Steve Shenfeld is the President of MidOcean Credit Partners, responsible for managing and overseeing its investment strategies and operations and chairs its Investment and Risk committees.  Prior to joining MidOcean Credit Partners at its inception in 2009, Mr. Shenfeld was a General Partner and Founder of MD Sass Macquarie Financial Strategies, an asset management private equity fund for MD Sass, a $6 billion investment management organization. Previously, Mr. Shenfeld was a General Partner with Avenue Capital Group LLC, a multi- billion dollar distressed debt and credit investment platform. He was also a Managing Director for BancBoston Robertson Stephens and Bankers Trust supervising various business units including Leveraged Finance, High Yield Capital Markets and Global Finance Sales and Trading. Mr. Shenfeld has a BA from Tufts University and an MBA from University of Michigan Business School.

 

Holly Sherratt has more than 20 years of fine art experience and has worked in the auction industry for more than a decade. As a well-regarded Modern and Contemporary Art specialist, she has directed the sales of hundreds of important collections nationwide.

She was the founding Director of Made in California Art at a major auction house and was instrumental in establishing world record prices for dozens of artists. She was also head of museum programs at the world’s largest art online retailer, managing strategic partnerships with museums such as MoMA, British Museum, and the de Young. With vast auction, business development, and non-profit experience, she has built relationships with collectors, arts organizations, and fiduciaries around the world.

She received her BA in Art History from UCLA and MA in Visual Studies (Art History and Critical Theory) from UCI. She trained at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Laguna Art Museum. Holly also completed coursework at Loyola Law School and received the distinguished American Jurisprudence Awards for both legal writing and criminal law before transferring to graduate school.

She is an active member of the San Francisco arts community. She served on the board of directors of Contemporary Extension at the SFMOMA and enjoys lecturing at local universities and arts organizations.

 

Justin Shigemi’s practice focuses on the representation of investment advisers, broker-dealers, private funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds and offshore funds, and institutional investors, including family offices. Mr. Shigemi advises as to all aspects of the fund structuring and formation process, preparation and review of fund offering documents and marketing materials, SEC and state investment adviser registration, CFTC commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor registration, FINRA and NFA membership and other licensing matters, preparation and negotiation of marketing/introduction agreements, the development and implementation of compliance programs and procedures and ongoing compliance matters. Mr. Shigemi’s practice has also begun to focus on the fintech industry, including robo-advisers, blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, and ICOs.

Mr. Shigemi received his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 2005, where he was the recipient of the Larry Fleisher Memorial Foundation Prize for extraordinary achievement in the area of Sports and Entertainment Law. He received a B.A., with Honors, from Yale University in 1998. Mr. Shigemi is admitted to practice in the States of Connecticut and New York.

Enio Shinohara is a managing partner at WE Capital NYC where he is responsible for asset allocation and international managed accounts for Brazilian families, allocating capital across asset classes and geographies with particular focus on alternative investments (hedge funds, private credit, private equity/venture capital and real estate).

Previously, he had been managing director, partner and head of portfolio solutions at BTG Pactual (2009-2019), a partner and portfolio manager at Claritas Investments (2005-2009) where he focused on emerging markets and niche strategies in developed markets, a principal partner at GFIA pte (2004-2005), and a portfolio manager at GP Investimentos (2000-2002)

He attended the Harvard Business School Executive Program and received his MBA in finance and business strategy from INSEAD. He received his BBA in business administration from EAESP-FGV (Fundaçao Getúlio Vargas) in São Paulo, Brazil.

 

Jane Silfen is the founder of Mayfair Advisors LLC, which advises clients on sustainability and clean technology investment opportunities. She was previously a Vice President at Encourage Capital, and began her career in investment banking at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Jane holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania, a Masters in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.