Ethan Samson, JD
Managing Principal/Director of Private Markets Client and Partner Strategy
Ethan is a member of Maketa’s leadership team, where he directs the firm’s service offerings for the wealth management industry and leads private markets business development initiatives across Meketa’s institutional practice.
As a private markets consultant, Ethan advises public pensions, endowments, foundations, and labor union clients on their private market investments. He manages several of the firm’s strategic client relationships and brings a distinctive perspective informed by his prior experience as a transactional attorney and dedicated legal counsel to both a strategic investor and its portfolio companies.
Ethan serves on Meketa’s Private Markets Research Committee for both private equity and private real estate and co-leads the firm’s venture capital research efforts. He also serves on the investment committees for the Primark Meketa Private Equity Fund (PMPEX), the Meketa Infrastructure Fund (MIFAX), and Meketa’s institutional private equity co-investment fund.
Previous Role
- Meketa Investment Group, Managing Principal, Private Markets Consultant and Private Markets Counsel
- Pension Consulting Alliance, Principal and General Counsel
- Cambia Health Solutions, Senior Associate General Counsel
- Stoel Rives, Corporate Associate
- Deutsche Bank, Associate, Corporate Strategy
Education, Credentials, and Memberships
- BA, Hobart College
- JD, cum laude, Lewis & Clark Law School
- Managing Editor, The Lewis & Clark Law Review
- Member, Oregon State Bar
Community
Ethan has two boys, Ford and Palmer. He’s making good progress in his long-term plan to get them to love fly fishing, skiing, and the Denver Broncos as much as he does.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. This information is included in, and may be reviewed through the prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully. An investment in the Fund is subject to, among others, the following risks:
The Fund is considered highly speculative, illiquid, and should only be considered by investors who can bear such risk for an indefinite period of time and can afford a complete loss of investment. There is no guarantee that any income will be generated, or distributions will be made. The shares are illiquid meaning you will likely not be able to transfer or redeem shares on demand or in the quantity desired. An investment will involve significant risks due to the nature of the fund’s investments. The fund does not represent a complete investment portfolio. There can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the Fund will be achieved. The managers and portfolio structure provided herein may be subject to change.
The Fund is not intended as a complete investment program but rather the Fund is designed to help investors diversify into private equity investments.
The Fund is a “nondiversified” management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. An investment in the Fund involves risk.
The Fund is new with no significant operating history by which to evaluate its potential performance. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s strategy will be successful.
Shares of the Fund are not listed on any securities exchange and it is not anticipated that a secondary market for shares will develop. Shares are appropriate only for those investors who can tolerate a high degree of risk, do not require a liquid investment.
There is no assurance that you will be able to tender your shares when or in the amount that you desire. Although the Fund will offer quarterly liquidity through a quarterly repurchase process, an investor may not be able to sell or otherwise liquidate all their shares tendered during a quarterly repurchase offer.
The Fund’s investment in private equity companies is speculative and involves a high degree of risk, including the risk associated with leverage.
Distributor: Foreside Financial Services, LLC. Member FINRA. Foreside is not affiliated with the closed end fund or any of the entities named within this communication.
MCL-506919-2024-02-29
