GRAFINE PARTNERS NAMES SUZANNE FLANNERY AS MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

Appointment strengthens Grafine's leadership team and supports the firm's continued growth and commitment to investors

NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Grafine Partners, a principal investment firm focused on generating alpha in the lower middle and middle market, today announced that Suzanne Flannery has joined the firm as Managing Director, Head of Strategic Initiatives. In this newly created role, Ms. Flannery will work across the investment, capital formation and operations teams to further institutionalize Grafine as it continues to attract capital from sophisticated global investors and increase its direct investment activity.

Since founding Grafine in 2019, Founder and Managing Partner Elizabeth Weymouth has built a distinctive investment firm around seeking to identify exceptional sector-specialist private equity investors launching new firms and investing alongside them in high-alpha opportunities.

"We are delighted to welcome Suzanne to Grafine," said Ms. Weymouth. "She brings a unique and valuable combination of investment experience, strategic perspective, and operating discipline to our growing platform. Her experience will strengthen our ability to serve our investors as we grow, helping us scale thoughtfully while continuing to provide the performance and high level of engagement that are central to Grafine."

Ms. Flannery brings more than two decades of experience spanning alternative investments, business strategy and institutional asset management. Most recently, she served as Managing Director and Head of Product Marketing Platform at Neuberger Berman, where she led a global team supporting the firm's investment offerings. Previously, she spent nine years at Goldman Sachs in senior roles across portfolio management, client solutions and hedge fund investing. Earlier in her career, she worked at J.P. Morgan and Monitor Group.

Ms. Flannery holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an Honors Business Administration degree from Ivey Business School at Western University.

About Grafine Partners

Grafine Partners is a principal investment firm focused on generating alpha in the lower middle and middle market - segments offering some of private equity's most compelling risk-adjusted return opportunities. The firm pursues this opportunity by partnering with sector-specialist investors launching new firms whose proprietary deal flow, deep domain expertise, and demonstrated track records of outperformance create what Grafine believes is a differentiated and repeatable sourcing advantage.  

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SOURCE Grafine Partners