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Managing Partner
Tom Elden founded Origami Capital Partners in 2008, and has been investing in private and public securities since 1993. He was a founding member of Lakeview Opportunity Fund, a fund of activist hedge funds, and Lakeview Capital Management, LLC, a Chicago-based investment firm. Read more
Managing Partner
Jeff joined Origami in 2009. In 1995, Jeff founded Young & Associates, a consulting firm that provided infrastructure development services to wireless carriers. Read more
CFO, CCO
Joelle Kellam leads all aspects of financial operations for Origami including accounting, compliance, audit and regulatory activities. Prior to joining Origami, she was Director of Financial and Production Planning at Dyson, a privately-held vacuum manufacturer. Read more
Partner
Darren is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing investment opportunities in the U.S. and Europe. Prior to joining Origami, Darren was a Vice President at WL Ross & Co. LLC, a private equity firm specializing in distressed businesses, with approximately $9 billion of assets under management. Read more
Vice President
Matthew focuses on evaluating and executing private equity, credit and distressed investments for Origami. Prior to joining Origami, he identified, evaluated and executed corporate acquisitions and special situation investment opportunities throughout the Americas as a Vice President at Lone Star Funds. Read more
Principal
Julie has been advising private alternative investment funds and investment advisers since 2010. At Origami, she manages the creation of key legal documents and focuses on analyzing investments involving complex legal issues. Read more
Senior Associate
Max focuses on evaluating and executing private equity, credit, and distressed investments for Origami. Prior to joining Origami, he identified and evaluated debt investments in energy, gaming, leisure, and lodging industries as an associate at Oaktree Capital Management. Read more
Senior Associate
John focuses on analyzing, and executing control and minority investments across the capital structure of illiquid and distressed assets for Origami. Prior to joining Origami, he was an analyst in the Financial Restructuring Group at Houlihan Lokey. Read more
Associate
James focuses on evaluating and executing private equity, credit, and distressed investments for Origami. Prior to joining Origami, he was an associate on the Corporate Strategy and Development team at BlackRock. Read more
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