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• Victoria
  Basso

  Associate

  New York

  Biography

  

  Victoria is an Associate based in New York focused on the closing and due diligence of private equity funds and co-investments in North America. Prior to joining Quilvest, Victoria was a Fund Investment Analyst at Hamilton Lane where she was responsible for evaluating private equity fund opportunities as well as managing existing portfolio investments.

  Victoria holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance with a minor in International Economics from Drexel University.

• Lily
  Bui

  Vice President

  New York

  Biography

  

  Lily is a Vice-President, Portfolio Monitoring, in the private equity fund investments group. She performs due diligence on fund investments and co-investments in the emerging markets for QS GEO.

  Prior to joining Quilvest in 2010, Lily was an analyst for Zephyr Management, an asset management firm where she was responsible for the execution and due diligence of direct investments in the emerging markets. Lily holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS in Economics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
• Finley
  John

  Partner

  New York

  Biography

  

  Finley is a Partner in New York focused on sourcing and closing private equity fund and co-investments in North America. He is a registered officer of Quilvest Securities (US Broker Dealer).

  Prior to joining Quilvest, Finley was a Vice President at GE Equity, the $2.5 billion private equity arm of GE Capital.  Finley was responsible for all aspects of the investment process including the sourcing and execution of new investments.  Finley also managed a $500 million direct and co-investment portfolio.  Additionally, Finley was a member of Energy Technology Ventures, a joint-venture between GE, NRG Energy and ConocoPhillips focused on investing in next generation technologies within the energy space.

  Before re-joining GE, Finley was a Senior Associate at Loughlin Management Partners, a middle-market restructuring advisor.  Within his role, Finley managed and contributed to the execution of corporate restructurings in a variety of industries including TMT, Industrials and Consumer Products.

  Finley has also held various corporate finance advisory roles at GE Capital, KPMG and Deutsche Bank.

  Finley received an MBA from The Johnson School at Cornell University and a BBA from Pace University.  He is a CPA licensed in the State of New York and is a CFA charterholder.

• Andrew
  Malkiewicz

  Vice President

  New York

  Biography

  

  Andrew is a Vice-President based in New York focused on the closing and due diligence of private equity fund and co-investments in North America.

  Prior to joining Quilvest, Andrew was an Associate within Citi’s Loan Syndications Group where he executed corporate and private equity-backed syndicated debt financings. Andrew holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Wake Forest University.
• John
  Poirier

  Principal

  New York

  Biography

  

  JK is a Principal. He works on the closing and due diligence of private equity fund and co-investments in North America.

  Prior to joining Quilvest in 2016, JK spent over two years as an Analyst in Nomura’s Leveraged Finance Group where he worked on various debt financings. JK received his MBA and Bachelor’s degree from Bryant University where he studied Finance and Legal Studies.
• George
  Varughese

  Senior Advisor

  New York

  Biography

  

  George Varughese is a member of the investment committee of the GEO PEP S.C.A., the fund investment program of Quilvest. He is a  Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal in New York and CEO of A&M Securities. He leads A&M’s  Corporate Finance practice and provides advice on merger and acquisitions, financing and restructurings and has more than 30 years of experience in providing advice on a variety of financial transactions in several industries. He is also the Chairman of the firm’s opinion committee.

  Before joining A&M, he was managing director with DLJ and later Credit Suisse where he was a partner in the Merchant Banking group.

  George earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and an MBA from Stanford University. He has served as a Professor of Finance at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.  He is a member of the Board of Directors of Birch Family services and the Vellore Foundation.

Hong Kong

• Vivian
  Chen

  Senior Associate

  Hong Kong

  Biography

  

  Vivian is a Senior Associate and joined Quilvest Private Equity in Hong Kong in 2019. She is a member of the Private Equity Funds & Co-Investments team in Asia.

  Prior to joining Quilvest, Vivian was an analyst with Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division in Hong Kong. She holds a Bachelor of Sciences in Engineering from Princeton University.

• Abhishek
  Damani

  Managing Director

  Hong Kong

  Biography

  

  Abhishek joined Quilvest in 2013. He is a Principal in the Private Equity Funds & Co-Investments team in Asia, leading the firm’s coverage in India and Southeast Asia.

  Prior to joining Quilvest, Abhishek was an analyst in Nomura’s investment banking team in Singapore. Abhishek holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and an Executive Master in Finance from INSEAD.

• Gerran
  Ho

  Managing Director

  Hong Kong

  Biography

  

  Gerran joined Quilvest in Hong Kong in 2021. He is a member of the Private Equity Funds & Co-Investments team in Asia, leading the firm’s coverage in China.

  Prior to joining Quilvest, Gerran was a Managing Director at EQT where he spent 11 years sourcing, executing, and monitoring direct control and co-control private equity investments. He also served as ESG Ambassador for the firm in Asia. Gerran started his career as an investment banker at Credit Suisse and ABN AMRO in Hong Kong.

  Gerran received a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University majoring in Industrial Engineering & Management Science.

• Maninder
  Saluja

  Partner, Head of Private Equity Funds and Co-Investments, Executive Committee Member

  Hong Kong

  Biography

  

  Mani is a Partner at Quilvest Private Equity and Head of Funds & Co-Investments globally. He joined Quilvest in New York in 2005 and opened Quilvest’s Hong Kong office in 2010. He is a member of the Executive Committee.

  While at Quilvest, Mani developed the Asia and emerging market private equity programs and currently oversees Fund & Co-Investments globally, with a particular focus on Asia and the United States. Mani initially joined Quilvest in NY as a member of the direct investment team focused on lead and co-investments primarily in the United States.

  Prior to joining Quilvest, Mani worked at Alvarez & Marsal, a prominent crisis management and restructuring advisory firm, where he worked with creditors and distressed companies in various operational and financial turnaround situations.

  Prior to A&M, Mani worked as the Director of Finance and Strategic Planning for a data center and data communications provider in the Northeastern United States.  Mani started his career in the Media & Communications and International investment banking practices of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, both in New York and Hong Kong.

  Mani received his MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BBA with a concentration in finance from the University of Michigan. He is an advisory board member or board observer on a number of Quilvest’s funds and co-investments.  In addition, Mani is on the board of EMPEA, the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association.  He is married with three children.

• Catherine
  Shih

  Partner

  Hong Kong

  Biography

  

  Catherine joined Quilvest in Hong Kong in 2010. She is a Partner leading the Private Equity Funds & Co-Investments team in Asia.

  Prior to joining Quilvest, Catherine spent several years at HarbourVest Partners (Asia) in Hong Kong, most recently as a Vice President.  She focused on primary partnership investments across Asia Pacific and committed over $150 million in capital to managers across developed and emerging Asia. In addition, she took a lead role in strategic and portfolio construction planning for the region.

  Prior to that, Catherine worked as a Consultant at Bain & Company in its Hong Kong, New York, and Boston offices.  She advised clients on strategic and operational issues, including a number of projects with private equity managers and their portfolio companies.

  Catherine holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Brown University with concentrations in Computer Science and Business Economics.

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