MiddleGround Capital – an operationally focused PE firm that makes control investments in North American and European-based middle-market B2B industrial and specialty distribution companies – has hired Jonathan La as Chief Financial Officer. He reports to Christopher Speight, a partner at MiddleGround’s New York office. He started the position in February 2025.
In this role, Jonathan is responsible for all aspects of the firm’s financial operations and accurate and timely financial reporting. He also leads the Accounting and Fund Accounting teams for all of MiddleGround’s U.S. and European offices.
La joins MiddleGround Capital with 25 years of experience in the private equity industry, including 17 years as director of finance at Monomoy Capital Partners. He was involved in all aspects of financial planning, treasury functions, and tax structuring and implemented new ERP and budgeting systems to increase efficiency and reporting capabilities.
Before Monomoy, La worked at Evercore Partners, where he helped transition the books and records of the private equity funds in-house for IPOs. Before that, he was at BISYS, a private equity fund administrator, managing various private equity funds, fund of funds and hedge funds clients. He started his career at Deloitte & Touche LLP in their private equity audit practice.
La graduated from Bernard M. Baruch College with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, and is a CPA.
KEY QUOTES:
“Having worked with Jonathan for many years at Monomoy, I can say that MiddleGround is very fortunate to have such an experienced financial expert on board. His expertise in middle market private investment accounting practices is second to none, and his help in building efficient reporting structures and processes will be a great asset for our stakeholders.”
– John Stewart, Founding and Managing Partner of MiddleGround
“MiddleGround’s focus on continual improvement and operational excellence across its platform investments makes it a true innovator in the private equity space. I’m very excited to help further those efforts from a financial, accounting, and tax perspective.”
– Jonathan La
