Prior to joining SPC in 2010, Ms. Kim served as an Associate with DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, the private equity arm of Credit Suisse.  In addition, she served as an Associate with Catterton Partners, a middle market consumer focused buyout firm.  At both firms, Ms. Kim completed a broad range of private equity transactions focused mainly on the consumer and retail sector.  Her previous experience also includes Wachovia Securities' Consumer & Retail investment banking.  Ms. Kim received an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Commerce from the University of Virgina.