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FundFinance SymposiumGlobal

2019 Event Metric Recap
2019 Attendees:
Content Committee Co-Chairs

Nick Mitra
Nick Mitra manages the Capital Call business for Natixis for the Americas and is also the global coordinator for the Capital Call product ensuring compliance with exposure limits and adherence to consistent standards for Capital Call credit facilities. Prior to joining the Global Structured Credit & Solutions Group at Natixis, Nick worked in the Credit Group at Natixis covering Financial Institutions and Insurance Companies. He has also worked at Goldman Sachs and Accenture in different roles and was the CFO of an entrepreneurial start-up – UConnections.com – aimed at the education space. Nick started his career at Lehman Brothers as a trader’s assistant in the security lending/repo area. Nick has approximately 17 years of experience in the financial sector. Nick is also a co-founding member of the Fund Finance Association, an industry group dedicated to Fund Finance and related products, where he sits on the Board of the Association.
Nick holds an MBA in Finance from NYU and a BS in Finance from Lehigh University and is a CFA charter holder. He is also the First Vice Chairman of the Fund Finance Association.
Nick Mitra

Dee Dee Sklar
Dee Dee Sklar Vice Chair Subscription Finance, which is part of Asset-Backed Finance within Wells Fargo Securities LLC joined Wells Fargo in June 2012, the global team provides fund level financings to Financial Sponsors and Alternative Asset Managers who manage closed end and open end private equity funds, separate accounts, joint ventures, private BDCs, hedge funds; focused on varying strategies among which include buyout, debt, credit, energy, infrastructure, distress, real estate, secondary’s, natural resources/commodities, transportation. Coverage includes sponsors located in the US, Europe, and selectively in Asia and LatAm. During the past 13+ years she has managed businesses and now as Vice Chair that have provided subscription / capital call financings to 755+ Private Equity funds totaling equivalent USD ~341+ bio of financings.
Prior to joining Wells Fargo Ms. Sklar led the strategic planning and business management of origination, client, product and strategic initiatives for the Global Funds business at WestLB AG (Financial Sponsors, Investment Advisors and the funds they manage) and managed strategic counterparty relationships with Financial Institutions in the Americas. She previously held positions in Securitization at both WestLB AG and Rothschild Inc. Prior to working in Securitization, she worked with two Asset Managers; first investing debt and equity in commercial real estate on behalf of correspondent US insurance company relationships and the second where she led a team acquiring and financing commercial real estate on behalf of a private group of investors.
Ms. Sklar received a BS Degree from the University of Tennessee. She is a member of the Financial Women’s Association of New York’s Corporate Board Committee, Women In Fund Finance (and recipient of first annual Dee Dee Sklar WFF award), Women’s Bond Club, and the current Co-Head of Wells Fargo’s New York Women’s Network. She holds Series 7, 63, 24 and 79 certifications. Ms. Sklar speaks regularly at industry conferences and contributes to industry publications.
Dee Dee Sklar