Sponsorship at the
Independent Sponsors Summit: West Coast

Aspen HR (“Aspen”) is a white-glove PEO that provides independent sponsors and their portfolio companies with cost effective employee benefits, streamlined payroll and expert HR guidance. Aspen has a unique product and service offering such as due diligence support, add-on acquisition support and tailored benefit plans that are customized for the independent sponsor. Aspen serves clients in all 50 states and holds the industry’s prestigious ESAC accreditation. For more information, please visit www.aspenhr.com and email sales@aspenhr.com.

Benesch is an AmLaw 200 business law firm and limited liability partnership with offices in Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Hackensack, San Francisco, Shanghai and Wilmington. The firm is known for providing highly sophisticated legal services to national and international clients that include public and private, middle market and emerging companies, as well as private equity funds, entrepreneurs, and not-for-profit organizations.

Citrin Cooperman is among the largest, full-service assurance, tax, and business advisory firms in the United States, having steadily built its business serving a diverse and loyal clientele since 1979. Our partner led Transaction Advisory Services team provides buy-side and sell-side services to financial sponsors, corporate acquirers and business owners and their companies. With a special focus on middle market transactions, our integrated team of transaction, valuation, and tax professionals take a multidisciplinary approach, drawing from our in-house industry specialists. Rooted in our core values, we provide a comprehensive, integrated business approach to traditional services, which includes proactive insights throughout the lifecycle of our clients, wherever they do business, across the globe.

CohnReznick helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value through associated firms operating under the CohnReznick brand: CohnReznick LLP, a licensed CPA firm providing assurance services; and CohnReznick Advisory LLC (not a licensed firm) providing advisory and tax services. Together, CohnReznick provides leaders with deep industry knowledge and relationships, solutions to address clients’ unique business goals and risks, and insight on how emerging market forces can drive opportunity. With offices nationwide, CohnReznick serves organizations around the world as an independent member of Nexia.

ECA is a specialized executive search firm focused on placing critical senior leaders with Private Equity and their portfolio companies. ECA provides value-creation talent solutions for commercial growth, finance, and operations.

Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm with nearly 200 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices throughout New York (6 locations) / Greater Toronto Area / Chicago / Cleveland / Washington, DC / Florida and Texas, Lippes is one of the preeminent law firms focused on the “lower middle market” and advises leading independent sponsors, private equity firms, family offices, and private companies on their transactions.

STREAM Capital Partners specializes in underwriting, structuring, and executing sale leaseback and net lease investment sale transactions across all commercial property types in markets around the globe. As leaders in the single tenant sector, we advise buyers and sellers of all sizes on real estate strategy and dispositions.

Verivend is the deal execution and management platform purpose-built for Independent Sponsors. From LOI through Liquidity, Verivend powers the full lifecycle of a deal (investor onboarding, commitments, capital calls, payments, reporting, and distributions) in one secure, payments-driven platform. Independent Sponsors use Verivend to scale efficiently, eliminate manual processes, and deliver a professional, institutional-grade experience to their capital providers without adding operational overhead.