Matthew Palka
Private Equity Investor at Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC
Network origin in Matthew Palka first degree
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New York University
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 388 |
Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC
 Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC (Kennedy Lewis) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by David K. Chene and Darren L. Richman. The firm is headquartered in New York.
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Companies connected to Matthew Palka via their personal network
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| MORGAN STANLEY | Investment Managers | President Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
Carnegie Mellon University
 Carnegie Mellon University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | College/University | Masters Business Admin | |
York Capital Management Global Advisors LLC
 York Capital Management Global Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance York Capital Management Global Advisors LLC, dba York Capital Management (York), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by James Dinan in 1991 as JGD Management Corp. York provides investment advice to a variety of private investment partnerships and offshore investment funds. The funds are comprised of various types of investors, including high net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, business entities, endowments, and foreign sovereign wealth funds. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal President Portfolio Manager-Equities | |
| SAMSARA VISION, INC. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Blackstone Liquid Credit Strategies LLC
 Blackstone Liquid Credit Strategies LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blackstone Liquid Credit Strategies LLC (BLCS) is a SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a subsidiary of Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP, which is ultimately held by Blackstone, Inc. (NYSE: BX). The firm was formerly known as GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC and changed their name to Blackstone Liquid Credit Strategies LLC in 2020. BLCS serves as investment manager for (i) pooled investment vehicles operating as private investment funds and (ii) registered investment companies. | Investment Managers | Portfolio Manager-Equities Investment Committee Member | |
DW Partners LP
 DW Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance DW Partners LP (DW) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative asset manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by David Warren and Robert Clark in 2009 as DW Investment Management LP and legally changed their name to DW Partners LPin 2014. DW provides discretionary investment management services to private investment funds and separately managed accounts. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor | |
The Carlyle Group LP (Corporate Private Equity)
 The Carlyle Group LP (Corporate Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Corporate Officer/Principal Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor | |
| George Washington University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Grant Thornton LLP
 Grant Thornton LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
University of Southern California
 University of Southern California Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
 Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks. | Insurance Brokers/Services | Analyst-Fixed Income Analyst-Fixed Income Analyst-Fixed Income | |
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
 Nomura Securities International, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Economist | |
The Lightstone Group LLC
 The Lightstone Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance The Lightstone Group LLC (The Lightstone Group) is a privately held real estate firm founded in 1988 by David Lichtenstein. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| Boston College | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP
 Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (BACA) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Stephen Schwarzman in 2005 as GSO Capital Partners LP and changed their name to Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP in 2020. They are a subsidiary of GSO Holdings I LLC, ultimately owned by The Blackstone Group, Inc. (NYSE: BX). BACA provides their services to a limited number of sophisticated investors such as institutional and high-net worth individual investors. | Investment Managers | Investment Committee Member Portfolio Manager-Fixed Income Analyst-Fixed Income Investment Committee Member Portfolio Manager-Equities | |
| The Leonard N Stern School of Business | College/University | Masters Business Admin Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
DA Capital LLC
 DA Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance DA Capital LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Jack DiMaio and Nasser Ahmad in 2004 as DiMaio Ahmad Capital LLC. They are owned by DA Management LP, which is owned by DA Companies LP. DA Capital provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis primarily to US domestic and non-US collective investment vehicles sponsored by the firm or its affiliates. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Analyst Analyst-Fixed Income Private Equity Investor | |
AB CarVal Investors LP
 AB CarVal Investors LP Investment ManagersFinance AB CarVal Investors LP (AB CarVal) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment fund manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2006 as a continuation of Cargill Value Investment (CVI), which was an internal business unit of Cargill, Inc. (Cargill). In 2022, they were acquired by AllianceBernstein LP, which is ultimately owned by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). The firm immediately changed its legal name from CarVal Investors LP to AB CarVal Investors LP. AB CarVal offers investment advisory services to private funds, single-investor vehicles, CLO vehicles, separately managed accounts, and non-discretionary accounts. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
| Columbia Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| KL ACQUISITION CORP | Financial Conglomerates | Director of Finance/CFO Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer | |
Cornell University
 Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Hofstra University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
AB CarVal Investors LP (Private Equity)
 AB CarVal Investors LP (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance AB CarVal Investors LP (AB CarVal Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1987 by Cargill Inc. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
| The University of Chicago | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC). | Investment Banks/Brokers | Market Strategist Analyst-Equity | |
| Rutgers State University of New Jersey | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| F45 TRAINING HOLDINGS INC. | Other Consumer Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Blackstone Credit /Private Equity/
 Blackstone Credit /Private Equity/ Investment ManagersFinance Blackstone Credit /Private Equity/ (Blackstone Credit) is a private equity subsidiary of Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Investment Committee Member Private Equity Analyst | |
| SITC INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED | Marine Shipping | Director/Board Member | |
| Whitney Capital Co. LLC | Corporate Officer/Principal | ||
| Fudan University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
| Tufts University | College/University | Graduate Degree | |
| The Chinese University of Hong Kong | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Nanjing Huasu Technology Co., Ltd. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | ||
| University of Toronto | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
| Towson University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University | College/University | Masters Business Admin |
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