Buttonwood Due Diligence Names Former FactRight Manager as General Counsel
Buttonwood Due Diligence LLC, a due diligence firm specializing in alternative investments, has hired Jake Heidkamp as general counsel.
Buttonwood Due Diligence LLC, a third-party due diligence firm specializing in alternative investments, has hired Jake Heidkamp as general counsel.
Prior to joining Buttonwood, Heidkamp served as a manager at FR Risk Management and FactRight where he worked with broker-dealers and registered investment advisors on due diligence reviews and research of alternative investment programs.
Heidkamp’s alternative investment experience includes initial due diligence and ongoing coverage of real estate investment trusts, business development companies, interval funds, 1031 exchange programs, and private placements.
Prior to working in alternative investments, he worked in structured finance valuation relating to collateralized debt obligations and financial institution mergers in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Heidkamp has a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Minnesota and a juris doctor and MBA from the University of St. Thomas. He is licensed to practice law in the state of Minnesota.
Buttonwood Due Diligence LLC was founded in 2004 by Dana Woodbury to provide third-party due diligence to registered investment advisors, broker-dealers, and family offices. The company provides overviews of alternative investments, including real estate investment trusts, mortgage and debt funds, oil and gas programs, equipment leasing programs, business development companies, 1031 exchanges (tenant-in-commons and Delaware statutory trusts), among others.
