OUR TEAM

Paul Sinaly, MBA, CPA, Founder and Managing Partner

Paul has over 28 years of experience with Citigroup. As Senior Vice President for the Commercial and Business Banking Group in Central Manhattan, he managed 34 senior bankers in Central Manhattan, a $750MM business and the second largest territory for the bank in the country. In this role, Paul worked with and offered commercial clients from a variety of industries including Commercial Real Estate Financing, Commercial Lending, and Cash Management Solutions for expansion and working capital. Some of Paul’s clients were technology based companies that went from a business plan to a publicly-traded company.

More recently, Paul has been advising clients on M&A, Financial Control, and Enterprise Risk Management. He founded both P. Sinaly, CPA, P.C. and Private Equity Ventures, LLC. He also serves as a board member of the U.S District Export Council in New York, an adjunct professor at NYU, and is an active leader in the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants in the Banking Committee hosting technical seminars on Enterprise Risk Management with Community and Regional Bank CFO’s. He is active with both the New York Capital Roundtable and the National Venture Capital & Angel Investment Forum. Paul also advises specialized boutique investment banking firms in the New York City area on specific investment and capital raising opportunities.

He received his MBA and undergraduate degrees from St. John’s University.

A registered representative offering securities and investment banking services through Britehorn Securities, member FINRA/ SIPC

Donald Kahler, Managing Director

Donald Kahler has been in the Financial Services for 14 years. Starting his career in Investment Banking, Donald built an elaborate network of Family Office, Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Ultra High Net Worth clients around the globe, to include London and the United States. In 2015, Donald transitioned to a Financial Sector Buy-Side Hedge Fund, holding titles of both Associate as well as Head of Sales. Donald joined PEV in 2019, working with Technology, Real Estate, and Manufacturing companies both in M&A and capital raising.

Donald has raised over $100MM in capital through Private Placements, Hedge Funds, and Private Equity with numerous exits and IPOs.

Donald attended Monmouth University and was a member of the Football Team. Donald is an active member in the Family Office Club.