Pacific Avenue Capital Partners Expands Team with Four New Hires

Los Angeles, CA / ACCESSWIRE / August 20, 2024 / Pacific Avenue Capital Partners, LLC, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, announced the addition of CJ Faulwell, Michael Baccanari, Zane Crandall, and Justin Horriat to their team. These appointments align with the firm's focus on corporate divestitures and complex situations in the middle market.

CJ Faulwell joins as a Vice President. He was previously with Variant Equity and holds a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Occidental College, along with a CFA Charter.

Michael Baccanari has been appointed as an Associate. He previously worked as an Investment Banking Senior Analyst at Palm Tree LLC. He completed his Master's in Accounting at USC's Marshall School of Business and holds a B.A. in Accounting from Michigan State University.

Zane Crandall also joins as an Associate. He was an Investment Banking Senior Analyst at Lazard and holds a B.A. in Economics from Lafayette College.

Justin Horriat joins as an Associate from Intrepid Investment Bankers. He graduated with a B.A. in Economics from the University of California Los Angeles.

Chris Sznewajs, Founder and Managing Partner of Pacific Avenue, highlighted the firm’s commitment to organic team building and expressed his excitement about the new hires.