Grabbing the Bull by the Horns as an Independent Sponsor, with Chelsea Celistan

To underrepresented independent sponsors, Chelsea Celistan has a simple message: “There is a large market that you can do really well in. Full stop.”

The head of Independent Sponsor and Company Direct Investment Strategy at Avante Capital Partners, Chelsea shares her encouraging vision in this conversation with host

Phyllis Young. She also details challenges and strategies, emphasizing the need for discipline in finding the right deal, choosing the right partner, and creating value. Ultimately, “it's really just the people who are going to come in and grab the bull by its horns and kind of drive to make it happen. I think that's going to be who tends to win in this space,” she says.

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