Will Knuff
Director of Research - Equity at Knuff & Co. LLC
Profile
Mr. William G.
Knuff is a Managing Partner at Knuff & Co. LLC.
He is also the Head of Research, Chief Compliance Officer, and a co-owner of Knuff & Company.
He has almost 30 years of experience in the financial industry, including asset management, investment banking, research, and private equity.
Prior to merging his business with Knuff & Company in February of 2019, he was the founder and Managing General Partner of Event Capital Partners LLC, and the Portfolio Manager of Event Value Fund, L.P – both of which he established in April 2011.
Prior to this, he worked in private equity at Tano Capital LLC, where he helped launch and manage the firm and its first dedicated India fund, and previously at Sutter Capital Management LLC and Sutter Holding Company as a Principal and Chairman/CFO, respectively.
While at Sutter, he also served on the board of Prandium, Inc. (former parent of national restaurant chains El Torito and Chi-Chi’s), working through its reorganization and eventual dissolution with specialists Alvarez & Marsal, Inc. Prior to Sutter, he worked in investment banking at Robertson Stephens, Inc., first in the FIG Group, then in the M&A Group, and finally in the Corporate Finance Group, serving clients in the biotechnology, consumer, financial services, industrial, and telecommunications sectors.
He received his undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Cornell University.
Will Knuff active positions
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Knuff & Co. LLC
Knuff & Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Knuff & Co. LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and wealth management headquartered in Foster City, California. Founded in 2018, the firm offers financial planning and discretionary account management services to high-net-worth individuals, families and institutions. | Director of Research - Equity | 31/01/2019 |
Former positions of Will Knuff
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Tano Capital LLC
Tano Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Tano Capital LLC (Tano Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Charles Endler Johnson. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California. | Private Equity Investor | 29/06/2009 |
Global Wear Ltd. | Chairman | 11/03/2008 |
Sutter Holding Co., Inc. | Director of Finance/CFO | 05/12/2006 |
Prandium, Inc.
Prandium, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Prandium, Inc. owns, operates and franchises restaurants. The company is primarily engaged in the operation of restaurants in the full-service and fast-casual segments. The company operates restaurants under the Chi-Chi's, Koo Koo Roo and Hamburger Hamlet concepts, its Chi-Chi's restaurants serve Mexican food and various alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The firms Koo Koo Roo restaurants are fast-casual restaurants that serve meals and The Hamburger Hamlet restaurants are full-service casual dining restaurants. The company was formerly known as Koo Koo Roo Enterprises, Inc. and as Family Restaurants, Inc. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Will Knuff
Cornell University | Masters Business Admin |
The University of Texas at Austin | Undergraduate Degree |
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Sutter Holding Co., Inc. | Finance |
Global Wear Ltd. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Tano Capital LLC
Tano Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Tano Capital LLC (Tano Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Charles Endler Johnson. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California. | Finance |
Prandium, Inc.
Prandium, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Prandium, Inc. owns, operates and franchises restaurants. The company is primarily engaged in the operation of restaurants in the full-service and fast-casual segments. The company operates restaurants under the Chi-Chi's, Koo Koo Roo and Hamburger Hamlet concepts, its Chi-Chi's restaurants serve Mexican food and various alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The firms Koo Koo Roo restaurants are fast-casual restaurants that serve meals and The Hamburger Hamlet restaurants are full-service casual dining restaurants. The company was formerly known as Koo Koo Roo Enterprises, Inc. and as Family Restaurants, Inc. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA | Consumer Services |
Knuff & Co. LLC
Knuff & Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Knuff & Co. LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and wealth management headquartered in Foster City, California. Founded in 2018, the firm offers financial planning and discretionary account management services to high-net-worth individuals, families and institutions. | Finance |
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