Inclusiveness
WHO WE ARE
A cohesive team of investment professionals with a long history of working together and successfully executing our investment strategy at both Sidereal and predecessor firms having collectively invested over $500 million in equity capital across 20 platform companies.
A. Jabbar Abdi
Managing Partner
Prior to joining Sidereal, Jabbar was a Managing Director at Cordova, Smart, & Williams, LLC (“CSW”), a middle-market private equity firm where he was a key member of the investment team. Jabbar joined CSW from GE Capital where he held various positions. As a Vice President in GE Capital’s Merchant Banking Unit, Jabbar was responsible for originating and underwriting debt and equity financings for leveraged buyouts in the middle market in addition to managing a portfolio of debt and equity investments in various industrial companies. Jabbar also worked in GE Capital's Private Equity Unit, GE Equity, where he executed and managed early- and late-stage equity investments in growth companies and other investment funds. Prior to his tenure at GE Capital, Jabbar was a management consultant with First Manhattan Consulting Group where he focused on strategy development and implementation in the financial services sector. Jabbar began his career with Furman Selz, a New York-based investment bank where he conducted an assortment of mergers and acquisitions, public equity offerings, and private placements.
Jabbar earned an A.B. from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for MEND NJ, an organization that strengthens and supports an interfaith network of 20 member food pantries located throughout Essex County, NJ.
R. Kenneth Bryant
Managing Partner
Prior to joining Sidereal, Ken was a Managing Director at RLJ Equity Partners, LLC, a middle-market private equity firm where he was a key member of the management team and investment committee. Ken joined RLJ from The Wicks Group of Companies, a middle market private equity firm where he spent nearly eight years as an investment professional and managed many of the firm's activities in the education and media sectors. He has also worked at Enron Corp. where he developed international infrastructure projects in emerging markets and began his career as a Project Manager at the New York City Economic Development Corporation.
Ken is an active member of the community, serving as a Board member and Treasurer of Graham Windham, the oldest, nonsectarian child welfare agency in the United States. He earned an A.B. from Harvard College and is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he obtained an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business and an M.A. from the School of Arts and Sciences. He is a Fellow of the Lauder Institute International M.B.A. program.
EJ Sloboda
Managing Partner
Prior to joining Sidereal, E.J. was a Principal at The Wicks Group of Companies, a middle-market private equity firm where he spent ten years managing and executing many of the investments in the media and education sectors. In addition, he was a key member of many of the firm’s internal initiatives as well as a member of the investment committee. Before joining Wicks in 2003, E.J. worked at Wasserstein Perella & Co. where he executed private equity, M&A, and restructuring transactions for financial sponsors and corporate clients across several industry sectors. E.J. began his career in operations management at Capital One Financial Corporation.
E.J. earned a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University.