About Us
Konik Capital Partners
Konik Capital Partners is a boutique investment bank delivering strategic and financial advisory services to emerging growth businesses and their investors. With over 75 years of combined industry experience, we leverage our deep market knowledge with personalized attention to provide comprehensive solutions for our clients’ needs. Globally, we deliver end-to-end strategic, financial advisory, and capital markets services. Our distinctive approach and commitment to excellence drive client success in today’s dynamic market environment.
Team Members
Ryan Konik
Founder
Ryan Konik is the Founder and Managing Partner of Konik Capital Partners, bringing over a decade of experience in the securities industry. His deep-rooted background in Equity Capital Markets and institutional sales has given him a unique perspective in understanding investor needs and market dynamics. Mr. Konik has forged an expansive network of investors and built lasting relationships that enable him to deliver results beyond traditional banking services. This distinctive combination of expertise and humility has established him as a trusted leader dedicated to delivering results for his clients.
Prior to founding Konik Capital Partners, Mr. Konik co-founded Titan Partners, where he served as Partner and Head of Institutional Sales, spearheading all capital raising initiatives. His commitment to client success was previously demonstrated at ThinkEquity, where, as an original employee and Managing Director, he played a pivotal role in building the firm’s Equity Capital Markets desk. Under his leadership in 2021, his team successfully executed over 50 sole book-runner offerings, raising billions in gross proceeds for public small-cap companies.
Throughout his career, Mr. Konik has orchestrated hundreds of capital markets transactions, consistently demonstrating his ability to create value through transparent and trustworthy partnerships. His extensive experience includes key positions at Joseph Gunnar & Co, Intuitive Venture Partners, and National Securities Corporation, where he specialized in IPOs, follow-on offerings, and private placements.
Mr. Konik holds a B.S. in Accounting from The State University of New York at Albany and maintains Series 7, 63, 24 FINRA licenses. At Konik Capital Partners, Mr. Konik leads with an unwavering commitment to client success and market integrity.
Alden Carrere
Co-Founder & Partner
Alden is a Partner and Co-Founder of Konik Capital Partners. Prior to Konik Capital Partners, Alden served as a Managing Director and Head of Placements at Newbridge Securities, and held senior roles at D.A. Davidson and National Securities. With over 15 years of experience in asset management, investment banking, capital markets, and institutional sales, Alden has executed hundreds of financings for middle-market and emerging growth companies, primarily in the healthcare, consumer, and technology sectors. His diverse background spans both buy-side and sell-side experience, beginning his career at BNY Mellon Asset Management. Alden received his B.A. in Marketing from Franciscan University of Steubenville. Alden holds Series 7, 63, and 79 FINRA licenses.
Cam Williams
Partner & Managing Director, Investment Banking
Cam Williams is a Partner and Managing Director of Investment Banking at Konik Capital Partners, where he advises growth-stage and publicly traded companies on capital formation and strategic transactions. Prior to KCP, Mr. Williams was a Director in the Investment Banking group at Titan Partners where he contributed to the firm’s growth across origination and execution. Prior to Titan, he was a banker in the M&A group at Bank of America. While at BofA he advised private and public companies on corporate events including sales, divestitures, mergers and acquisitions with total transaction value exceeding $10 billion. Mr. Williams began his career in corporate finance in the Transaction Advisory group at Ernst & Young and brings extensive experience advising companies on IPOs, follow-on offerings, PIPEs, ATM programs and mergers & acquisitions. Mr. Williams earned a B.S. in Political Science from Colgate University where he was captain of the nationally ranked Division I Men’s Lacrosse team and holds FINRA Series 79 and 63 licenses.
Sarvesh Patki
Partner & Managing Director, Investment Banking
Sarvesh Patki is a Partner and Managing Director of Investment Banking at Konik Capital Partners, where he advises growth-stage and publicly traded companies on capital formation and strategic transactions. Prior to KCP, Mr. Patki was a banker in Deutsche Bank's Equity Capital Markets group, covering Technology, FinTech and Space & Defense Tech sectors. He was also an integral part of building the banking platform at Titan Partners, contributing to the firm's growth across origination and execution. Mr. Patki brings extensive experience advising companies on IPOs, follow-on offerings, registered directs, CMPOs, PIPEs and ATM programs. Throughout his career, he has worked with issuers ranging from emerging growth companies to mega-cap public corporations, providing strategic advisory across a wide range of equity financing transactions. Mr. Patki earned an M.S. in Data Science from New York University and holds FINRA Series 7, 63 and 79 licenses.
