Our Team - Investment Professionals




William P. Phoenix
Managing Director
William P. Phoenix, Managing Director

Mr. Phoenix is a managing director of Mistral Equity Partners. He also serves as a Managing Director of Trimaran Capital Partners, L.L.C. Prior to joining Trimaran, Mr. Phoenix was a Managing Director of CIBC Capital Partners where he focused on mezzanine transactions and private equity opportunities. Mr. Phoenix has extensive experience as a provider of all forms of capital to non-investment grade companies. Prior to joining CIBC World Markets Corp. in 1995, Mr. Phoenix had been a Managing Director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce with management responsibilities for CIBC’s Acquisition Finance, Mezzanine Finance and Loan Workout and Restructuring businesses. Mr. Phoenix joined CIBC in 1982. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Urban Brands, Inc. and Fiesta Brands, Inc. and as a member of the Board of Directors of Eureka Broadband Corporation, Charlie Brown’s Acquisition Corp. and Brite Media Group LLC.

Mr. Phoenix received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Western Ontario and his M.B.A. from the University of Toronto, and is a graduate of the Leadership New York Program.


Investment Professionals
Managing Partner - Andrew Heyer
Managing Directors - William Phoenix, Robert Fioretti
Senior Associates - Christopher Bradley, Griffin Whitney

Operating Partners
Managing Directors - Beth Bronner, Jeffrey Ginsberg