Our Team - New York
Leland Lewis — Managing Partner
Mr. Lewis is a founding member of Cyprium Partners. Prior to forming Cyprium, he was a partner at Key Principal Partners (KPP) and founded its Greenwich, CT office. Prior to joining KPP, Mr. Lewis was a Managing Director and member of the investment banking operating committee of Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin. Mr. Lewis also spent a number of years in the investment banking division of Paine Webber Inc., where he specialized in merchant banking and helped found J.F. Lehman & Co., a principal investment firm. Mr. Lewis received his M.B.A. from the Wharton School and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University.
Mike Conaton — Managing Partner
Mr. Conaton is a founding member of Cyprium Partners. Prior to forming Cyprium, he was a partner at Key Principal Partners (KPP). Prior to joining the Greenwich office of KPP in 2000, Mr. Conaton was a manager of alternative assets and direct investments for a private family office in San Francisco. Activities included direct equity and mezzanine investing in middle market businesses in the U.S., Asia and Europe. During his tenure, Mr. Conaton was a co-founder of a Small Business Investment Company ("SBIC"), under license by the U.S. Small Business Administration. He had previously enjoyed a long career in many roles at The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., including as a Vice President focusing on Leveraged Buyout activity in the bank's Corporate Finance Group in New York. He received a B.A. with a double major in Economics and Political Science from Stanford University.
Jon Leffers — Associate
Mr. Leffers joined Cyprium Partners from Key Principal Partners (KPP). He joined KPP in 2005 from Wasatch Venture Fund, a Salt Lake City based venture capital firm. While at Wasatch Venture Fund, Mr. Leffers was responsible for analyzing early-stage investment opportunities in the information technology, biotechnology, records management and biometric markets. Previously, Mr. Leffers served as a student analyst with the University Venture Fund. Prior thereto, Mr. Leffers spent four years in operations with Gateway Computers and two years in operations with United Parcel Service. Mr. Leffers received a B.S. in Finance and Management from the University of Utah.
Recent Investment
Non-Control: NHR
Provided subordinated debt and common equity to refinance existing indebtedness, provide liquidity to an existing shareholder and fund growth initiatives.
