< Previous40 WOMEN IN PRIVATE EQUITY + FINANCE SAMANTHA GORDON WEBB This experience was a key motivation for me to leave a career in management consulting and explore operational roles in a privately sponsored company or within a PE firm. Luckily, my timing and interests aligned almost perfectly upon meeting Revelstoke, and I joined the firm to launch and lead what is now called the Portfolio Transformation Group (PTG). PTG is the value-creation team focused on the operational, strategic, human capital and overall infrastructure-related needs for our portfolio companies. I get to take what I loved from consulting in helping businesses grow and mature and do this within the PE model as well as have a unique entrepreneurial experience with Revelstoke. It has been a truly rewarding experience. Q: HOW DO YOU BELIEVE WOMEN OF YOUR GENERATION WILL BE ABLE TO INFLUENCE THE PE INDUSTRY, PARTICULARLY AS THE CAREER PATH CONTINUES TO EVOLVE? SGW: There are many more career paths within PE today that have not been the tradition paths of career progression for the industry, whether it's through value-creation teams like the one I lead for Revelstoke or other niche aspects around operations or human capital. This introduces several opportunities for women to enter the industry through nontraditional paths, which will allow us to continue shaping the industry and how firms interact with their portfolio companies. Driving diversity and pushing women at a greater frequency into leadership roles, like at PE firms, are much more top of mind in how we select our own career paths and is something we need to continue to ensure takes root. Overall, we can start to be more creative in the ways to recruit and retain women, and ultimately help our respective firms define what it means to be an employer of choice for women. Q: WHAT IS A LESSON THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED CONCERNING WHAT'S REQUIRED FOR SUCCESS IN PE? SGW: While this is the vantage point from which I sit at Revelstoke, having compelling and well- thought-out strategic and operating plans for an investment is critical. Then, you need the right leadership and skill sets in place to execute effectively upon those plans. This is particularly highlighted in small to medium-sized companies as well as those that are founder/entrepreneur- led, where the business process operations have not scaled at the same pace as the company has grown prior to being taken private. While it can be overwhelming and a leap of faith for an entrepreneur or CEO to invest in expensive C-suite talent or outside support to rapidly develop and implement operating plans and tactics, the return on those investments is clearly realized in the long run. Similar to the group I started at Revelstoke, small to mid-market PE is starting to stand up similar groups focused on the operational side of PE with the goal of driving better value-creation opportunities. This will only go so far without ensuring you have a strong leadership team and the supporting bench strength in the organization to truly own and execute these initiatives and changes.As active as the firm has been in seeking to make positive change in supporting women at the law firm, we also had this opportunity to not just be observers, but actually help make positive change for our clients. – AMBER WALSH, PARTNER, MCGUIREWOODS42 WOMEN IN PRIVATE EQUITY + FINANCE DEDICATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN IN PRIVATE EQUITY AND FINANCE – A FIVE-YEAR RECAP In 2017, we pledged to leverage our focus on diversity within the law firm setting and extend it to those in private equity and finance. Our mission was to help advance women in the private equity and finance space and help these industries to make progress. Over the years, our aspiration has grown into a community of women professionals from across the globe who inspire and provide connectedness to support women seeking careers in the industry. We have helped to lay foundations that enable us to grow together and support each other in our careers, our deal-making and in our relationship building. We strive to make good on our promise. As we look toward the future, we are excited to further build on these foundations with community in mind and progress in plain view. • Celebrating Women Dealmakers • Women in PE to Know • Up-and-Coming Women in PE to Know PROFILED 60 WOMEN THREE ONLINE SERIES • Deal Us In – Conversations with women leaders and rising stars providing insight and practical takeaways to inform deal work and enhance culture. 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The firm has worked tirelessly to incorporate inclusiveness in professional development at all levels. We recognize that, to help promote the advancement of women and contribute to progress, we must lead by example. 1 4 partners is a woman out of associates are women 40% of lawyers are women 26 women joined the firm in 2021 2 4 out of 80% of all closed transactions included substantial contributions from women More than of completed transactions were led by a woman More than46 WOMEN IN PRIVATE EQUITY + FINANCE LEADERS BY EXAMPLE PARTNER Named to "Legal Elite," Business North Carolina, 2021 Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Mergers and Acquisitions Law , Woodward/White, Inc., 2021 Named to “North Carolina Super Lawyers," Business/Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2021 PARTNER Recognized, The Secured Lender – Women in Secured Finance 2021, The Secured Finance Network PARTNER Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Woodward/ White, Inc., 2021 DEPUTY MANAGING PARTNER Named, "Energy & Industrials Dealmaker of the Year," The Deal, 2021 Selected, "Women, Influence & Power in Law Award: Managing Partner of the Year," Corporate Counsel, 2021 Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Mergers and Acquisitions Law , Woodward/White, Inc., 2021 ANNE E. CROTEAU YUAN-YING HSU HANNAH THOMPSON FRANK JOANNE KATSANTONIS47 WOMEN IN PRIVATE EQUITY + FINANCE PARTNER Recipient, "Emerging Leader Award," The M&A Advisor, 2021 Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2021 PARTNER Selected, "Women, Influence & Power in Law Award: Thought Leadership," Corporate Counsel, 2021 Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law , Woodward/White, Inc., 2021, 2022 Recognized in "2021 Midwest Trailblazers," The American Lawyer , 2021 PARTNER Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency, Reorganization Law, Woodward/White Inc., 2021 Winner, The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) annual "Rick Palmore LCLD Alumni Award," 2021 Named to "Texas Super Lawyers," Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business, Thomson Reuters, 2021 PARTNER Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Banking and Finance Law, 2018-2022; Corporate Law, 2021, 2022, Woodward/White, Inc. 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