Stephen Hemedes
Director, Investment Banking
Stephen Hemedes serves as a Director of Investment Banking at Konik Capital Partners, overseeing the firm’s advisory and capital markets activities. With a proven track record in raising over $600 million in equity and convertible debt, Stephen brings extensive experience in at-the-market offerings and Rule 144A transactions. He excels in developing tailored financing solutions and guiding due diligence efforts that align with clients’ long-term objectives. Stephen also holds key positions at T.R. Winston & Company, LLC, including Head of Trading and Municipal Principal. His expertise is further underscored by his FINRA/NASAA//MSRB licenses and Bachelor Science in Business from California State University Channel Islands.
Matt Jachera
Head of Equity Syndicate
Matt Jachera is Head of Equity Syndicate at Konik Capital Partners. Prior to joining Konik Capital Partners, Mr. Jachera was Director of Equity Capital Markets at Freedom Capital Markets, focusing on institutional distribution and ECM deal origination. Prior to Freedom Capital Markets, Mr. Jachera served as Head of Secondary Offerings at Boustead & Sutter Securities, where he led the firm’s follow-on and secondary offerings business. Earlier in his career, he ran the U.S. Equity Syndicate desk at Berenberg Capital Markets and held additional capital markets roles at investment banks focused on lower middle market companies. Mr. Jachera has extensive experience across IPOs, follow-ons, secondary offerings, registered directs, PIPEs, and private placements, with a focus on equity capital markets execution and institutional distribution. Mr. Jachera received a B.S. in Finance from Rutgers Business School and holds FINRA Series 7, 63, and 79 licenses.
Giovanni Valdes
Managing Director, Capital Markets
Giovanni is a Managing Director at Konik Capital Partners. Prior to joining Konik Capital Partners, Giovanni held leadership roles at MM Global Securities, Maxim Group, and ThinkEquity, where he led public capital market strategies and executed capital markets transactions for emerging growth companies. Giovanni began his career at Cantor Fitzgerald in 2018. Since entering the securities industry, he has been instrumental in raising capital for both domestic and international companies, providing strategic financing solutions that drive growth and market presence. Giovanni holds a B.S. in Accounting from West Virginia University and maintains Series 7, 63, and 24 FINRA licenses.
Drew Crovello
Managing Director, Capital Markets
Drew Crovello is a Managing Director at Konik Capital Partners. Prior to joining Konik Capital Partners, Mr. Crovello served as a VP in Equity Sales and Trading at Brookline Capital Markets, where he focused on capital raising initiatives for public and private healthcare companies. His career path includes positions at ThinkEquity on the ECM desk and as an analyst on the Quantitative and Multi-Asset Class Investment team at Neuberger Berman, where he concentrated on both equity and absolute return strategies. Earlier in his career, Mr. Crovello worked as an associate at PwC in the financial markets group, specializing in structured credit and debt valuation.
Mr. Crovello received his B.A. from James Madison University, majoring in Finance and minoring in Economics.
Karen Kang
Chief Operating Officer
Ms. Kang is a Partner at T.R. Winston & Company and the Chief Operating Officer of Konik Capital Partners. She brings over two decades of investment banking and operational leadership experience, with a focus on strategic execution, regulatory compliance, and client relationship management.
At T.R. Winston, where she has served since 2002, Ms. Kang is the General Securities Principal of the Los Angeles office. She oversees strategic planning, compliance, operations, and business execution. Ms. Kang has been primarily focused on equity and debt corporate finance transactions, and private placements.
As COO of Konik Capital Partners, Ms. Kang is responsible for the firm’s operational infrastructure, compliance oversight, and the development and execution of strategic initiatives to support long-term growth.
Previously, Ms. Kang served as Director of Operations at Andover Brokerage and held positions at JP Morgan Chase and Wedbush Morgan Securities. She earned a B.S. in Education with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Southern California and holds FINRA Series 4, 7, 24, 63, 65, and 79 licenses.
