About the company
Hyde Park Investment Services (HPIS) provides analytical and transactional services to investment decision-makers. Founded in 2015 in Chicago and named after the Hyde Park neighborhood, the home of the University of Chicago we are now a globally distributed team with a track record in private and public equity, corporate development, real estate, and other investment areas.
We live by the values of rigor and integrity that thrive at the University of Chicago. We believe that clear and quality analytics and professional execution are keys to well-run, successful transactions. We communicate openly and strive to become trusted partners to our clients to enable them to focus on principal matters and informed decision-making.
Our clients include executives and directors of private and public companies, investment firms, and family offices. We are very proud to have retained our clients over the years while working on some of the largest and most complex transactions in the market.
Our team offers expertise in investment transactions, as well as financial modeling, data science, and business strategy capabilities. We count engagements in well over fifty industries on three continents and over $16 billion in closed transactions.
People
Evgeny Maslennikov, Founder and CEO
Born in Moscow, Russia, Evgeny obtained his first law degree from Lomonosov Moscow State University where he concentrated on English and American law and legal history. This degree resulted in a thesis, that was awarded a distinction, on the origins of judicial precedent in common law. The work has been researched extensively with primary sources at Oxford University and the London School of Economics between 2004 and 2008.
Evgeny started his professional career in 2007 at Noerr LLP, a top ten European law firm and the second largest German law firm with headquarters in Munich, Germany. Evgeny’s practice included mergers & acquisitions, antitrust (competition) law, corporate and regulatory law. He advised Daimler, Siemens, Google, AMD, Motorola, Alcoa, Flextronics, Komatsu, McDonalds, Siemens, Alcoa, Beam Global, among other American and European corporations and investment groups on numerous transactional and compliance matters in Russia, Europe, and around the world. While at Noerr, Evgeny has published articles and book chapters on corporate law, mergers & acquisitions, antitrust law, and other subjects.
In 2013 Evgeny obtained a Master of Laws from the University of Chicago Law School, where he concentrated on business and finance and received an outstanding service award. In addition, he completed two more years of graduate studies at the University of Chicago in the fields of business, finance, management, and American culture. Evgeny continued his career in Chicago with several private equity groups where he analyzed hundreds and contributed to tens of investment mandates.
After founding HPIS in 2015, Evgeny moved to New York City and studied U.S. GAAP before dedicating himself to a full-time role at the company. Under Evgeny’s leadership, HPIS has developed expertise in a wide range of industries, asset classes, and transaction types and had grown to operate three offices in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles.
Connect with Evgeny on LinkedIn.
Offices
March 2023 Update: Office in New York City is planned for June 2023.
May 2022 Update: Office in Tarrytown, New York opening in July 2022.
January 2020 Update: Due to COVID-19, our offices are closed. See the locations of our legacy offices below.
Legacy locations
New York
Boston
Los Angeles (Santa Monica)
Portfolio
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Careers
Job Openings
HPIS is looking for financial analysts and data analysts with at least 2 years of working experience and investment associates with at least 5 years of working experience. If you wish to apply, please email your resume and a cover letter to info@hpisinc.com. Selected candidates will receive more information, including a home assignment and interview preparation details. For any other openings, please check our LinkedIn page.
Internships
Four to ten weeks career development internships are available for business & finance, and data science students and entry- and mid-level professionals. The internships are co-managed with universities and career development partners who refer candidates to HPIS. Please inquire at your school's career development office, through the Evolution Careers website (www.evolutioncareer.com), or email info@hpisinc.com.