Private Equity Strategies
SIA Board Chair Mike Mathes gathers with private equity leader Justin Anderson, principal of Ares Private Equity Group, to ask: Why security? Why now? What’s next? Private equity has rapidly reshaped the security industry’s allegiances and strategies, and this conversation seeks to understand what has been the outcome of major private equity investments and what’s coming.
Speakers
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Mike MathesExecutive Vice President
ConvergintMike is chair of the Security Industry Association Board of Directors and executive vice president for Convergint. He opened the Convergint Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, locations for Convergint in 2002 and 2003. As one of the founding members, Mike has seen Convergint grow from nothing in 2001 to an over $3B company with over 200 offices globally. In his current role he is responsible for the company’s western operations and several global Initiatives.
Previous to starting at Convergint, Mike held several positions at Johnson Controls over a 15-year career. He holds a B.Sc.E.E. from the University of Manitoba and in Canada held his Professional Engineering status. He is married to his wife, Cindy, and has three children.
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Justin AndersonPrincipal
Ares Private Equity GroupMr. Anderson is a Principal in the Ares Private Equity Group. Prior to joining Ares in 2020, Mr. Anderson was an Associate at KRG Capital Partners, where he focused on private equity investments within the business services and industrials sectors. Previously, Mr. Anderson was an Analyst at Lazard, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions within the healthcare sector. He currently serves on the board of directors for the parent entity of Convergint Technologies. Mr. Anderson holds a B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley in Business Administration, where he was a Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholar, and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, where he was a Palmer Scholar.
