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Nicholas Singer’s Biography

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Nicholas J. Singer is the Founder & Managing Partner of Purchase Capital, an investment firm that provides patient capital for public and private companies with strong potential for long-term value creation. It also acts as a sponsor to institutional investors, foundations and endowments.

Nicholas has over 20 years of investing experience in both public markets and private equity. With an analytical and entrepreneurial approach, he takes an active role in the portfolio companies of Purchase Capital as it invests across a variety of asset classes and industries. Its primary holdings include United Parks, OWYN (Only What You Need), IntegriCo Composites and Eterna Therapeutics.

Nicholas is the Founder & Executive Chairman of United Parks, an owner and operator of family entertainment properties across the United States, including the historic Playland in Rye, New York.

He serves as Chairman of IntegriCo Composites, an industrial products manufacturer that creates new products out of hard-to-recycle plastic, and as Chairman of OWYN (Only What You Need), a leading brand in plant-based... Nicholas J. Singer is the Founder & Managing Partner of Purchase Capital, an investment firm that provides patient capital for public and private companies with strong potential for long-term value creation. It also acts as a sponsor to institutional investors, foundations and endowments.

Nicholas has over 20 years of investing experience in both public markets and private equity. With an analytical and entrepreneurial approach, he takes an active role in the portfolio companies of Purchase Capital as it invests across a variety of asset classes and industries. Its primary holdings include United Parks, OWYN (Only What You Need), IntegriCo Composites and Eterna Therapeutics.

Nicholas is the Founder & Executive Chairman of United Parks, an owner and operator of family entertainment properties across the United States, including the historic Playland in Rye, New York.

He serves as Chairman of IntegriCo Composites, an industrial products manufacturer that creates new products out of hard-to-recycle plastic, and as Chairman of OWYN (Only What You Need), a leading brand in plant-based protein products. Nicholas is also a board member of Eterna Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company using advanced cell engineering technology to develop transformational new medicines.

Nicholas is also a Board Member of the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, a Trustee of the Pérez Art Museum Miami and a member of the James Madison Council at the Library of Congress.

He was the Co-Founder & Co-Managing Member of Standard General, an SEC registered investment advisor that managed over $1Bof assets during his tenure. Prior, he was a Founding Partner of Cyrus Capital Partners, Principal at Och-Ziff Capital Management and an Analyst at Goldman Sachs & Co.

Nicholas graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School and a B.A.S. in Electrical Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania. moreless

Nicholas Singer’s Newsfeed

Eterna Therapeutics

Eterna Therapeutics Completes Name Change, Acquires Option to License iPSC-Derived NK...

...and T Cell Therapies from Exacis Biotherapeutics.

The option agreement grants Eterna the right to negotiate an exclusive, worldwide license to develop and commercialize iPS cell-derived natural killer cell (“iNK”) and/or T cell (“iT”) programs.

Nicholas Singer’s Background

Purchase Capital

Founder & Managing Partner

2014 - Present

Miami, FL, USA

Purchase Capital is an investment firm that provides patient capital for both public and private companies. It takes a thoughtful approach toward deploying capital and is flexible with regard to debt or equity.

United Parks

Founder & Managing Principal

2014 - Present

Miami, FL, USA

United Parks is an owner and operator of amusement parks and water parks, including the iconic Rye Playland in New York. The company’s mission is to offer unparalleled entertainment value.

Standard General

Co-Founder & Co-Managing Member

2007 - 2013

New York, NY, USA

Founded in 2007, Standard General is an investment firm located in New York with a primary focus on companies that are undergoing dramatic change or faced with material events.

Cyrus Capital Partners LP

Founding Partner

2005 - 2006

New York, NY, USA

Cyrus Capital Partners, LP, located in New York and London, is an SEC registered investment advisor that invests globally in securities and loans issued by corporates and sovereigns.

Och-Ziff Capital Management

Principal

2002 - 2004

New York, NY, USA

Och-Ziff Capital Management, now known as Sculptor Management, is a global alternative asset management firm that provides a range of products across multi-strategy, credit, and real estate.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Analyst, High Yield Trading | Analyst, Principal Investment Area

2000 - 2002

New York, NY, USA

Goldman Sachs is an American multinational finance company that engages in global investment banking, investment management, securities and other financial services.

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Current Board Positions

Eterna Therapeutics

Board of Directors

Jun 2022 - Present

San Diego, CA, USA

Eterna is focused on developing advanced therapies using state-of-the-art mRNA cell engineering technology. Its mission is to realize the potential of cell engineering to provide patients with transformational new medicines.

National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation

Board of Directors

2022 - Present

Arlington, TX, USA

The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation preserves and expands the impact of the more than 40 million Americans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces since the Civil War.

Only What You Need (OWYN), Inc.

Chairman

Sep 2021 - Present

Fairfield, NJ, USA

Only What You Need, Inc. (OWYN), is a leader in plant-based protein beverages and other functional nutrition products.

United Parks

Executive Chairman

Miami, FL, USA

United Parks is an owner and operator of amusement parks and water parks, including the iconic Rye Playland in New York. The company’s mission is to offer unparalleled entertainment value.

IntegriCo Composites Inc.

Executive Chairman

Sarepta, LA, USA

IntegriCo Composites is a leading manufacturer of composite products created from 100% recycled plastic and primarily sold to railroad, E&P, pipeline, and industrial companies.

Pérez Art Museum Miami

Trustee

Miami, FL, USA

The Jorge M. Pérez Art Museum of Miami-Dade County is dedicated to collecting and exhibiting international art made in the 20th and 21st centuries. Exhibits aim to highlight Miami’s diverse community and important location at the crossroads of the Americas.

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Awards & Recognition

The Business Council of Westchester

Rising Star Award

2015

Rye Brook, NY, USA

2015's honorees represent a wide-range of professionals from various fields, including advertising, nonprofits, government, media, healthcare and education. The awards are a reflection of the creativity, drive and spirit of professionals in Westchester County.

Press Releases

Comera Life Sciences Debuts as Publicly Traded Company Focused on Transforming Biologics

May 2022

Comera Life Sciences Holdings, Inc., which is developing a new generation of bio-innovative biologic medicines to improve patient access, safety, and convenience, today announced the completion of its business combination with OTR Acquisition Corp.

Comera Life Sciences to Become Publicly Traded via Business Combination with OTR Acquisition Corp.

Jan 2022

New York, NY, USA

Comera Life Sciences, a company developing a new generation of bio-innovative biologic medicines, has agreed to a merger with OTR Acquisition Corp., a SPAC led by Nicholas Singer.

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Nicholas Singer’s Education

University of Pennsylvania

BAS | Electrical Engineering

The Wharton School | University of Pennsylvania

BS | Economics