ABOUT US
Susquehanna Private Capital, LLC (“SPC”) was founded in 2016 to make private investments in middle market companies.
We are a member of the Susquehanna International Group of Companies (“SIG”), one the world’s largest privately-held financial services firms. Founded in 1987, SIG has grown to nearly 2,000 employees across the globe. We are also affiliated with Susquehanna Growth Equity (“SGEP”), a leading growth equity investment firm. SGEP was founded in 2006 to make growth equity investments in rapidly growing technology-based companies. To date, SGEP has successfully backed over 35 companies, including market leaders such as Credit Karma and Payoneer among many others.
PRIOR & CURRENT INVESTMENTS
HMP Communications owns and operates leading medical journals, trade publications, annual symposia, webcasts, regional meetings, and continuing medical education events for medical and healthcare professionals.
Sunrise Transportation LLC
Sunrise Transportation is one of the nation’s largest providers of transportation for students with special needs. Headquartered outside Chicago, IL, the principals of Susquehanna Private Capital partnered with an industry leader to consolidate this attractive niche within student transportation.
U.S. Mills
Schuberth develops and manufactures protective helmets for worker protection, police, fire brigade, Formula 1 sports, military, industrial safety, and motor cycling applications. The company was founded in 1922 and is based in Magdeburg, Germany.
OUR TEAM
LEO HELMERS
Leo Helmers is the co-Founder and Group Head of Susquehanna Private Capital, LLC. Previously, he was the Founder of LMZ Partners, LLC, an investment firm focused on middle market private equity investments. Prior to founding LMZ, Leo served as a Senior Advisor, Fund Head, and Managing Director at The Carlyle Group (“Carlyle”), where he co-founded Carlyle’s mezzanine investment strategy, raising two funds: Carlyle Mezzanine Partners I, LP, a $436 million partnership in May 2006, and Carlyle Mezzanine Partners II, LP, a $554 million partnership in February 2009. He currently chairs the Board of Directors of Sunrise Transportation Holdings and serves on the Board of LeverPoint Management. Prior to joining Carlyle in August 2003, Leo served as Senior Vice President at TCW/Crescent Mezzanine Partners, LLC (“TCW”), one of the largest independent mezzanine funds, where he was responsible for investing and managing a portfolio of mezzanine capital across three private limited partnerships. Prior to joining TCW, he was a Managing Director at Hamilton Lane Advisors, Inc, where he led the firm’s due diligence on fund investments and co-investments. Leo served on numerous boards of his portfolio companies, including experiences as Chairman and members of Audit and Compensation Committees. Leo is a member of the Board of Trustees of Lafayette College, where he is a member of the Grounds & Property Committee, and chairs the Investment Committee of the College’s endowment fund. Leo serves on the Board of Trustees of the Shipley School, where he chairs the Investment Committee of the school’s endowment fund. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors to the Fox School of Business at Temple University. Leo is a CFA® charterholder. He received his M.B.A. from Temple University and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Lafayette College.
AMIR GOLDMAN
Amir is a co-founder of SPC and serves on the investment committee. He is a managing director and a founder of Susquehanna Growth Equity, where he focuses primarily on investments in software and financial technology. He currently serves on the boards of B-Stock, HMP Communications, iCIMS, Payoneer and Zyme. He previously served on the boards of PaySimple (acquired by Providence Equity), CashEdge (acquired by Fiserv), Plimus (acquired by Bluesnap Technologies), ESP Technologies (acquired by ITG), Kashya (acquired by EMC), and Prosight (acquired by Primavera/Oracle) and was involved in investments in ClariFI (Standard & Poor’s), Whale Communications (Microsoft), Paradigm Geophysical (NASDAQ, then acquired by Apax) and Crossworlds (NASDAQ, then acquired by IBM). He was previously a venture capitalist at TL Ventures, and was also an investment banker at Robertson Stephens and Coopers & Lybrand where he focused on mid-market M&A transactions. Amir received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. He taught entrepreneurial management to second year MBA candidates at the Wharton School from 2005-2010 and is a frequent guest lecturer at the school.
SCOTT FELDMAN
Scott is a co-founder of Susquehanna Private Capital and serves on its investment committee. He is a Managing Director at SGE and has been with the group since inception. He focuses on financial services, healthcare IT and human resources technology. He currently serves on the boards of Credit Karma, Fundera, HMP Communications, iCIMS, iContracts, MMIT, and Reorg Research. He previously served on the board of Clearleap (acquired by IBM) and JK Group (acquired by CyberGrants). Before joining SGE, Scott was an investment banker with Broadmark Capital, a boutique investment banking firm serving telecom, technology and internet companies. He started his career at Gabelli & Company and worked directly for the founder Mario Gabelli, widely considered one of the greatest value investors of all time. Scott graduated with a B.S. in Finance from the Wallace E. Carroll School of Management at Boston College with concentrations in Economics and Computer Science.
MARK MILLER
Mark Miller is a Director with Susquehanna Private Capital, LLC. Previously, Mark was a Vice President at Huron Capital Partners (“Huron”), a lower middle market private equity firm, where he spent four years investing across a variety of industries and served on the boards of four portfolio companies. Prior to Huron, Mark was a Senior Associate at Glencoe Capital, a lower middle market private equity firm, and an investment banking Analyst at JPMorgan. Mark received his B.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame and his M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
KYLE SQUILLARIO
Kyle Squillario is a Director with Susquehanna Private Capital, LLC. Previously, Kyle was a Vice President at the TZP Group, a middle market private equity firm, where he spent four years investing across a variety of industries and managing portfolio companies. Prior to that, he was an Associate at The Carlyle Group (“Carlyle”) within the mezzanine investment strategy. Before joining Carlyle, Kyle was an investment banking analyst at both Barclays Capital and Lehman Brothers. He received his B.S.E. in Civil Engineering from Duke University.
JASON WOLFE
Jason manages the legal activities of SPC and is responsible for deal structuring, negotiation, legal due diligence and execution as well as business and corporate development matters and general fund and portfolio company operations. Jason also is the Chief Counsel of SGE and has been with the group since 2009. In his time with SGE, he has managed 27 new investments, dozens of follow-on transactions and 10 exits. Prior to joining SPC and SGE, Jason was a mergers and acquisitions attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Jones Day in New York, providing advice to public and private companies, private equity firms and family-owned businesses on a variety of matters from large public company mergers to small personal investments. Jason received his J.D. and LL.M. (International and Comparative Law) from Cornell Law School and a B.A. from St. Lawrence University. Jason received his J.D. and LL.M. (International and Comparative Law) from Cornell Law School and a B.A. (English Literature and Anthropology) from St. Lawrence University. He is licensed to practice law in New York, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
BOB MCPARLAND
Bob is a financial consultant with Susquehanna Private Capital, responsible for financial and operational due diligence and other financial matters for portfolio companies. He has worked in this role with SGE since its inception. Bob has been in private equity/venture capital since 1995, as a Vice President at Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE:SFE) through 2001 and subsequently as a Financial Partner at TL Ventures. In addition, Bob has performed due diligence and other projects for several other venture capital firms. Previously, he was a Senior Audit Manager at Price Waterhouse. Bob is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was the initial Business Fellow at Villanova University, where he teaches senior level accounting classes. Bob is a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.