Founding Principal  

Previously, Nils was an executive at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR), a large private equity firm.  While at KKR, Nils identified and consummated a range of investment opportunities, including leveraged buyouts, minority equity investments and leveraged buildups.  Nils served as a member of the Board of Directors of KKR portfolio companies Granum Communications (radio broadcasting), Canadian General Insurance Group (property & casualty insurance), Nexstar Financial (mortgage finance), KinderCare Learning Centers (educational services), and both Randall’s Food Stores and Bruno’s (grocery retailing).  Nils currently serves as a Board Member for several private companies, including Nexstar Financial, Voyager Expanded Learning and Active International. 

Prior to KKR, Nils worked in the Corporate Finance Department of Goldman, Sachs & Co.  At Goldman Sachs, Nils advised a number of companies across different industries.  In this capacity, he advised on a broad array of transactions, including equity and debt offerings, acquisitions and divestitures, recapitalizations and restructurings. 

Nils received a B.A. in Economics from Tufts University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.  He received a J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he graduated Cum Laude.