Speakers

Mathew Cestar is President of Arini, focused on expanding the firm’s private credit capabilities globally. He brings over 25 years of experience in global capital markets, investment banking and technology. Prior to joining, Mr. Cestar was Senior Advisor to the CEO and Global Head of Credit of ICG, a listed private equity and private credit firm with total AUM of $100 billion. Before that, he was the CEO of ScION Tech Growth, a public company backed by ION, the market leader in financial software and data. Prior to this, Mr. Cestar held numerous leadership roles at Credit Suisse in London and New York, including serving as Co-Head of Investment Banking and Capital Markets in London with responsibility for mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity capital markets and the investment banking sector and country coverage teams. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Columbia University, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude.