Nick Desai
Chief Executive Officer at Snack It Forward LLC
Profile
Mr. Nick Desai is Managing Partner at Shackleton Equity Partners LLC.
Prior to joining Shackleton, he was with FocalPoint Partners, an investment bank and financial advisory firm in Los Angeles.
Before that, he was a Director at Cappello Capital, where he led the team responsible for one of the firms marquee deals of 2006.
Prior to that, he was at KPMG Corporate Finance, where he led the top-producing West Coast team.
Before these roles he held positions in strategic development and corporate development within operating companies.
Armed with a Juris Doctorate and legal experience, he is uniquely positioned to understand and guide the legal, financial, and business issues integral to every transaction.
Mr. Desai is also very active in the financial services community.
He was the Founder and former President of a professional networking group which has currently grown into a group with over 4,000 members in 25 cities internationally.
He is also the Co-Founder and former President of the South Asian Bar Association and a member of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG).
Mr. Desai earned his MBA and JD degrees from Loyola Marymount University and a B.A.
from the University Of California at Irvine, where he was a Regents Scholar.
Nick Desai active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Safeharbor Knowledge Solutions
 Safeharbor Knowledge Solutions Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Safeharbor Knowledge Solutions provides customer interaction and business intelligence services. Its services include knowledge base software, community forum software, smartTest article optimizer and knowledge management services. The company is headquartered in Satsop, WA. | Director/Board Member | 2009-11-08 |
Snack It Forward LLC
 Snack It Forward LLC Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Snack It Forward LLC manufactures snack food products. It offers freeze dried fruit chips. The company was founded by Nick Desai in 2011 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2010-12-31 |
Former positions of Nick Desai
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Association for Corporate Growth, Inc.
 Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. is a global organization founded in 1954 by Kenneth S. Berryman and David H. Brenner. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. The company's mission is to drive middle-market growth and it serves 90,000 investors, executives, lenders, and advisers to growing middle-market companies. The company's core focus is on middle-market M&A, with more than 25 years of sell-side and buy-side advisory experience, closing more than 200 transactions with a combined value of more than $1 billion. The company also publishes Middle Market Growth, the official publication of the Association for Corporate Growth, which includes a print magazine, website, weekly e-newsletter, and daily newsfeed. The CEO of the company since 2019 is Brent A. Baxter. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Cappello Global LLC
 Cappello Global LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of Cappello Group, Inc., Cappello Global LLC provides advisory services. The company is based in Santa Monica, CA. The CEO of the company is Richard Revelins. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
KPMG, Inc.
 KPMG, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG, Inc. provides audit and accounting services. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The CEO of the Canadian company is Walter R. Pela. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Shackleton Equity Partners LLC
 Shackleton Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Shackleton Equity Partners LLC (Shackleton Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in El Segundo, California. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Training of Nick Desai
| Loyola Marymount University | Graduate Degree |
| University of California, Berkeley | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 6 |
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Shackleton Equity Partners LLC
Shackleton Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Shackleton Equity Partners LLC (Shackleton Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in El Segundo, California. | Finance |
Safeharbor Knowledge Solutions
Safeharbor Knowledge Solutions Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Safeharbor Knowledge Solutions provides customer interaction and business intelligence services. Its services include knowledge base software, community forum software, smartTest article optimizer and knowledge management services. The company is headquartered in Satsop, WA. | Commercial Services |
Cappello Global LLC
Cappello Global LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of Cappello Group, Inc., Cappello Global LLC provides advisory services. The company is based in Santa Monica, CA. The CEO of the company is Richard Revelins. | Finance |
KPMG, Inc.
KPMG, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG, Inc. provides audit and accounting services. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The CEO of the Canadian company is Walter R. Pela. | Commercial Services |
Association for Corporate Growth, Inc.
Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. is a global organization founded in 1954 by Kenneth S. Berryman and David H. Brenner. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. The company's mission is to drive middle-market growth and it serves 90,000 investors, executives, lenders, and advisers to growing middle-market companies. The company's core focus is on middle-market M&A, with more than 25 years of sell-side and buy-side advisory experience, closing more than 200 transactions with a combined value of more than $1 billion. The company also publishes Middle Market Growth, the official publication of the Association for Corporate Growth, which includes a print magazine, website, weekly e-newsletter, and daily newsfeed. The CEO of the company since 2019 is Brent A. Baxter. | Commercial Services |
Snack It Forward LLC
Snack It Forward LLC Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Snack It Forward LLC manufactures snack food products. It offers freeze dried fruit chips. The company was founded by Nick Desai in 2011 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Consumer Non-Durables |
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