
NORTHSTAR'S PRIVATE EQUITY FAST PITCH

Meet the Moderator
For more than 25 years, Jeff Henningsen has served the insurance needs of entrepreneurs, capital providers and private equity sponsors. During his tenure, he has led insurance due diligence efforts on thousands of transactions. Prior to his role in M&A insurance services he spent four years working with Randy Best of Best Associates, a Texas-based merchant bank, which provided invaluable experience for the services Jeff and his team now provide to his clients. Today, Jeff has a reputation in the financial community as a leader in serving the insurance needs of business owners specializing in enhancing investment outcomes through insurance due diligence pre acquisition and aggressive placement of operational and transactional insurance products.

“If you want to stand out, be passionate, be intense, figure out a way to be creative”
David Iverson, Lazard

Caroline Stevens, an Investor with MPK Equity Partners based in Dallas, Texas. Caroline is a franchise expert, having been a part of 14 franchisor investments across the home services, health, beauty and wellness, and family entertainment spaces. Prior to working in private equity, Caroline was a management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. She shares how the strategic toolkit acquired while at BCG helps her in her investing career.
Caroline currently serves on the board of the Human Trafficking Institute, an organization working to stop human trafficking at its source around the globe. She formerly served on the advisory board of the Canfield Business Honors Program at The University of Texas at Austin – her alma matter.
While a Texan through-and-through, Caroline and her husband, Logan, are avid travelers. Caroline visited her 30th country, Egypt, in 2022.
Caroline prioritizes and enjoys time with family and friends, traveling, playing tennis and watching the Longhorns or Cowboys on a fall Sunday.
Episode 112- Paul Hobby, Genesis Park and GP Capital
Episode 113- Alex Western, Terminus Capital Partners
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Episode 110- Connor Mitchell, Solomon Partners
Episode 111- Vikram Agrawal, American Resilience
Partners
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Episode 108 - Jim Mahoney, Huron Capital
Episode 109- Julia Buthman, Prudential Private Capital

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Episode 106 - Ken Firtel, Transom Capital
Episode 107 - Brandon Knapp, Evercap Advisors
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Episode 105 - Doug McCormick, HCI Equity Partners
Episode 104 - John Huhn, Compass Group
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Episode 103 - Charlie Gifford, New Heritage Capital
Episode 102 - Jay Jester, Plexus Capital


Episode 101 - Kurt Haras, Cowen
Episode 100 - Advice to Young Professionals & Grads


Episode 99 - Chris Cathcart, The Halifax Group
Episode 98 - Leon Brujis, Palladium Equity Partners


Episode 96 - Gina Luna, GP Capital
Episode 97 - Deborah Smith, The CenterCap Group


Episode 94 - Shannon Zoller, Tephra Advisors
Episode 95 - Matt Moran, Inverness Graham


Episode 92 - Emanuel Citron, Volery Capital
Episode 93 - Jeff Parks, Stack Capital


Episode 90 - Quotes & Motto's
Episode 91 - Steven Costabile, PineBridge Investments


Episode 88 - Meahgan O'Grady, Palladium Equity Parnters
Episode 89 - Steve Lebowitz, Brand Velocity Partners


Episode 86 - WAVE Female Committee Panel
Episode 87 - Christopher Parisi, Carl Marks Advisors


Episode 84 - Kevin McAllister, Access Holdings
Episode 85 - Author Dominique Mielle


Episode 82 - Scott Kolbrenner, Houlihan Lokey
Episode 83 - Jeffrey Hooke, The Myth of Private Equity


Episode 81 - Dr. Chris Kersey, Havencrest Capital
Episode 80 - Marc Cooper, CEO of PJ Solomon


Episode 78 - Advice to Young Professionals & Recent College Graduates
Episode 79 - Doug Lovette, Thrid Coast Capital Advisors


Episode 76 - Glenn Jacobson, Trilantic Capital
Episode 77 - Laird Koldyke, Winona Capital


Episode 75 - The Ceasars Palace Coup
Max Frumes & Sujeet Indap
Episode 74 - Craige Stout, Stout


Episode 72 - Mike McGill, Cowen
Episode 73 - Brandon Bethea, Aterian Investment


Episode 70 - Brent Humphries, Alliance Bernstein
Episode 71 - Marshall Adkins, Raymond James


Episode 69 - Quotes & Mottos
Episode 68 - Jerry Johnson, EnPro Industries


Episode 67 - Todd Ofenloch, H.I.G. Capital
Episode 66 - Quotes & Motto's


Episode 65 - Craig Hurlbert, BrightStar Parnters
Episode 58 - John Goldasich, Arlington Capital


Episode 63 - Brad Brenneman, Breck Partners
Episode 62 - Advice to Recent College Graduates


Episode 60 - Bob Landis, The Riverside Company
Episode 61 - Julia Karol, Watermill Group


Episode 58 - John Goldasich, Arlington Capital
Episode 57 - Jeff Sands, Dorset Partners


Episode 55 - Brett Hickey, Star Mountain Capital
Episode 56 - Lauren Mulholland, Middle Ground


Episode 53 - Marshall Adkins, Raymond James
Episode 54 - Bob Grady, Gryphon Investors


Episode 51 - Quotes & Motto's
Episode 52 - Joe Linnen, The Jordan Company


Episode 49 - Edward Crawford, Coltala Holdings
Episode 50 - Victor Vescovo, Insight Equity


Episode 47 - Jerry Johnson, RLJ Equity
Episode 48 - Dave Carvajal, Dave Partners


Episode 45 - Franny Jones, The Sterling Group
Episode 46 - Gretchen Perkins, Huron Capital


Episode 43 - Quotes & Motto's
Episode 44 - Colt Luedde, GulfStar Group


Episode 41 - David Namkung, Kinzie Capital Partners
Episode 42 - Bob Frost, Lazard


Episode 39 - David Walker, EBSCO Industries
Episode 40 - Kirk Fleischer, Investcorp


Episode 38 - Advice to Young Professionals and Grads
Episode 37 - Matti Anttila, Grain & Barrel


Episode 35 - Ralph Manning, Coltala Holdings
Episode 36 - Moses Kagan, Adaptive Realty


Episode 34 - Chrisanne Corbett, KPMG
Episode 33 - Erik Rudolph, Farlie Turner
