Lisa Portanova

Private Equity Investor at

Merit Capital Partners

Finance

Consumer Services

Profile

Lisa P.
Portanova, Vice President, joined Merit in 2022.
Lisa was previously a Managing Director at CIBC Bank USA, leading the institution’s Commercial Banking Training Program for incoming bankers.
Prior to training, Lisa was a member of the Bank’s Commercial team as a Loan Officer focusing on middle market and private equity lending.
Lisa received an M.B.A., with honors, from Loyola University Quinlan School of Business with a concentration in Finance.
She earned her B.S.
from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.
A native of the Chicago suburbs, Lisa currently resides in the city of Chicago.

Lisa Portanova active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Merit Capital Partners Merit Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Merit Capital Partners invests in middle-market companies located in the United States with revenue of minimum USD 20 million and an EBITDA of minimum USD 4 million. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of manufacturing and business service sectors. It provides financing in the form of mezzanine, debt and equity for MBOs, recapitalizations, acquisitions, shareholder liquidity events, ESOPS and growth stage capital requirements with an investment size of minimum USD 20 million. It acquires majority and minority interests. It also takes a seat on the board of directors. The firm does not invest in real estate financings, restaurants, oil and gas exploration.	Private Equity Investor	2022-10-31

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Former positions of Lisa Portanova

Companies	Position	End
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE	Private Equity Investor	2022-10-31

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Private companies	4
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Regional BanksFinance Provides personal, commercial and business banking services	Finance
Loyola University of Chicago Loyola University of Chicago Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Merit Capital Partners Merit Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Merit Capital Partners invests in middle-market companies located in the United States with revenue of minimum USD 20 million and an EBITDA of minimum USD 4 million. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of manufacturing and business service sectors. It provides financing in the form of mezzanine, debt and equity for MBOs, recapitalizations, acquisitions, shareholder liquidity events, ESOPS and growth stage capital requirements with an investment size of minimum USD 20 million. It acquires majority and minority interests. It also takes a seat on the board of directors. The firm does not invest in real estate financings, restaurants, oil and gas exploration.	Finance
University of Illinois At Urbana–Champaign University of Illinois At Urbana–Champaign Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services