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Experience
White Rapids Capital, LLC
Finance
Managing Director and Partner
4/2016 - Present
Co-Founder and Partner
Direct private equity investment firm focused on growth and structured equity investments targeting the lower middle market
• One of 3 founding Partners; Investment Committee Member; Managing Member of the Firm
• Responsible for capital raising, originating deal flow and managing all aspects of transaction life-cycle (origination, due diligence/underwriting, working with operators, and exits/liquidity events)
Direct private equity investment firm focused on growth and structured equity investments targeting the lower middle market
• One of 3 founding Partners; Investment Committee Member; Managing Member of the Firm
• Responsible for capital raising, originating deal flow and managing all aspects of transaction life-cycle (origination, due diligence/underwriting, working with operators, and exits/liquidity events)
American Capital
Finance
Vice President
1/2002 - 4/2016
Lead the execution of mid-market LBOs and financings.
• Sourced transaction opportunities.
• Screened, recommended and presented investments to firm's Investment Committee.
• Led industry/market, company, management and financial/accounting due diligence; engaged and managed 3rd party due diligence firms.
• Monitored and managed investments at the Board of Director level.
• Invested $155MM across 5 deals. Successfully exited 3 investments realizing ~3.0x invested capital (~28% IRR)
• Sourced transaction opportunities.
• Screened, recommended and presented investments to firm's Investment Committee.
• Led industry/market, company, management and financial/accounting due diligence; engaged and managed 3rd party due diligence firms.
• Monitored and managed investments at the Board of Director level.
• Invested $155MM across 5 deals. Successfully exited 3 investments realizing ~3.0x invested capital (~28% IRR)
RIN Capital, LLC
Finance
Managing Director and Partner
10/2015 - 3/2016
Senior member of 10-person team pursuing a diverse direct private equity investment strategy in the middle market (growth equity, LBO/MBO, and minority recap transactions).
• One of three senior GE Equity professionals that led the spin-out of GE’s PE team to form RIN Capital, LLC. Sourced the single-family office investor that backed the team with up to $1bn of capital.
• Head of the Chicago office. Member of Investment Committee.
• Generated $350MM+ of deal flow 6 months after launch
• One of three senior GE Equity professionals that led the spin-out of GE’s PE team to form RIN Capital, LLC. Sourced the single-family office investor that backed the team with up to $1bn of capital.
• Head of the Chicago office. Member of Investment Committee.
• Generated $350MM+ of deal flow 6 months after launch
GE Capital
Finance
Senior Vice President
7/2007 - 10/2015
GE PRIVATE EQUITY, GE CAPITAL (NYSE: GE) Chicago, IL| 2007 – present
$3bn middle-market private equity platform of GE Capital
Senior Vice President
Senior member of 15+ person investment team. Managed and lead all aspects of direct equity investment processes and
post-closing oversight for growth equity, LBO/MBO, and minority recap transactions ranging from $2.5MM - $20MM
of equity (business enterprise values of $25MM - $500MM).
$3bn middle-market private equity platform of GE Capital
Senior Vice President
Senior member of 15+ person investment team. Managed and lead all aspects of direct equity investment processes and
post-closing oversight for growth equity, LBO/MBO, and minority recap transactions ranging from $2.5MM - $20MM
of equity (business enterprise values of $25MM - $500MM).
Diamond Cluster Capital Management
Finance
Senior Assoicate
6/2000 - 9/2001
Evaluated, analyzed and conducted due diligence on venture and growth equity investments in Technology, Software and Business Services, with an emphasis on Telecom, Consumer Products and the Financial Services industry.
Ridge Capital Partners, LLC
Finance
Associate
7/1999 - 6/2000
$50MM Growth Capital and Leveraged Buyout Fund focused on the middle market
Screened and analyzed middle market LBO transactions and managed portfolio investments of the fund.
Screened and analyzed middle market LBO transactions and managed portfolio investments of the fund.
Heller Financial, Inc.
Corporate Strategy & Development
Assistant Vice President
6/1990 - 8/1997
• One of eight analysts recruited and hired by senior management for the firm’s rotational training and development program, “FAMDP” (Finance and Accounting Management Development Program).
• Progressed from Analyst, to Associate, Senior Associate and Assistant Vice President.
• Closed and syndicated 16 LBO transactions valued at over $1.0 billion over a 3-yr period.
• Originated and underwrote acquisition and investment opportunities in the financial services industry.
• Progressed from Analyst, to Associate, Senior Associate and Assistant Vice President.
• Closed and syndicated 16 LBO transactions valued at over $1.0 billion over a 3-yr period.
• Originated and underwrote acquisition and investment opportunities in the financial services industry.