Menlo Park, CA—July 7, 2022 — AST Private Company Solutions, Inc (AST PCS), an Equiniti Company and the provider of the award winning Astrella® platform is pleased to announce the addition of two new members on its senior team. With the continued growth geographically, AST PCS has now brought on two experienced professionals to lead relationships with the legal industry as well as private equity firms. Joining AST PCS are Sue Fong, Head of Law Firm Relationships, and Leo Costa, Head of Private Equity Relationships.
“We understand law firms and private equity firms have their own requirements and needs. Adding Sue, who is an attorney, and Leo, who has spent much of his career working with PE firms on their operational needs, provides us with a wonderful gateway to ensure we listen and support these key sectors of Astrella clients,” commented Carine Schneider, President of AST PCS. “The growth we have seen working with law firms around the world as well as large and small PE firms communicates the needs these firms have for secure and robust ownership/cap table systems.”
Fong joined AST PCS after 18 years at Bloomberg, most recently as part of the Bloomberg Tax Software team working with private and public companies. She stated, “It was a difficult decision to leave Bloomberg but once I had a chance to review the Astrella platform and understand how transformative immutable audit trails are for legal advisors, I was sure this was where I want to be. The Astrella platform changes how legal advisors support their client companies both before and during their exit. With the link to AST/Equiniti and the ability to provide robust support to pre-IPO and public companies, it makes total sense.”
Before joining AST PCS, Costa spent most of his career working at Nasdaq, Deutsche Bank, and Insperity sourcing and structuring deals with private equity firms. Costa said, “Up until now, most PE firms have relied entirely on clunky excel spreadsheets to manage their cap tables. As portfolio company ownership data makes up the foundation of the exit waterfall, the slightest fat-finger error can compromise and corrupt the data. I am excited to introduce Astrella to the PE community and eager to showcase how immutable audit trails are reshaping the landscape.”
About AST Private Company Solutions, Inc.
Founded in 2019, AST PCS is an AST affiliate serving private companies worldwide. Astrella, a cloud-based SaaS solution, allows private companies to manage their ownership data, including the cap table and employee equity plans, and connect directly with related service providers to support efficient workflow and access investors, advisors and employees. Visit astrella.com.
Tom Kirby
Tom Kirby serves as the Head of Global Sales at Astrella. With more than 20 years of experience in sales and business development, he is dedicated to fostering strong client relationships and assisting both private and public companies in understanding and effectively communicating their value.