Charles Meyers is a co-founder, the Managing Partner, and Chairman of L5. Charles serves as the Chair for L5’s Investment Committee. He is also a co-founder of Level 4 Yoga. Charles is currently the Executive Chairman of Equinix, the world’s largest data center provider, operating in 65 markets globally with annual revenue of more than $6.6 billion. Prior to his role as Executive Chairman, Charles served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Equinix from 2018 to June 2024. Charles joined Equinix in 2010 with more than 25 years of experience in executive leadership positions at leading technology and IT companies, including Verisign, Level 3 Communications and BellSouth. Charles earned dual master’s degrees from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and McCormick Graduate School of Engineering. He also holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Colorado.

Neil Hobbs joined L5 in 2018 as a Partner and member of the Investment Committee. Neil serves as a board member for Big Blue Swim School, L5 Fitness, and Go Dog. In his role at L5, Neil is responsible for evaluating new investment opportunities, advising portfolio company management teams, managing investment team resources, and guiding firm strategic initiatives that enhance the value of L5’s portfolio companies. In addition to being at partner at L5, Neil is Chairman of euNetworks and serves on the boards of Bandwidth IG and Telarus. Previously, Neil was Chairman of New Signature, SummitIG and BSI Partners as well as a board member of Cologix, all of which executed benchmark setting sale processes for investors and management teams. Neil has extensive experience as an operator having held senior management and CEO positions managing multi-hundred-million-dollar international businesses over the course of his career in the technology industry.

Duane LeVine joined L5 in 2021 and is a Partner and member of the Investment Committee. In this role, Duane is responsible for the day-to-day management of L5 and leading L5’s investment team. Duane has experience in private placement and leverage buyout investments in the lower middle-market since 2013. Most recently, Duane was a member of the investment team at Seaport Capital for nearly six years, focusing on recurring revenue businesses across various industries. Prior to Seaport, Duane was a M&A analyst at DH Capital, an investment bank focused on middle-market internet infrastructure, telecommunications and SaaS companies executing equity and debt private placement and traditional M&A advisory services. Duane graduated from the University of Georgia with a BBA in finance and a certificate in personal and organizational leadership from the Institute for Leadership Advancement at the Terry College of Business.

Chris Kenny is a co-founder and Partner of L5 and a member of L5’s Investment Committee. Chris is currently serving as the Acting CEO for L5 Be Well (L5’s Restore franchisee platform). Prior to L5, Chris was a co-founder and Chairman of Level 4 Yoga, one of CorePower yoga’s largest franchisees. He was CEO of Level 4 Yoga from 2009 to 2019 and CEO of Big Blue Swim School from 2019 to 2020. Chris has been investing and operating in the consumer services sector since 2009. Prior to L5, Chris held executive roles at Elevation Data Centers, Palladian Development, Group Chambers and Level 3 Communications. Chris received a B.S. in finance and international business from Georgetown University.

Sharon Lynch joined L5 in 2021 and is Managing Director of the Portfolio Company Finance team. Sharon has more than 25 years of financial leadership experience at high growth technology companies, including Dun and Bradstreet Software, equity-backed ClickFox and privately-held Adaptigent. At L5, Sharon is responsible for building and managing the financial functions within L5's portfolio companies as well as driving financial discipline, business growth and performance. is a CPA and holds a BS in industrial management from Georgia Tech.

Brian Collet is currently a legal advisor to L5. In this role, he advises the senior leadership team, facilitates transactions with the investment team, supports portfolio companies and advises on legal matters across the organization. Brian has spent nearly 20 years working in finance and private equity in various functions. Most recently, Brian was General Counsel for Global Support and Development, an operationally intensive non-profit organization focused on humanitarian response to natural disasters. Prior to GSD, his experience includes General Counsel for Bayshore Global Management, a single-family office in Silicon Valley, the head of the U.S. legal team for Partners Group, a Swiss-based private equity asset manager and an associate with Nixon Peabody LLP in its private equity group in New York City. Brian holds a Bachelors of Science in zoology from Weber State University and a Juris Doctorate from Washington University in St. Louis.

Adam Szymoniak joined L5 in 2020 as Vice President of Fund Administration. At L5, Adam focuses on fund and portfolio company accounting, fund formation, investor relations, compliance and general fund administration. Before joining L5, Adam spent two years with Ultra Capital, a private equity firm that invests in small to mid-sized infrastructure projects focused on sustainability in the agriculture, energy, waste and water sectors. Prior to Ultra Capital, Adam was a finance team lead at Jump Trading where he was responsible for financial reporting, financial planning and analysis and regulatory filings. Adam started his career in the assurance practice at Ernst & Young, focusing on financial services clients. Adam holds a B.S. in finance and accountancy from the University of Illinois and is a Certified Public Accountant.