Will Nesbitt was formerly a Managing Director of Kirkland Investment Corp., a boutique merchant banking firm. Before joining Kirkland, he was a Partner of Park Avenue Equity Partners, L.P., where he was responsible for identifying middle market acquisition opportunities on behalf of the firm’s private equity fund and for directing the firm’s merger and acquisition advisory business.
Prior to joining Park Avenue, Will Nesbitt was a Senior Vice President of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, where he was responsible for identifying and executing leveraged buyout and venture capital investment opportunities. He was also Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, for two of its NYSE listed portfolio companies, MAFCO Consolidated Group Inc. and M&F Worldwide Inc. His earlier work experience includes serving as a General Partner and co-founder of Lakeview Partners, L.P. and as Vice President of Coniston Partners, L.P., both of which were founded by Gollust, Tierney and Oliver.
Will Nesbitt graduated summa cum laude from Duke University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and received an MBA from Harvard Business School.