Sweetwater Partners Leadership

LLR Partners is a lower middle market private equity firm investing in technology and healthcare businesses. We collaborate with our portfolio companies to define high-impact growth initiatives, turn them into action and create long-term value. Founded in 1999 and with more than $5 billion raised across six funds, LLR is a flexible provider of equity capital for growth, recapitalizations and buyouts.

As LLR's General Counsel, I serve as the chief internal legal resource for all aspects of LLR's investment process, fund management and portfolio matters.

Ms. Vaughn is the Chief Compliance Officer of Patriot Financial Manager, L.P., responsible for overseeing the firm’s regulatory and compliance programs, including its Code of Ethics. Prior to joining the firm, Michelle was a regulatory consultant with Deloitte where she helped several private equity firms build and implement their internal compliance programs. Previously, Ms. Vaughn served as the Chief Compliance Officer of Capmark Investments, a multibillion dollar real estate investment adviser, where she was responsible for the implementation, integrity and on-going testing of the firm’s global compliance program and investor reporting teams. Prior to Capmark, she held several regulatory and compliance positions at SEI Investment Company. Ms. Vaughn holds a BBA in Finance from Iowa State University and a Masters of Business Administration in International Business from The Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph’s University.

During his career, Noah has helped several companies establish the financial and operational tools to facilitate growth and expansion. He has held senior financial positions at early stage as well as established entities such as ICG Commerce, Five Below and The Franklin Mint. Prior to joining LLR, he served as CFO of Finite Carbon. Previously, he spent eight years in public accounting at Arthur Andersen, most recently as a Senior Manager.