New senior team members bring deep investment and industry expertise as Windjammer continues to strengthen its middle-market private equity platform
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. & WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Windjammer Capital (“Windjammer”), a national private equity investment firm focused on control equity investments in middle-market businesses, announced today that Evan Klebe and Beth Lesniak have joined the firm’s investment team as Managing Director and Principal, respectively, while Meredith Stein has joined as Head of Investor Relations. These appointments demonstrate Windjammer’s ongoing investment in senior talent and its commitment to enhancing both its investment capabilities and investor engagement.
Mr. Klebe brings extensive investing experience to his new role at Windjammer. Most recently, Mr. Klebe was a Managing Director at Beach Point Capital Management, where he helped found and lead the firm’s private equity group. Earlier in his career, Mr. Klebe held investment roles at Lindsay Goldberg and 3i Group, and began his career in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and UBS Investment Bank.
Ms. Lesniak joins Windjammer as a Principal on the investment team, bringing deep experience identifying, evaluating and executing investments across multiple sectors, including industrials and business services. Prior to joining Windjammer, Ms. Lesniak held investment roles at Norwest Equity Partners, Grey Mountain Partners, and The Riverside Company. She began her career in investment banking at Wachovia Securities and Citigroup.
“Over the past year, we have focused on expanding our senior investment team to enhance our ability to source, evaluate and execute compelling opportunities across advanced manufacturing, specialty distribution and business services,” said Greg Bondick, Managing Principal at Windjammer. “We also welcomed Gianluigi Sepe, who joined as a Principal in late 2024 from SFW Capital Partners, further adding to the depth and breadth of our senior investment team.”
Mr. Sepe brings significant industry knowledge in industrials and life sciences, enhancing the firm’s ability to source and execute differentiated investment opportunities in these sectors. Earlier in his career, he held roles at Hamilton Lane and L.E.K. Consulting.
Ms. Stein joins Windjammer as Head of Investor Relations, bringing extensive experience in private markets fundraising and investor communications. In this role, she will lead the firm’s investor relations strategy, fundraising initiatives, and limited partner engagement, further strengthening Windjammer’s partnerships with its global investor base. Prior to joining Windjammer, Ms. Stein held senior investor relations roles at Flexpoint Ford, Cross Ocean Partners and Avenue Capital Group. She began her career at Arden Asset Management.
“We are excited to welcome the newest senior team members to Windjammer,” said Jeff Miehe, Managing Principal at Windjammer. “Evan, Beth and Gianluigi bring deep investment expertise and sector knowledge, enhancing our ability to identify and execute compelling opportunities across our focus areas, and Meredith’s addition strengthens our investor engagement and supports the firm’s ongoing growth.”
Mr. Miehe added, “These additions reflect our ongoing focus on building a best-in-class team that combines rigorous investment capabilities with a collaborative culture. Each new team member brings unique perspectives that will help Windjammer continue to deliver strong outcomes for our portfolio companies and investors.”
About Windjammer
Windjammer Capital is a national private equity investment firm based in Newport Beach, CA and Waltham, MA that invests control equity in middle-market businesses and in partnership with management. Windjammer has more than $3 billion of committed capital with respect to its control equity investment strategy, and since inception has completed more than 60 platform investments and more than 200 strategic add-ons. The firm targets investments in companies that are leaders in attractive niche markets and share several of the following characteristics: significant and defensible market positions; differentiated products and services; strong management teams; scalable business models; identifiable growth opportunities; and consistent financial performance. To learn more, visit windjammercapital.com.
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