Jonathan La Joins MiddleGround Capital as Chief Financial Officer

Jonathan La, a seasoned financial expert with 25 years of experience in the private equity industry, has joined MiddleGround Capital as its new Chief Financial Officer. In this role, he will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the firm’s financial operations, including financial reporting, treasury functions, and tax structuring. La’s appointment marks an important milestone for MiddleGround, which has been focused on making control equity investments in North American and European headquartered middle-market B2B industrial and specialty distribution companies. La brings his extensive experience to the position, having served for 17 years at Monomoy Capital Partners as Director of Finance. During his tenure, he was involved in all aspects of financial planning, treasury functions, and tax structuring, and implemented new ERP and budgeting systems to increase efficiency and reporting capabilities.

• La’s appointment marks a significant addition to MiddleGround’s leadership team, which has been focused on creating value for its portfolio companies through a hands-on operational approach.
• La’s experience in private equity fund accounting practices is unparalleled, making him an invaluable asset to MiddleGround’s stakeholders.

“Having worked with Jonathan for many years at Monomoy, I can say that MiddleGround is very fortunate to have such an experienced financial expert on board,” said John Stewart, Founding and Managing Partner of MiddleGround. “His expertise in middle market private investment accounting practices is second to none, and his help in building efficient reporting structures and processes will be a great asset for our stakeholders.”
La’s background in private equity is complemented by his experience working at Evercore Partners, where he helped transition the books and records of the private equity funds in-house for IPOs. Prior to Evercore, he worked at BISYS, a private equity fund administrator, managing various private equity funds, fund of funds and hedge funds clients. La began his career at Deloitte & Touche LLP in their private equity audit practice. “MiddleGround’s focus on continual improvement and operational excellence across its platform investments makes it a true innovator in the private equity space,” said Jonathan. “I’m very excited to help further those efforts from a financial, accounting, and tax perspective.”

Jonathan La holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Bernard M. Baruch College. He is a CPA and has been in the private equity industry for over 25 years. “MiddleGround Capital is a private equity firm based in Lexington, Kentucky with over $3.85 billion of assets under management,” states the company’s website. “MiddleGround makes control equity investments in middle market B2B industrial and specialty distribution businesses. MiddleGround works with its portfolio companies to create value through a hands-on operational approach and partners with its management teams to support long-term growth strategies.”
MiddleGround Capital has recently announced its new Chief Financial Officer, Jonathan La, who will be responsible for overseeing the firm’s financial operations. For more information about MiddleGround Capital, please visit their website at https://middleground.com/. Doug Allen and Maya Hanowitz at Dukas Linden Public Relations are the media contacts for MiddleGround Capital.

“MiddleGround’s focus on continual improvement and operational excellence across its platform investments makes it a true innovator in the private equity space,” said Jonathan La. “I’m very excited to help further those efforts from a financial, accounting, and tax perspective.”

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