Shivani Khurana
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Hey Shivani — similar path (IB → PE). been thinking a lot about proprietary origination in specialty chemicals and food ingredients lately. would be good to connect.
Hey Shivani, looks like we share a similar IB → PE path, though I was in London at CS and Greenhill not on the banking side in New York like you. origination was always the same story for me — clear thesis, decent relationships, but no proprietary system of record. the people, tools and ideas were never really connected. every deal virtually sourced from scratch, nothing compounding over time. curious if that's still how most funds operate or if I'm behind the times? — Russ
Hey Shivani, looks like we share a similar IB → PE background, though I was in London doing growth equity deals at Treis not in NYC focused on middle-market buyouts in chemicals and industrials like you. the pattern I keep seeing with most funds is weirdly consistent — strong thesis, solid network, but no proprietary system of record. the people, tools and ideas are never really connected. every deal virtually sourced from scratch, nothing compounds on itself. curious if that resonates or if you've built something different at Link Growth? — Russ
hey Shivani — no worries if the timing's off. most funds I talk to have tried some version of building origination in-house — analyst pulling from Pitchbook or Grata, maybe using ChatGPT to help qualify, dumping it into a spreadsheet. each piece kind of works, but there's no system of record tying it together. the people, tools and ideas are all disconnected, so there's tonnes of wasted energy and everything ends up out of sync. been helping a few funds like Mentmore work through that. curious if you've run into the same thing at Link Growth? — Russ
totally get it if origination infrastructure isn't top of mind right now — most funds have 10 things ahead of it on the priority list. the funds I've seen crack it early just tend to compound deal flow in a way that's hard to replicate later. if it ever moves up the list, I'm easy to find. — Russ
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## PROSPECT INFORMATION: Name: Shivani Khurana Title: Co-founder and Managing Partner Fund: Link Growth Capital Partners Background: Name: Shivani Khurana Current Role: CEO and Managing Partner at Link Growth Capital Partners Location: Scarsdale, New York Current Focus: Shivani leads Link Growth Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm. Her primary focus is on control buyouts and growth investments within the food and food ingredients, specialty chemicals, and industrial and business services sectors across the U.S. and Canada. She emphasizes sustainable and socially responsible investing. Background and Expertise: She is a seasoned private equity professional with extensive experience in middle-market buyouts, management recapitalizations, corporate spinoffs, debt investments, and restructuring. Before founding Link Growth Capital Partners in 2021, she spent 17 years at MVC Capital as a Managing Director where she held several board positions. She also served as Co-Head of Specialty Chemicals at Public Pension Capital and held roles at Cadigan Investment Partners and Wachovia Securities. Key Skills: - Private Equity & Venture Capital - Deal Sourcing and Execution - Specialty Chemicals & Industrial Services Expertise - Sustainable & Socially Responsible Investing - Restructuring and Turnaround Financing - Corporate Governance Education: - M.S. in Finance from University of Rochester - Simon Business School (2002) - MBA in Finance from The University of Sheffield (1998) - BCom in Accounting and Finance from Panjab University (1997) Recent Activity and Posts: - October 30, 2018: Shivani shared news regarding an exit at her previous firm, posting a link to the article: "MVC Private Equity Fund Agrees to Sell Plymouth Rock Energy | MVC Capital, Inc." URL: https://lnkd.in/dMNtB3U. The post highlighted a significant transaction milestone for the middle-market investment firm. Fund details: - Description: Link Growth Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in New York that specializes in investing in food & food ingredients, specialty chemicals, and industrial & business services industries in the U.S. and Canada. We focus on control buyouts and growth investments with an emphasis on sustainable and socially responsible investing. The portfolio manager of Link Growth is a minority and woman-owned business enterprise. - Website: https://www.linkgrowthpartners.com - Location: Scarsdale, New York, United States - Lead qualification: Research: - Query: =Link Growth Capital Partners Shivani Khurana recent investments fund thesis - Answer: Shivani Khurana is a co-founder and managing partner at Link Growth Capital Partners, focusing on private equity investments in food, specialty chemicals, and industrial sectors. She has over 20 years of experience in private equity and investment banking. Her recent investments emphasize sustainable and socially responsible growth capital.