ACG Tampa Bay Sarasota - The New Capital Stack: How Private Credit Is Reshaping Private Equity Deals

Event Details

When:

October 8, 2026 5:30 PM - 8 PM EDT

Where:

Location Name

Sarasota Yacht Club

Location Address

1100 John Ringling Boulevard
Sarasota, FL 34236
United States

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Overview

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Discussion points:

Growth of direct lending and unitranche structures
Impact on deal speed and certainty of close
Competition between banks and private lenders
How sponsors evaluate financing alternatives
What sellers care about most in today's market

Speakers

Omar Butt

J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Executive Director

Nicholas Kodati

Star Mountain Capital

Vice President

Nicholas Kodati is a Vice President at Star Mountain Capital, focused primarily on enterprise infrastructure, business operations and technology initiatives.

Mr. Kodati has served at the firm for 11 years in both New York and Tampa across underwriting, portfolio management and product development roles.

He is a graduate of the NYU Stern School of Business.

Andrew Silverman

Parkway Capital

Managing Director

Andy focuses on the investment activities of Parkway Capital, the mezzanine business of Calvert Street Investment Partners. Prior to joining the firm in 2020, Andy focused his investment efforts on distribution, business services and niche manufacturing companies in the lower middle market while at Capital Resource Partners. He also provided market due diligence and strategy consulting to middle market private equity firms while at Investor Group Services.

Andy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, International Relations, and German from Tufts University.

Dustin Hamilton (Moderator)

Forvis Mazars

Partner - Transaction Services

Hosted by: ACG

Chapter

Tampa Bay