Did you know the Small Business Administration (SBA) provides 2 to 1 matching investment capital in the form of guaranteed loans to fund managers to build their investment funds? If you are raising funds for your venture capital or private equity fund, or you are interested in starting a fund, or you are a business looking for funding, or you are exploring a career as an investment professional, or you just want to learn more about this field, you must come to this session!
Faraz Abbasi has been working in private equity for past 20 years. He is a Senior Partner at Centerfield Capital Partners where he is currently managing a $375 million, Fund IV, Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Fund. An SBIC is a privately owned and managed investment fund that is licensed and regulated by the SBA. SBICs use their own capital, plus funds borrowed with an SBA guarantee, to make equity and mezzanine investments in qualifying small businesses.
At Centerfield, Faraz is a member of the Partnership’s Investment Committee and is responsible for investor relations, overseeing due diligence, structuring and negotiating transactions, and portfolio management.
Faraz is also a national figure as Chairman of Board of Governors of the Small Business Investors Alliance (SBIA), a trade association of over 300 SBICs. The SBIA is an association of senior investment professionals focused on the lower middle market whose members represent the entire private capital ecosystem. The association advocates for appropriate regulation and tax policy that promotes domestic investment and the growth of small businesses that fuel the US economy.
Faraz received his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Texas and M.B.A. in Finance from Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Please join us for an engaging and insightful evening with Faraz Abbasi. We look forward to hosting you!
Faraz Abbasi has been working in private equity for past 20 years. He is a Senior Partner at Centerfield Capital Partners where he is currently managing a $375 million, Fund IV, Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Fund. An SBIC is a privately owned and managed investment fund that is licensed and regulated by the SBA. SBICs use their own capital, plus funds borrowed with an SBA guarantee, to make equity and mezzanine investments in qualifying small businesses.
At Centerfield, Faraz is a member of the Partnership’s Investment Committee and is responsible for investor relations, overseeing due diligence, structuring and negotiating transactions, and portfolio management.
Faraz is also a national figure as Chairman of Board of Governors of the Small Business Investors Alliance (SBIA), a trade association of over 300 SBICs. The SBIA is an association of senior investment professionals focused on the lower middle market whose members represent the entire private capital ecosystem. The association advocates for appropriate regulation and tax policy that promotes domestic investment and the growth of small businesses that fuel the US economy.
Faraz received his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Texas and M.B.A. in Finance from Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Please join us for an engaging and insightful evening with Faraz Abbasi. We look forward to hosting you!