Ted Panarese

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Mr. Panarese is a member of the private equity team, focusing on co-investments, small-market, and middle-market buyouts.

Prior to joining StepStone, Mr. Panarese worked at Access Holdings, a private equity firm that targets North American services-based businesses, where he sourced and evaluated direct investment opportunities. Before that, he worked at Sterling Partners where he focused on direct investment opportunities within the business services sector. Today, Mr. Panarese works across all aspects of StepStone’s private equity co-investment program including fundraising, sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio management. In addition to co-investments, Mr. Panarese works on StepStone’s small-market and middle-market buyout sector teams, where he is responsible for identifying primary investment opportunities, leading general partner relationships, and completing investment diligence.

Mr. Panarese graduated with a BS in Hotel Administration from Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business.

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