Raquel Vargas Palmer, Partner, KPS Capital Partners, LP
Raquel Vargas Palmer is a Partner of KPS Capital Partners, LP, the manager of KPS Special Situations Funds, a family of private equity funds with over $1.8 billion of committed capital focused on constructive investing in restructurings, turnarounds, bankruptcies and other special situations. Ms. Palmer and KPS have successfully developed and executed a proprietary investment strategy that resulted in the creation of vibrant and successful enterprises out of assets or companies that were close to shutdown or liquidation, suffering from a history of operating losses, operating in bankruptcy, or in default of obligations to creditors.
Prior to joining KPS in 1997 and Keilin & Co. in 1994, Ms. Palmer was an investment banker in the Paper and Forest products group with Kidder, Peabody & Co. Ms. Palmer received a degree in Political Science from Stanford University.
Ms. Palmer currently serves on the Board of Directors of the following KPS portfolio companies:
Hephaestus Holdings, Inc. / Jernberg Industries, Inc., Blue Water Automotive Systems Inc., Attends Healthcare Inc. (Chairman), Cloyes Gear and Products, Inc. (Chairman), Bristol Compressors International, Inc and Global Brass and Copper, Inc.
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