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November 29, 2022

Samantha Katz joins Argand as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

NEW YORK, November 29, 2022 –  Argand Partners, LP (“Argand”), the New York- and San Francisco Bay Area-based industrials private equity firm, is pleased to announce the recent addition of Samantha Katz as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer.

Samantha will lead the firm’s legal, compliance and regulatory functions. She will also work with the team on matters related to deal execution, fundraising, and operations, and will serve as a resource for portfolio company management teams.  Howard Morgan, Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Argand, commented, “We are delighted to welcome Samantha to the team.  The depth of her experience working with funds, as well as across private equity deals, will provide significant value to our firm and portfolio companies.”

Prior to joining Argand, Samantha was a corporate partner at Winston & Strawn LLP where she represented private equity funds in their acquisitions, management, and dispositions of portfolio companies.  Samantha earned her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, cum laude, where she was a member of Fordham Law Review and the Dean’s List and was the recipient of the Archibald Murray Public Service Award. Prior to receiving her J.D., Samantha earned her B.A., magna cum laude, from New York University, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Chi National Psychology Honor Society and the Dean’s List, and was the recipient of the New York University Founders’ Honor Award.