Erik serves on CapitalSpring’s Investment Committee and manages the firm’s overall investment business, including originations, investment execution, and portfolio management. He also actively represents the firm on several boards of directors within the portfolio. Erik has significant experience in private equity and credit transactions with a primary focus on the foodservice, retail, and franchise sectors. Prior to CapitalSpring, Erik worked in the Financial Sponsors & Leveraged Finance Group at Credit Suisse and in various investment and operational roles in the consumer sector. Erik holds an MBA from Yale University and graduated from the Huntsman Program at the University of Pennsylvania with degrees from both the College of Arts & Sciences and the Wharton School.