Naveen Nataraj
Corporate Officer/Principal at Evercore Capital Partners
Profile
Prior to joining Evercore, Mr. Nataraj was a Founding Partner of Saturn Venture Partners, a $280 million venture capital fund focused on the communications and enterprise networking and software sectors formed in conjunction with Telecom Italia.
Prior to Saturn, Mr. Nataraj was a Vice President at Sandler Capital, a $2.5 billion communications focused money management firm where he was responsible for principal investing in growth equity and venture capital opportunities, as well as in publicly traded securities in the communications sector.
Previously, Mr. Nataraj was a Financial Analyst in the Global Telecommunications and Technology Group at Bear, Stearns and Co. Inc. where he executed a large number of equity and debt financings and M&A for companies including Verizon, Intermedia, Globalstar, XM Radio, among others.
At Evercore, Mr. Nataraj has focused on technology, telecom and media clients, advising Scientific Atlanta in its sale to Cisco, NTL in its acquisition of Telewest, Flarion in its sale to Qualcomm, Intellisync in its sale to Nokia, Avaya in its acquisition of Tenovis, Warburg Pincus and Providence Equity in their acquisition of Telcordia, Insight Communications in its sale to The Carlyle Group, Infocrossing in its acquisition of iStructure (a Level3 subsidiary), Computer Associates, Neustar, IBM, Amdocs, Dow Jones, Von Holtzbrink, among others.
Mr. Nataraj graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Rochester with a B.A.
in Economics and Applied Mathematics.
He serves on the University of Rochester Board of Trustees Alumni Council and chairs several committees.
He is also a co-founder and Board member of RadioSpire, Inc., a wireless media interface technology company.
Naveen Nataraj active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Evercore Capital Partners
 Evercore Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Evercore Capital Partners (Evercore Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Evercore Group LLC founded in 1996 by Roger C. Altman. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Former positions of Naveen Nataraj
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Radiospire Networks, Inc.
 Radiospire Networks, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Radiospire Networks, Inc. manufactures radio and television broadcasting equipment. The company also develops and manufactures semiconductors and its related devices. Radiospire Networks was founded by Tandhoni S. Rao in 2005 and is headquartered in Hudson, MA. | Director/Board Member | 25/01/2010 |
Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.
 Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information. | Analyst-Equity | - |
Sandler Capital Management
 Sandler Capital Management Investment ManagersFinance Sandler Capital Management (Sandler Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1986, Sandler Capital manages both hedge funds and private equity funds for high-net-worth individuals, large family offices, pension funds, asset managers, and other institutions. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Saturn Venture Partners
 Saturn Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Saturn Venture Partners LLC is a venture capital fund located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Telecom Italia SpA (NYSE: TI) | Founder | - |
Training of Naveen Nataraj
| Rochester Christian University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.
Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information. | Finance |
Sandler Capital Management
Sandler Capital Management Investment ManagersFinance Sandler Capital Management (Sandler Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1986, Sandler Capital manages both hedge funds and private equity funds for high-net-worth individuals, large family offices, pension funds, asset managers, and other institutions. | Finance |
Radiospire Networks, Inc.
Radiospire Networks, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Radiospire Networks, Inc. manufactures radio and television broadcasting equipment. The company also develops and manufactures semiconductors and its related devices. Radiospire Networks was founded by Tandhoni S. Rao in 2005 and is headquartered in Hudson, MA. | Electronic Technology |
Saturn Venture Partners
Saturn Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Saturn Venture Partners LLC is a venture capital fund located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Telecom Italia SpA (NYSE: TI) | Finance |
Evercore Capital Partners
Evercore Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Evercore Capital Partners (Evercore Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Evercore Group LLC founded in 1996 by Roger C. Altman. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
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