Asim Khan

Bio

As a Director of Mason Wells Buyout Funds, Mr. Khan is primarily responsible for the buyout and portfolio development activities of the firm. In this capacity, Mr. Khan is responsible for initiating investment opportunities, structuring and negotiating transactions, serving on the Board of Directors of portfolio companies, working with portfolio company management teams to create shareholder value and arranging for the disposition of investments. Mr. Khan has over 14 years of financial services and operations experience. Prior to joining Mason Wells in 2003, Mr. Khan served as a Senior Investment Banking Associate at SWS Securities, where he was principally responsible for initiating and executing merger and acquisition transactions for middle-market companies. Prior to SWS Securities, Mr. Khan served as the Director of Business Development in 2001 for Cybiko, a 250-employee, late-stage wireless start-up based in Moscow, Russia. At Cybiko, Mr. Khan was responsible for the firm's venture capital fundraising, market strategy and new business development activities. Prior to Cybiko, Mr. Khan served as Business Development Manager for SoDeog Technologies, an early-stage wireless start-up based in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he was also responsible for the firm's venture capital fundraising, market strategy and new business development activities. Prior to SoDeog Technologies, Mr. Khan was an Investment Banking Associate for Merrill Lynch, where he was involved in a wide range of corporate finance and merger and acquisition transactions. Mr. Khan serves on the Board of Directors of Dedicated Computing LLC, Paragon Development Systems, Inc., and The Oilgear Company. Mr. Khan was previously a member of Board of Directors at Converting, Inc., prior to its sale in October 2007. Mr. Khan received Bachelor of Science Degrees in Accounting and Finance from Marquette University.