Abbott Capital

Jobst KlemmeManaging Director

Mr. Klemme reviews investment opportunities with specific emphasis on analysis and due diligence for prospective investments. Mr. Klemme also serves on several partnership advisory boards. Mr. Klemme manages Abbott Capital (Europe), Ltd, Abbott’s subsidiary which is authorized and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and located in London. Prior to joining Abbott Capital in 2015, Mr. Klemme worked for Bethmann Bank AG as Director in its Private Equity Solutions group and Credit Suisse as Vice President, also in its Private Equity Solutions group. Mr. Klemme received his B.A. in Business Administration from Georg-August University Goettingen and his M.A. in Management from ESCP-EAP European School of Management.

Prior Experience:

Bethmann Bank
Credit Suisse
Equity Partners
CEA Capital Partners
Deutsche Bank

Education & Accreditations:

ESCP-EAP European School of Management, M.A. in Management

Young LeeManaging Director

Mr. Lee reviews investment opportunities, with specific emphasis on analysis and due diligence for prospective investments, and is engaged in the negotiation of business and legal issues, ongoing monitoring of investments and profit realization from distributed securities. Mr. Lee also serves on several partnership advisory boards. Prior to joining Abbott Capital in 2007, Mr. Lee was an associate at The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation in Menlo Park, sourcing and leading due diligence on prospective private equity and hedge fund investments. Mr. Lee also worked as a product manager in the Online Business Services Division at Silicon Valley Bank and co-founded a company that matched university based start-ups with angel investors. Mr. Lee received his B.A. in Economics from Stanford University, his M.B.A. from Columbia University and is a CFA charterholder.

Prior Experience:

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Silicon Valley Bank

Education & Accreditations:

Stanford University, B.A. in Economics
Columbia University, M.B.A.

CFA Charterholder

Timothy W. MaloneyManaging Director

Mr. Maloney reviews investment opportunities, with specific emphasis on analysis and due diligence for prospective investments, and is engaged in the negotiation of business and legal issues, ongoing monitoring of investments and profit realization from distributed securities. Mr. Maloney also serves on several partnership advisory boards. Prior to joining Abbott Capital in 2004, Mr. Maloney was an associate at Frye-Louis Capital Management in Chicago, working on screening and due diligence for venture capital, buyouts and special situations partnerships. Mr. Maloney also worked as a senior analyst at General American Transportation Corporation and at Hewitt Associates as a pension consultant. Mr. Maloney received his B.S. in Accounting from DePaul University, his M.B.A. in Finance from New York University and his C.P.A. from the State of Illinois.

Prior Experience:

Frye-Louis Capital Management
General American Transportation Corporation
Hewitt Associates

Education & Accreditations:

DePaul University, B.S. in Accounting
New York University, M.B.A. in Finance

CPA, State of Illinois

Meredith L. RerisiManaging Director

Ms. Rerisi reviews investment opportunities, with specific emphasis on analysis and due diligence for prospective investments, and is engaged in the negotiation of business and legal issues, ongoing monitoring of investments and profit realization from distributed securities. Ms. Rerisi also serves on several partnership advisory boards. Ms. Rerisi originally joined Abbott in 1998 and returned in the fall of 2002, following receipt of her M.B.A. Prior to joining Abbott Capital in 1998, Ms. Rerisi was an equity analyst at American High Growth Equities Corporation. Ms. Rerisi received her B.S. in Applied Economics and Business Management from Cornell University and her M.B.A. from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Prior Experience:

American High Growth Equities Corporation

Education & Accreditations:

Cornell University, B.S. in Applied Economics and Business Management
The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, M.B.A.

Wolf WittManaging Director

Mr. Witt reviews investment opportunities with specific emphasis on analysis and due diligence for prospective investments, with a particular focus on secondary transactions. Prior to joining Abbott in 2018, Mr. Witt was a Director at Zurich Alternative Asset Management (“ZAAM”), the in-house unit managing the alternative investments of Zurich Insurance Group. At ZAAM, Mr. Witt was part of the global private equity team responsible for primary fund investments, co-investments, and secondary investments. Prior to that, Mr. Witt worked at the economic consulting unit of Oliver Wyman (NERA) in the Frankfurt and New York offices. Mr. Witt received his M.A. from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). He also studied at HEC Business School (France) and received his M.S. from the CEMS program. Mr. Witt is a CFA charterholder.

Prior Experience:

Zurich Alternative Asset Management, LLC, Director
NERA Economic Consulting (Oliver Wyman), Consultant

Education and Accreditations:

University of St. Gallen, M.A. in Finance (Swiss lic. oec.)
CEMS, M.S. in International Management

CFA charterholder

Jonathan TubianaPrincipal

Mr. Tubiana reviews investment opportunities with specific emphasis on analysis and due diligence for prospective investments. Prior to joining Abbott Capital in 2009, Mr. Tubiana was an Associate in the European investment team of Altius Associates where he was involved in European due diligence, portfolio analysis, and research activities. Mr. Tubiana received a Master of Science in Management from Grenoble Ecole de Management (France) and his M.B.A. from New York University.

Prior Experience:

Altius Associates

Education & Accreditations:

Grenoble Ecole de Management (France), Master of Science in Management
New York University, M.B.A in Finance

Arianna MerrillPrincipal

Ms. Merrill reviews investment opportunities with specific emphasis on analysis and due diligence for prospective investments. Prior to joining Abbott Capital in 2018, Ms. Merrill worked at Partners Group where she made investments in private equity funds as well as co-investments, and Top Tier Capital Partners where she focused on investing in venture capital funds. Ms. Merrill received her B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Connecticut College and her M.B.A. from Cornell University.

Prior Experience: 

Partners Group
Top Tier Capital Partners

Education & Accreditations: 

Connecticut College, B.A. Economics and Political Science
Cornell University, M.B.A.

Moritz TurckPrincipal

Mr. Turck reviews investment opportunities with specific emphasis on analysis and due diligence for prospective investments. Mr. Turck operates out of Abbott’s subsidiary in London, Abbott Capital (Europe), Ltd. Abbott Capital (Europe), Ltd., is authorized and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority. Prior to joining Abbott Capital in 2017, Mr. Turck was a Senior Associate on the Global Investment Team of Pavilion Alternatives, where he was responsible for evaluating and reviewing private equity managers across the EMEA region, and particularly in Western and Northern Europe. Mr. Turck received his M.S. in Accounting and Finance from Kings College London and his B.A. in Management Studies with French from the University of Nottingham.

Prior Experience:

Pavilion Alternatives Group
Trinity Group Ltd.
Commerzbank

Education & Accreditations:

Kings College London, M.Sc. in Accounting, Accountability and Finance
University of Nottingham, B.A. in Management Studies with French