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Direct Lending

J.J. Sass

Vice President

J.J. is a Vice President and is responsible for underwriting, originating, structuring and managing investments across all industries.

Prior to joining Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners (formerly Comvest Credit Partners), J.J. was a Vice President at Serengeti Asset Management, a value-driven investment firm, where he focused on evaluating and executing growth, credit and special situations investments. Before that, he was a Senior Associate at Touchdown Ventures, a venture capital firm, where he focused on growth stage property technology and consumer companies. Prior to that, J.J. was an Associate at Jasper Ridge Partners, a private investment firm, where he focused on private equity investments. He also previously founded a digital media startup. J.J. began his career as a multi-asset class investor at Goldman Sachs.

J.J. received an M.B.A from Columbia Business School and a Master of International Affairs, with a concentration in international security policy, from the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He earned a B.B.A. in Finance, with honors, from the University of Notre Dame.

Private Credit

Our private credit business is now Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners, offering creative and flexible private credit solutions to both sponsored and non-sponsored middle-market companies, backed by Manulife’s global scale and Comvest’s proven leadership.

Private Equity

Our private equity platform continues as Comvest Private Equity, an independent firm focused on control investments in middle-market companies, partnering with founders and management teams to build businesses for lasting growth.

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