2026 Digital Lunch and Learn: Opportunities for Operators - Exploring the Growing Lower Middle Market

Description

Operators often have a wealth of experience and skills that align well to working in the lower middle market, and there are numerous opportunities to do so - whether as an Independent Sponsor, Operating Partner, Board Director, Portfolio Company Executive or River Guide. The ISF, in tandem with The Operators, is hosting a panel of experts who will discuss these various roles, focusing on how Operators and Independent Sponsors especially can work together more closely, what it takes to be an Independent Sponsor, and how the skillsets as an Operator can be ideally suited to a rapidly growing, opportunity-rich lower middle market.

Panelists

Moderator: Ron Lippock, - ISF

Moderator: Kit Lisle - The Operators

Raj Kaji - True Path Capital, LLC

Georgeta Precup - Prolerity Clinical Research

Jim Ilaria - Exaltare Capital Management

Sharon Fox - Stride Consumer Partners