Operationally-focused private equity firm partnering with founders and operators to accelerate growth
Operationally-focused private equity firm partnering with founders and operators to accelerate growth
Griffin's Wharf Partners was founded by a team with over 80 years of combined private equity and operational experience on a single conviction: we believe that the U.S. lower middle market represents the most compelling asymmetrical return profile in private equity over the next decade. We seek to partner with founders and operators who have built exceptional businesses — companies with strong fundamentals, real competitive advantages, and significant untapped potential. We intend to bring the capital, the operational expertise, the relationships, the mergers and acquisitions experience, and the discipline to help those businesses reach the next level.
GWP's principals expect to invest personal capital in the firm's investments alongside our family office and institutional partners, because we believe in true alignment. When our investors win, we win. When our founders succeed, we succeed.
GWP intends to pursue control buyout investments in U.S.-based companies with enterprise values below $150 million and EBITDA of $5 million or more across five primary sectors:
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Chris brings more than 20 years of middle-market private equity investment experience. He was the Founder and Managing Partner of Landon Capital Partners before joining GWP. Before LCP, Chris was Managing Director at The Tokarz Group Advisers and MVC Capital, and earlier worked in investment banking at Credit Suisse. He holds an MBA from Boston College's Carroll School of Management and a BA in History from Dartmouth College.
Jamie has over 20 years of experience investing in private equity opportunities. He served as Managing Director at Landon Capital Partners, and prior to LCP, was Head of Research at Madava Asset Management and spent eight years at Longroad Asset Management. Jamie holds a BA from Duke University and is a CFA Charterholder.
Rob brings over 15 years of operational, transactional, and sales experience in private equity. Most recently Director of Operations at Landon Capital Partners, Rob previously acquired and built a generator company from a small service operation into a vertically integrated solutions provider which he sold to Kohler in 2019. He holds an MBA from Babson College's F.W. Olin School and a BS in Marketing from Lehigh University.
Before co-founding GWP, Johnston was Vice President at Landon Capital Partners, where he was responsible for transaction execution and portfolio management. Prior to joining Landon Capital Partners, Thomas worked for Canaccord Genuity, a global middle-market investment bank, where he focused on technology M&A advisory. Mr. Johnston received his B.S. in Finance from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.
Anne brings over 25 years of investing, operating, and executive management expertise in middle-market companies. She was a founder and partner of ShoreVest Capital and a partner at Longroad Asset Management for 15 years, and began her career in transaction advisory at PwC. She holds an AB from Dartmouth College and an MS in Accounting from Northeastern University.
Boston, MA
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