Victory Park Capital has hired Upacala Mapatuna as the firm’s chief investment officer. Ms. Mapatuna will join Victory Park’s investment and management committees and be involved in overseeing the firm’s current and future investment funds.
“We have known Upacala for many years and are thrilled that she has chosen to join VPC’s leadership team. She is well-respected in our industry with proven investment acumen that will position us for continued success,” said Richard Levy, CEO and founder of VPC. “Upacala will be able to contribute immediately and we view her joining us as a validation of our investment strategy.”
Ms. Mapatuna spent the past 12 years at Goldman Sachs most recently as a managing director. Previously she held various positions in the investment industry including at Mill Road Capital, Warburg Pincus, and Lazard Capital Partners. She began her career at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and holds a bachelor’s degree from Williams College.
Victory Park invests from $10 million to $50 million per transaction in small cap public companies and middle market private companies that typically generate less than $150 million in revenue and less than $30 million of EBITDA. The firm focuses on complex investment situations. Victory Park was founded in 2007 and is based in Chicago with additional offices in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and London (www.victoryparkcapital.com).
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