Emily is a Senior Associate at Riverwood Capital, focused on Investor Relations and Marketing. Previously, Emily led capital formation efforts at Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (Alphabet spin-out) and was an Associate in Vista Equity Partners’ Capital & Partner Solutions division, where she focused on capital raising and project management for the firm’s enterprise software private equity funds. Prior to that, Emily was an Associate at Kelso, focused on capital raising, investor relations, and marketing across the portfolio. Emily began her career in investment banking at Lazard, where she helped to structure financing for Lazard’s M&A transactions globally.

Emily graduated from the University of Virginia — McIntire School of Commerce as a Global Commerce Scholar with a BS in Finance and Marketing.

Martina Valotta serves as a Consultant at Riverwood Capital, specializing in Marketing and Communications. Prior to joining Riverwood Capital, Martina was a Marketing Manager at Lazo, a financial, legal, and fundraising SaaS platform for VC-backed startups. In this capacity, she was responsible for the company’s marketing strategy, community development, and content, contributing to Lazo’s visibility and brand recognition within the United States. Martina also has experience as a Growth Manager at Swedish firm Target Aid, where she contributed to the company’s expansion and market positioning globally, and at ABInBev, as part of the Growth Marketing team where she crafted digital strategies within ZX Ventures’ innovation division.

Martina holds a degree in Business Administration from Universidad Católica Argentina in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Additionally, she possesses a certificate in Leadership Growth, earned from LATAM’s Growth Rockstar platform in 2023.

Lara is a Senior Associate at Riverwood Capital, focused on Investor Relations and Marketing. Prior to joining Riverwood, she was an Associate at J.P. Morgan where she focused on capital markets and M&A transactions for not-for-profit healthcare systems in the U.S. Lara began her career at PFM, where she specialized in municipal debt transaction advisory services. Lara holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Government from the University of Virginia.

Caitlin Mitchell is a Senior Director at Riverwood Capital, focused on Marketing and Communications. Prior to Riverwood, Caitlin was most recently Managing Director of Marketing and Communications for EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets. While there she helped lead an integration with LAVCA, the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America, where she served as Chief Communications Officer. Caitlin has also held roles at financial public relations agencies Cognito and Prosek Partners supporting clients ranging from large financial institutions such as Citigroup, Nomura Research Institute, and Franklin Templeton to PE-backed fintech startups to develop global public relations and marketing strategies.

Caitlin has a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations, with a minor in business marketing, from the State University of New York at Fredonia, is an experienced media trainer, and has completed Securities Industry and Series 7 training courses.