Bison Partners Professional Team represents a wide range of backgrounds in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, corporate development, commercial and investment banking, domestic and international corporate management, turnaround management and entrepreneurial startups. Our team has an average of more than 20 plus years experience across a broad range of functional roles and industry sectors.
The Bison Partners Team collectively has served in the roles of private equity and venture capital investment principal, borrower and lender, consultant, corporate financial and entrepreneurial manager, and investment banking intermediary and advisor. Bison's team has been on both sides of the table and brings that dual perspective to bear on behalf of its clients. The team has direct experience in the middle market company segment, Bison's target client market.
Senior financial manager and transactor with 25 years of public and private company experience in corporate finance and banking, mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, treasury operations and general and financial management. Acted in the role of investor, corporate manager and banker in the fields of private equity and leveraged finance.
- Senior Marketing Officer, Acorn Capital Group LLC (“special situation” asset based specialty finance company acting as an asset based lender to restructuring and transitional middle market companies)
- CFO, All Financial Group LLC (specialty finance company in the insurance products market)
- CFO-iMIC Division, Mitsubishi International Corporation (US private equity and venture capital investment group of the global
Japanese trading and investment company)
- Co-Founder, Red Diamond Capital Partners
(New York-based $150 million buyout/growth equity fund affiliated
with Mitsubishi International Corp)
- SVP-Finance & Administration, EBMatch.com
(early-stage Internet company in the B2B e-business services sector)
- VP-Finance, MHC Investments LLC
(private equity sponsored startup company in the
recreational/sports sector)
- Vice President & Treasurer and Corporate Development
executive, American Banknote Corporation
(NYSE-traded multinational holding company with operating subsidiaries
in the plastic transaction/smart card manufacturing, specialized
security printing and fulfillment services businesses)
- Corporate and leveraged finance banking, Citibank
and The Bank of New York
- CMAA, Certified Mergers & Acquisition Advisor
- Member- Turnaround Management Association - CT Chapter
- Member—Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors - National Chapter
- Member—Association for Corporate Growth—CT Chapter
- BA—Economics, Hamilton College
- MBA—Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College
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Senior general management, investment, investment banking and private equity professional with over 20 years of experience across debt and equity markets and industry sectors from small middle market to investment grade companies. Co-founded and co-managed a private investment bank focused on raising equity and mezzanine capital and providing financial advisory services as well as private placement of asset-backed securities for larger issuers.
- Chief Operating Officer, AllFinancial Group LLC (specialty finance company in the insurance products market)
- Principal, Managing Director & Co-Founder, Ironwood Capital, Ltd. (private investment
bank focused on the middle market) and affiliated with Ironbridge Mezzanine Fund (SBIC licensed mezzanine
fund)
- Portfolio Manager, Smith, Whiley & Co. (middle market mezzanine fund)
- Investment Analyst, Aetna Insurance Bond Investor Department
- National Account Manager, Brulin & Co. (nationwide manufacturer of industrial
cleaning and process chemicals)
- Registered Securities Representative (Series 7 & 63)
- Advisor—mortgage brokerage, market research and corporate gift companies
- BA—Criminology, University of California at Berkley
- MBA—Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College
Senior corporate finance executive with over 25 years experience in leveraged finance, corporate banking and international capital markets. Industry experience includes auto and transportation, consumer products, diversified manufacturing companies and precious metals both in the private and public company sectors. Capabilities in due diligence assessment, transaction structuring and strategic business evaluation.
- Partner, KN Associates LLC (private merchant bank)
- Director, Credit Suisse First Boston (corporate and leveraged finance banking)
- Senior Vice President, Credit Suisse
(corporate and investment banking in NY and Switzerland offices)
- Vice President, Chemical Bank (corporate banking)
- BA—Industrial Psychology, University of Virginia
- Executive Management Courses—Harvard University & NY Institute of Finance
Senior merchant banking, corporate development and corporate counsel with over 40 years
experience working as an investor, investment banker, senior advisor and legal counsel with large public
and middle market private companies. Expertise in institutional financial markets, private equity
investing and corporate acquisitions, business strategy and operations and corporate governance issues.
- Partner, KN Associates LLC (private merchant bank)
- Chief Executive Officer, Greenwich-based Merchant Bank
- Advisor, Boston-based Corporate Finance Firm
- Managing Director, Chase Investment Bank
- Corporate Development Executive, Thyssen Bournemisza Group, Inc.
- Corporate Development Officer, General Foods Corporation
- Vice President & General Counsel, Continental Can Company
- Associate General Counsel & Assistant Secretary, Dun & Bradstreet Corporation
- Associate Attorney, Shearman & Sterling
- Former Adjunct Faculty Member, Boston University School of Management
- BS—Economics & Engineering, Yale University
- LLB—Law School, Columbia University
Senior financial, operating and private equity
executive with over 30 years experience in emerging growth and
middle market companies in the manufacturing, including toy, apparel,
home furnishings and specialty chemicals, business and financial services,
including direct mail fulfillment/processing, and retail. Expertise in
operational consulting, private equity investing and portfolio company
management, M&A, restructurings, turnarounds and bankruptcy proceedings,
corporate, financial and P&L management, public/private debt and equity
offerings including IPOs and creditor negotiations. Served in the roles
of CEO, COO, CFO, Interim CFO and Investment Partner.
- Managing Director, Corporate Solutions Group (financial advisory and investment banking firm)
- Managing Director, The Parkland Group
(Midwest-based turnaround and operations consulting firm)
- CEO, Prism Associates and MJB Associates
(interim management, consulting and turnaround firms)
- Partner, The Selzer Group (leveraged buyout
and merchant banking firm with $400+ million portfolio of privately
and publicly-held companies)
- CFO & Director, Savoy Industries, Inc. ($115
million publicly-held manufacturer and marketer of toys (Tyco)
and men’s apparel (Robert Bruce)
- CFO, Toymax, Inc. ($60 million privately-held
manufacturer and marketer of toys taken public in an IPO)
- CFO, LCS Industries, Inc. ($80 million
publicly-held fulfillment, computer processing and list services
company servicing the direct mail industry)
- Partner, FNL Associates (private investment firm)
- Auditor, Arthur Andersen
- Registered Securities Representative (Series 7 & 63)
- CPA—Certified Public Accountant
- Member—American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Member—Association for Corporate Growth- New York Chapter
- Member—Financial Executives International- New York Chapter
- Member—Turnaround Management Association- New York Chapter
- BS—Business Administration, Drexel University
- MBA Studies—The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
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