Nathan P Kelly
Partner
Prior to starting CVJ, Nate spent 13 years in capital markets, most recently at JPMorgan. In this capacity, Nate advised companies on how best to use complex structured products and derivatives to meet their strategic objectives. Nate worked with a diverse group of industries and across a broad spectrum of capital arrangements, including transactions related to mergers & acquisitions, project financing, real estate financing, bond issuance, syndications, private placements, and asset based lending. In total, Nate executed more than $25b of these transactions. Prior to JPMorgan, Nate was in consulting, and also spent time at 2 start-up companies, one of which raised $120mm in VC funding.
Nate holds a BS in finance and international business, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University, and an MBA, with concentrations in Strategy and Finance, from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Lauren WS Kelly
Partner
Before starting CVJ, Lauren spent 10 years in capital markets and investment banking, most recently at JPMorgan. At JPMorgan, Lauren worked with hedge funds, asset managers and international corporations to provide trading systems and exposure management tools to mitigate risk and facilitate deal execution. Prior to JPMorgan, Lauren worked in product strategy at both Société General and at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, where she helped to develop and sell trading platforms and globally traded products such as the dollar index. She started her career as an M&A analyst at Peter J Solomon, an investment bank in New York.
Lauren holds a BS in finance and international business, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University.