Stephen joined CD&R in 2002. He has played a key role in the Firm’s investments in Cloudera, Epicor, TruGreen and Vialto Partners, as he did for CD&R’s prior investments in Capco, TRANZACT, ServiceMaster, Sirius, Solenis and Univar, as well as the sale of Kinko’s, Inc. to FedEx and the separation of TruGreen from ServiceMaster. Previously, he worked in the investment banking division of Merrill Lynch & Co. and at Perry Capital, a multi-strategy investment firm.

Stephen has an M.B.A. from Stanford University and a B.S. from Duke University.

Holden is responsible for finding and executing new deals, monitoring and growing the portfolio as an active board member, and helping to manage the firm. Previously, he was with Morgan Stanley Capital Partners in London, Thomas H. Lee Partners in Boston, and Morgan Stanley in New York. Additionally, he is a member of the Trustee of Schools of the Sacred Heart San Francisco and is the President and Chair of the Spaht Family Foundation, founded in 2019.

Holden was a Fulbright Scholar and earned his B.A. degree in Economics at Dartmouth and M.B.A. at Harvard Business School.

Martin leads our acquisition sourcing activities and has served on the boards of 15 platform portfolio companies, with over 18 years in the private equity industry. Additionally, he has served as the Chairman of the board for 9 of the firm’s platform investments. He has been involved in 50+ acquisitions, investments, recapitalizations, and exits, worth approximately $750 million in transaction value including multiple cross-border transactions spanning from Europe to Asia. Prior to founding Blackford Capital, Martin worked as a consultant with Mercer Management Consulting.

Martin received his bachelor’s degree with honors from the University of Chicago, where he was a College Honors Scholar and received a full-ride academic scholarship.

Waldemar joined KKR in 2019 and leads KKR’s communications infrastructure investments in the Americas. He is actively involved in a number of investments, including CyrusOne, MetroNet, Hyperoptic, Global Technical Realty, Pinnacle Towers, On*Net Fibra Chile, and On*Net Fibra Colombia. Prior to joining KKR, he was a senior managing director with Soros Fund Management, where he was responsible for originating, structuring and monitoring the firm’s communications infrastructure and real estate investments. Prior to SFM, he served as an associate at Soros Private Equity Investors / TowerBrook Capital Partners and prior to that, in the mergers & acquisition investment banking group at Credit Suisse First Boston.

Waldemar holds a B.S. in Operations Research from Columbia University in New York and a B.A. in Mathematics from Knox College in Galesburg.

Harry helps lead TA's investments in enterprise software companies. He joined TA in 2005 and has more than 23 years of private equity experience focused on the technology sector. He has led investments in vertical and horizontal application, infrastructure, and security software companies.

Harry received his M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and A.B., summa cum laude, from Hamilton College.

Kim leads CDPQ’s investment strategy in Québec and financing and support activities for medium and large companies in the province. She also oversees the Québec investment and operating partner teams. She sits on the Executive Committee and on the Investment-Risk Committee.

Prior to her current position, Ms. Thomassin held the role of Executive Vice-President and Head of Investments in Québec and Stewardship Investing, and prior to that, she served as Executive Vice-President, Legal Affairs and Secretariat. In these roles, she oversaw the Stewardship Investing team, which is responsible for factoring ESG criteria into CDPQ’s investment activities and deploying its investment strategy to address climate change.

Kim received a B.C.L./LL.B. from Université Laval and a minor in psychology at McGill University. She also studied at the University of Western Ontario’s Faculty of Law. Ms. Thomassin is a member of the Québec Bar.

Tarim joined H&F in 2005 and focuses on the software, internet and business services sectors. He is a Director of Checkmarx, Curriculum Associates, Sprinklr and Zendesk, and is on the Operating Committee of Genesys. He was formerly the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Renaissance Learning, a Director of AlixPartners, Internet Brands and Simplisafe, and was active in the Firm’s investment in Artisan Partners. Prior to H&F, Tarim was employed by Bain Capital in Boston and worked as a consultant in the Boston office of Bain & Company.

Tarim holds an M.B.A from Harvard Business School (Baker Scholar), and undergrad from Dartmouth College.

Jacob is Co-Head of Americas Acquisitions for Blackstone Real Estate. Since joining Blackstone in 2005, he has been involved in a number of Blackstone’s largest real estate investments, including BioMed Realty, Pure Industrial, Home Partners of America, and Education Realty Trust.

Jacob received a B.S. from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia where he graduated with distinction.

Scott was a founding partner of Altas. Prior to joining Altas, he worked at Providence Equity Partners in New York where he was focused on sourcing, evaluating, and executing private equity investment opportunities across a variety of sectors. Prior to Providence, Scott worked at McColl Partners, an investment banking firm founded by Hugh McColl, where he advised corporations and large family-owned businesses in merger, acquisition, and financing transactions.

Scott holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead-Cain Scholar, and an M.B.A from Harvard Business School.

Nick has nearly 20 years of private equity investment experience in South America. Prior to founding the Axxon Group in 2001, he was a Partner of BISA and TCR South America, two private equity firms that were sponsored by the Bemberg Group, one of Latin America’s leading industrial conglomerates. Nicolas joined BISA in 1994 and was responsible for leading investments in small and mid cap companies across a wide variety of industries.

Nicolas received an A.B. degree, cum laude, from Harvard University.