Patrick Harrington, Kyle McQuighan, and Wendy
Papakostandini are promoted to Principal for their work to advance
Anzu Partners’ fund finance, capital solutions, and talent
Anzu Partners, an investment firm delivering capital and
strategic support to breakthrough technology companies, announced
the promotion of three team members to Principal across its
business services teams:
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Anzu Partners Promotes Patrick
Harrington, Kyle McQuighan, and Wendy Papakostandini to Principal.
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- Patrick Harrington, who leads fund finance and played a central
role in executing over 40 investment rounds in 2023.
- Kyle McQuighan, who leads capital solutions and investor
relations for Anzu.
- Wendy Papakostandini, who leads talent for Anzu and whose team
placed over 100 candidates in 2023.
“Patrick, Kyle, and Wendy are all strong examples of Anzu’s next
generation of leaders with deep expertise in their fields and have
the experience to push Anzu and the venture capital industry as a
whole forward into a new era,” said Whitney Haring-Smith, Managing
Partner at Anzu Partners.
Since joining Anzu in 2020, Patrick Harrington has helped
develop new strategies, including Anzu’s structured financing
solutions, and he now leads the fund finance group. In his role,
Patrick coordinates across Anzu’s lenders, investors, and fund
administrators. He also leads valuations and credit support for
Anzu’s funds. Recently, Patrick played a central role in Anzu’s
investments in voxeljet, which makes some of the world’s largest 3D
printers, and Envoy Medical, which has developed a FDA-designated
breakthrough medical device. Both transactions were structured
across the public and private markets. Prior to joining Anzu,
Patrick was a manager at Carta, where he focused on financial
analysis for valuation engagements, along with writing valuation
policy and driving team strategy. Previously, he was also a Manager
at SVB Analytics where he executed a variety of valuation and
strategic advisory engagements, while also providing underwriting
support for the SVB Mezzanine Finance team. Patrick earned his
degree in finance with a minor in economics from Fordham
University.
Since joining the firm in 2021, Kyle McQuighan leads Anzu’s
capital solutions and investor relations efforts from the firm’s
Washington, D.C. office and maintains an extensive network across
the investment community. Kyle supported the acquisition of Edge
Precision Manufacturing by Zeon Corporation, and he developed the
investor syndicates for the recent financings of AM Batteries,
Partium, South 8 Technologies, and XGS Energy. Kyle has also
spearheaded efforts to expand Anzu’s co-investor network, which
includes over 100 financial and strategic co-investors. Prior to
Anzu, Kyle led business development for a top 100 CPA firm
Aronson’s technology, life science, venture fund, and government
contracting practices. Kyle began his career with PwC, where he
supported a variety of industries, including life sciences,
manufacturing, aerospace and defense, hospitality, and financial
services. He was also involved in a variety of capital markets
transactions including IPO’s, mergers & acquisitions, and
reverse mergers. Kyle graduated from the University of Maryland
with degrees in accounting and finance.
As one of Anzu’s first employees in 2017, Wendy Papakostandini
has helped the firm grow by handling many aspects of Anzu’s
operations and managing talent for the firm and its industrial,
clean tech, and life science portfolio companies. As Principal,
Talent, Wendy works closely with portfolio company executives,
helping them build and scale their team and talent operations,
recruiting critical roles from niche technical hires to VP and
Board level. She was also the lead author on the “Talent” section
of the Volta Foundation’s 2023 Battery Report. Prior to Anzu, Wendy
worked as Special Advisor at the Department of Commerce, where she
managed front office operations for the Deputy Secretary, including
coordinating across 12 bureaus, and coordinated the Deputy
Secretary’s briefing materials related to manufacturing, trade,
innovation, IP, big data, and privacy. Wendy was formerly at the
White House under President Obama in the Office of Management and
Administration. Wendy received her MBA from the University of
Chicago Booth School of Business, and she graduated with a Joint
Honors degree in Political Science and Sociology from McGill
University.
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About Anzu Partners
Anzu Partners is an investment firm that focuses on clean tech,
industrial and life science technology companies with the potential
to transform their industries. Anzu works with entrepreneurs to
develop and commercialize technological innovations by providing
capital alongside deep expertise in business development, market
positioning, global connectivity, and operations. For more
information, please visit anzupartners.com.
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