Joe Metzger joined 777 Partners in 2021. Prior to 777 Partners, Joe worked in M&A and Corporate Development at two of the largest life insurance carriers in the U.S., Guardian Life and TIAA-CREF, executing transactions in the insurance, healthcare and asset management sectors. Previously, Joe was an investment banker covering financial institutions. Joe holds a B.A. from New York University, where he graduated Cum Laude and was a University Honors Scholar.

Lenz C. Balan joined 777 Partners in 2018. Prior to joining 777, Lenz was an investment banker at Morgan Stanley. Lenz also worked for York Street Capital Partners, an investment firm focused on private debt and equity investments. Lenz began his career as an investment banking analyst in the Financial Sponsors Group at Credit Suisse. Lenz earned a B.A. from the Bowdoin College.

Dan Faermark joined 777 Partners in 2022 as their VP Corporate Development & Chief of Staff in the 777 Football Group. Prior to 777 Partners, Dan worked at DAZN, the global sports broadcaster in Product and Revenue Strategy. Prior to that, Dan accumulated 7 years of experience in Investment Banking working at Evercore advising companies across Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia on public and private M&A transactions and corporate finance strategy. He also consulted a number of football clubs including Aston Villa FC, Burnley FC and RCD Espanyol on strategic and commercial matters. Dan holds a MA Hons International Relations from the University of St Andrews in Scotland (UK) as well as an MBA from IESE in Barcelona (Spain).

Rudy Khaitan joined 777 Partners in 2021 as a Life Actuary supporting the Investment Team. Prior to joining 777, he had nearly 8 years’ experience working in the UK life insurance market. Rudy started his career at EY where he qualified as an actuary before working with HSBC within their Financial Institutions Group M&A team. Most recently he worked as an independent consultant to a range of insurers operating in the UK and global insurance and reinsurance markets.

He has a B.Com. (Hons) from the University of Delhi, an M.Sc. from Cass Business School and qualified as an actuary with the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries.

Ankush joined 777 Partners in early 2020. Prior to joining 777, he was a senior associate at Comvest Partners, a middle market private equity and credit investment firm based in West Palm Beach, FL. Ankush began his career as an investment banking analyst in the Acquisition Finance, Execution and Structuring group at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey in Atlanta, GA.

Ankush received a B.B.A. in Finance from Goizueta Business School at Emory University.

Jhoan Vargas joined 777 Partners in 2020. Prior to joining 777, he was an Analyst at MTS Health Partners in New York where he focused on M&A and capital raising transactions. Prior to that, he worked at Global Healthcare Advisors, a middle market investment bank focused on buy-side M&A.

Jhoan has a B.S. in Finance and a second major in Risk Management from Florida State University.

Maria Xing joined 777 Partners in 2022. Prior to joining 777, Maria worked at The Raine Group in New York, focusing on growth equity and advisory in the media, entertainment, and sports sectors. Prior to that, she worked in investment banking at EY Capital Advisors and BDA Partners, advising clients on M&A transactions and financings primarily in the consumer and retail industry. Maria began her career in strategy at Credit Suisse and Liverpool Football Club.

Maria holds a B.S. in Finance and Marketing from New York University Stern School of Business and M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania

Matt Ostermann joined 777 Partners in 2021. He focuses on 777’s investments in insurance. Prior to joining 777, he was an Investment Banking Analyst and Associate at TigerRisk Capital Markets & Advisory in New York. During his time at TigerRisk, he contributed to the execution of several M&A advisory, capital raising, and insurance-linked securities transactions in the P&C insurance industry. Matt earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with minors in Economics and Statistics from the University at Buffalo.

Brandon Fryer joined 777 Partners in 2022. Prior to joining 777, Brandon was an Investment Banking Analyst at Intrepid Financial Partners in Houston, Texas where he focused on M&A, capital markets and restructuring transactions in the oil and gas industry. Brandon holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.