceutical company. Adeesh earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Chicago.
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