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STRATEGIC AND CAPITAL PARTNERS

TO COMPANIES AND INVESTORS

Amateras solves capital and experience gaps for its portfolio companies

and partners across a diverse set of industries

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We are a unique women led firm

with exceptional investment talent and a successful track record of over 75 years cumulatively

We are a modern platform

centered on the core values of investment excellence, integrity, creative solutions based capital and alignment

We bring capital solutions, strategic support

and our Diverse Advisory Network and ecosystem resources to drive value creation for our companies and investor partners

ABOUT US

SHIFTING THE GENDER PARADIGM IN INVESTING

CLICK HERE to learn about our story

capital PLUS+

We are strategic partners bringing companies creative debt and equity capital solutions and differentiated investment opportunities to investors.

Creative Solutions

Strategic Expertise

Tackling Complexity

Industry Network & Access

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INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Opportunistic, flexible, solutions-based, credit and equity investments 

STRATEGY
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Alex Jung

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Alex has a 25-year track record in multiple strategies across alternatives including private and liquid credit, special situations and private equity and will serve as the firm’s CIO. Most recently she was a Partner at Oak Hill Advisors where she held leadership and portfolio management responsibilities across the US and Europe including building out and leading the European business. Prior to Oak Hill Advisors, she held senior investment roles at Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group and Greywolf Capital.

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Debbie Ackerman

Partner and Co-Founder

Debbie has 25 years of successful investment track record in middle market buyouts. As a Former Founder and Partner at Twin Bridge Capital Partners, a $2.5b investment firm, she was responsible for all aspects of the firm including serving on the IC and board. Prior to founding Twin Bridge, she held investment roles at PPM America and Heller Financial. Debbie is the Founder of Project Sunflower. 

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Andrea Hedrick

Partner

Andrea has nearly 20 years of successful investing experience across the capital stack in private credit and equity. As the former CEO of Stonegate Capital, she helped launch the lower middle market private capital firm while leading the Investment Committee, fundraising and originations for the firm. Prior to Stonegate, she spent 15 years in direct middle market investments at Prudential and Wells Fargo.

FLEXIBLE

BRIDGING MARKET GAPS

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BESPOKE SOLUTIONS

STRUCTURED SENIOR AND JUNIOR DEBT

STRUCTURED EQUITY

CO-INVEST PRIVATE EQUITY

Opportunistic and flexible capital PLUS+ approach where we can add value with strategic expertise including complex/ situations, businesses in transition or positioned for growth

Bridging the gap between commoditized senior direct lenders and control buyout, offering structured credit and minority and structured equity solutions on a direct or secondary basis

DIFFERENTIATED NETWORK ACCESS

Female Executive Advisory Network plus deep counterparty relationships cultivated over 25 years across management teams, intermediaries/ advisors, family offices, PE/credit firms

TARGET COMPANIES

Growth to middle market stage companies across industries in need of bespoke capital solutions

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LEADERSHIP TEAM

AMC Partners consist of exceptional investment talent with a deep successful track record of over 75 years cumulatively

TEAM

TRACK RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

$15B

Led/Originated/IC

>40

Board, Observer and Advisory Board Roles

>150

Deals Led

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ADVISORY NETWORK

Leveraging Project Sunflower, a high caliber advisory network, to generate value for investors and partners

ADVISORY NETWORK

HIGH CALIBER FEMALE NETWORK

Network members hold Executive Leadership roles, have Diverse Backgrounds and Industry-Specific Experience in Consumer Products, Technology, Healthcare, Finance and Operations.

CREATING VALUE

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Due diligence, investment and portfolio management processes
PROVIDING INDUSTRY COUNSEL
BRINGING DOMAIN EXPERTISE
GENERATING DEAL FLOW
HELPING PE FIRMS/PARTNERS WIN DEALS
BRIDGING THE GENDER GAP
ALIGNMENT AS LPs
SHARING UNIQUE NETWORKS
ASSUMING BOARD ROLES
Advisory Network Members

Meet a few of our Project Sunflower members. To see our full Advisory Network CLICK HERE

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Rita Brogley

Technology Executive

Entrepreneur & Software Executive

 

Led Product Growth for Facebook

 

CEO of MyBuys

 

CEO of Amadesa

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Martha Temple

Health Care Executive

CEO of Optum Behavioral Health

New England Market President for Aetna

Advisor to HPIR

Board Member - Alma

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Debra Polishook

Global Operations Executive

Chief Executive of Operations at Accenture

 

Logistics and Supply Chain Expert

 

Led $6+billion BPO portfolio in 120 countries

 

Board Member–Wawa, Globality

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Paula Bennett

Retail Executive

Public board director & Advisor

 

CEO J. Jill

 

COO Eileen Fisher

 

Women’s Business Collaborative & Women in Need Board Director

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Jennifer Pearce

Financial Services & Energy Executive

Certified Executive Coach

 

Led global teams in bp's Integrated Supply and Trading org

Led global energy trading teams

Investment Banker

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Wendy Quest Trevisani

Global Consumer Goods & Services Executive

Partner at Thornburg Investment Management

Launched ESG/SRI Investment Strategies

Prolific public speaker for Forbes, NYT, Bloomberg, WSJ

Board Member - United Way

CLICK HERE to learn more about Project Sunflower

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CONTACT US
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OFFICES

ADVISORY NETWORK

CONTACT US

Stamford, CT

Chicago, IL

Denver, CO

Alex Jung

Debbie Ackerman

Andrea Hedrick

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CONTACT US

Let's start a conversation

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