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Prior to founding Courizon, Mr. LePatner most recently served for five years as a Partner at Gamut Capital Management, where he led the Building Products, Chemicals, Industrials, Metals and Consumer/Retail sectors.

Previously, Mr. LePatner spent nearly a dozen years at KPS Capital Partners, where he was responsible for identifying, executing and managing control private equity investments across the Industrial and Consumer sectors. Prior to KPS, he was an Associate at Kohlberg & Company. Mr. LePatner began his career as an Analyst in the Investment Banking Division at Citigroup. He graduated from Yale University with a BA with Distinction in Political Science. Mr. LePatner is active on the boards of a number of institutions and philanthropic organizations.

Mr. Trautmanis was previously a Vice President at Aterian Investment Partners, assisting in the due diligence, underwriting, and portfolio management activities of the control-oriented firm.

Prior to Aterian, Mr. Trautmanis was a Senior Associate with KPS Capital Partners, where he and Mr. LePatner worked together on a number of portfolio companies. Mr. Trautmanis began his career as an Analyst in the Investment Banking Division at Wells Fargo Securities. He graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Finance.

Mr. Barone was previously a Vice President at Court Square Capital Partners, assisting in the due diligence, underwriting and portfolio management activities of the control-oriented firm.

Prior to Court Square, Mr. Barone was an Analyst in the Investment Banking Division at Barclays. He graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Economics.

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