Ivelisse Simon

Avante Mezzanine Partners, a mezzanine fund with offices in Los Angeles and Boston, is focused on making debt and equity investments in high quality, profitable, lower middle market businesses. Avante seeks to invest $5 million to $20 million to support a wide range of sponsored and non-sponsored transactions including: buyouts, growth capital, strategic acquisitions, leveraged recapitalizations, and refinancings. The firm's Partners have over 70 years of collective investment experience supporting sponsors, entrepreneurs, and management teams. Avante targets companies with an EBITDA of $3 million to $15 million. Avante closed its first fund with $218 million in commitments. As a women-owned fund, one of Avante Mezzanine Partners' areas of interest, although not exclusive focus, is providing capital to women and minority-owned companies. The firm's industry expertise includes: Aerospace and Defense, Business Services, Consumer Products, Distribution, Education, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Industrial / Manufacturing, Security Products / Services, Software / IT Services, and Specialty Chemicals / Coatings.