Controller

Kristin M. Valente

EXPERIENCE

K Capital Partners, LLC Boston, Massachusetts

Controller April, 2008-Present

Firm investment focus: European event-driven special situations

Peak assets: $3 billion of assets with 20 legal entities

Primary investment instruments employed: equities, equity swaps, CDS and fixed income

• Responsible for management company accounting and reporting

• Oversee cash and collateral management and all capital activity

• Manage counterparty relationships and risk

• Manage monthly close process and year end audit for all entities

• Review all regulatory filings

• Prepare and review corporate action accounting in conjunction with the fund administrator

• Manage and direct the activities of the accounting and operations team

Portfolio Accountant July, 2000-April, 2008

• Reviewed fund administrator’s reports on a daily and monthly basis for multiple funds including, but not limited to security valuations, cash reconciliations, partner allocations, management fee calculations, incentive fee calculations, net asset value for funds and investors, etc.

• Monitored pending corporate actions and distributions/dividends

• Managed counterparties for swaps (equity swaps, credit default swaps) by reviewing confirmations, calculating resets and terminations as well as monitoring all collateral balances and related interest accruals

• Monitored multiple prime broker accounts ensuring validity of all non-trade cash activity and dividend and/or fixed income coupon payments

• Prepared regulatory filings

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Boston, Massachusetts

Audit Associate September, 1999-July, 2000

Audit Intern June, 1998-September, 1998

• Aggregated information to test the reliability of trial balance accounts

• Interviewed clients for pertinent information in conducting audits

• Examined and evaluated financial statements, prospectuses, and statements of additional information

Michael K. Schaefer, CPA Boston, Massachusetts

Associate Intern January, 1999-September, 1999

• Assisted in assuring that the overall statements of client were presented fairly

• Prepared tax returns for individuals

• Researched tax issues

EDUCATION

Simmons College

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Boston, Massachusetts

Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Finance, Cum Laude Date of Graduation: May, 1999

Accounting Grade Point Average: 3.91 Finance Grade Point Average: 3.92

Cumulative Grade Point Average: 3.71

COMPUTER SKILLS

QuickBooks, Bloomberg. Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Access

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