David Mann
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Hey David — congrats on launching Mannsion Group. came from a similar background (IB → growth equity) and been thinking a lot about late-stage private company origination. would be good to connect.
Hey David, looks like we share a similar background, though I was in London at CS & Greenhill not on the Deutsche Bank / Raymond James side in New York. 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 David, looks like we share a similar path, though I was in London doing growth equity deals at Treis not in NYC building out private markets access for family offices and UHNW investors 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 Mannsion Group? — Russ
hey David — 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 Axiom Equity work through that. curious if you've run into the same thing at Mannsion Group? — 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: David Mann Title: Founder & CEO Fund: Mannsion Group Background: Name: David Mann Location: New York, New York Current Role: Founder at Mannsion Group (Since January 2025) and President at Tor Brokerage, LLC (Since December 2024). Profile Summary: David is a high-level financial services executive with deep expertise in investment management and capital markets. He has spent nearly two decades in leadership roles at top-tier institutions, most recently serving as a Managing Director at Alex. Brown (a division of Raymond James) for over eight years and a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank for eleven years, where he was the Head of the US Private Institutional Client Group. He is an alumnus of Columbia University. Professional Background: - Mannsion Group: Founder (Jan 2025 – Present) - Tor Brokerage, LLC: President (Dec 2024 – Oct 2025) - Alex. Brown / Raymond James: Managing Director (Sep 2016 – Jan 2025) - Deutsche Bank: Managing Director, Head of US Private Institutional Client Group (Aug 2005 – Sep 2016) - XLCIP: Senior Associate (2001 – 2005) Key Skills: Private Equity, Financial Structuring, Portfolio Management, Hedge Funds, Securities, Asset Management, Alternative Investments, Capital Markets, Fixed Income, Investment Banking, and Derivatives. Recent Posts and Activity: - April 19, 2017: David shared an article titled "RAISING CAPITAL THROUGH PRIVATE PLACEMENTS: DEAL POINTS" and provided the contact "Jacqueline.crews@alex-brown.com" in the post text. Fund details: - Description: We are like minded investors interested in companies with recognized value creation. Family Office and UHNW investors are increasingly interested in investing alongside us directly in specific fast growing, late-stage private companies, outside of diversified private equity funds. Meanwhile late-stage private companies are looking to add long-term, high value investor relationships with Family Offices and other UHNW investors. Mannsion Group’s expertise is built on the experience of both working with companies directly on their capital structure and establishing private markets access businesses in three different top tier firms over the last 15 years - giving us unparalleled knowledge of how to work with Family Offices and UHNW clients. Based on this experience, Mannsion Group has differentiated access to growth and late-stage private companies through a network of relationships with company founders, C-suite executives and cap table institutional investors. - Website: https://mannsiongroup.com/ - Location: New York, New York, United States - Lead qualification: Research: - Query: =Mannsion Group David Mann recent investments fund thesis - Answer: David Mann leads Mannsion Group and has significant experience in global equities and investment management. He recently discussed Japan's digital transformation and global AI supply chain. Mannsion Group focuses on private markets and institutional finance.