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Brad Pietras is the Director of Finance at Level where he oversees finance.
Prior to joining Level, Brad was a Vice President and the Controller at Lightyear Capital where he was responsible for all finance, accounting, and tax functions.
Previously, Brad worked at Blackstone in corporate private equity finance and oversaw some of the firm’s flagship and geographic/sector focused funds.
Before Blackstone, Brad was a Manager at Grant Thornton where he lead audit and accounting advisory engagements of private equity funds, hedge funds, and their management companies and his experience included assisting clients in the M&A process for the acquisition of asset manager equity interest.
Brad began his career in the assurance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers servicing clients in the asset management industry.
Brad holds an M.B.A. in Financial Management and a B.S.
in Accounting from La Salle University, where he attended on an athletic scholarship and graduated magna cum laude.
He earned both degrees as a participant in the university’s 4-year BS/MBA dual degree program.
Brad is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of New York.
Brad Pietras active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Level Equity Management LLC
Level Equity Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Level Equity invests in lower middle market companies located across the globe, primarily in North America, Europe & Israel and Australia & New Zealand. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of technology enabled services, internet-based businesses, B2B software and data. It provides financing for growth, recapitalization and buyout transactions. The firm acquires minority and majority interest. | Director of Finance/CFO | 01/03/2022 |
Former positions of Brad Pietras
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|---|---|---|
Lightyear Capital LLC
Lightyear Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lightyear Capital invests in middle market companies located in the United States with an EBITDA of more than USD 10 million and enterprise values ranging from USD 200 - 2000 million. The firm targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides equity financing for buyout transactions. | Comptroller/Controller/Auditor | 01/03/2022 |
The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois)
The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois) Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides engineering services | Private Equity Investor | 30/10/2020 |
Grant Thornton LLP
Grant Thornton LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides accounting, assurance, tax and advisory services | Private Equity Investor | 30/10/2020 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides auditing, assurance, consulting and tax & business consulting services | Private Equity Investor | 01/09/2013 |
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| Private companies | 6 |
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides auditing, assurance, consulting and tax & business consulting services | Commercial Services |
Grant Thornton LLP
Grant Thornton LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides accounting, assurance, tax and advisory services | Commercial Services |
Lightyear Capital LLC
Lightyear Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lightyear Capital invests in middle market companies located in the United States with an EBITDA of more than USD 10 million and enterprise values ranging from USD 200 - 2000 million. The firm targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides equity financing for buyout transactions. | Finance |
LaSalle University
LaSalle University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois)
The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois) Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides engineering services | Industrial Services |
Level Equity Management LLC
Level Equity Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Level Equity invests in lower middle market companies located across the globe, primarily in North America, Europe & Israel and Australia & New Zealand. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of technology enabled services, internet-based businesses, B2B software and data. It provides financing for growth, recapitalization and buyout transactions. The firm acquires minority and majority interest. | Finance |
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