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Jesse Yanocha

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Smart Money Rating: 82 out of 100

Partner, LBA Sunstone

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LBA Sunstone
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Partner
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Record updated 1 October 2026

About

Prior to Sunstone, Jesse was a co-founder of Penn Hill Capital and formerly a Partner in the Private Equity Group at Ares Management Corporation. Jesse has almost 20 years of experience sourcing, underwriting and executing investment opportunities. Prior to Ares, Jesse invested in credit opportunities at GSO Capital Partners and worked in investment banking at Credit Suisse in leveraged finance. Jesse holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Economics with concentrations in Finance and Operations / Information Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.

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