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Dan Patterson, Founder and Chairman
Dan Patterson has started, acquired, built, and sold countless companies during his career, investing in both LBO and growth equity transactions. Highlights of his investments include the creation of the Optifast weight loss program, which achieved ranking on Inc. Magazine’s list of fastest growing companies in 1988, and the acquisition, growth and subsequent sale of Texas Home Healthcare, at the time the largest home healthcare provider in the Southwest. He founded Transition Capital in 1993 and has been active in 25+ transactions since the firm’s inception. Mr. Patterson earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree from Kenyon College and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School. Mr. Patterson serves on the Board of Directors for many TCP portfolio and unaffiliated independent companies including Coordinated Home Health, Healthstop, Baskins, Furniture Factory, GFRC, 1-800-Reconex, Planet Hospital and the National Arbor Day Foundation. |
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| Rick Baldwin, Managing Director
Rick Baldwin has founded, managed and raised capital for several venture capital or private equity financed start ups over the past ten years. In early 2001, Mr. Baldwin recapitalized and became CFO and VP of Operations of SuccessFactors, Inc., a San Mateo, CA web-based talent and performance management software company which subsequently completed its IPO with a market capitalization over $500 million. In 2005, Mr. Baldwin turned his attention to investing in LBOs with Transition Capital Partners, concentrating on investments in the healthcare, technology and logistics spaces. Mr. Baldwin began his career with Ernst and Young as a CPA and spent five years with Dallas Semiconductor in several lead finance positions. Mr. Baldwin has a Finance and Accounting degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his graduate degree from Stanford Business School. He serves on the Board of Directors for Eagle Healthcare and Coordinated Home Health and is an Advisor to the technology-driven Tritus Insurance Group. |
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| Kevyn DeMartino, Managing Director
Kevyn DeMartino has acquired and managed companies throughout his career, with specific focus on entities experiencing both rapid growth and troubled operations. Prior to joining Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Patterson at Transition Capital, Mr. DeMartino was a principal at Triumph Holdings, LLC, a CIBC-funded private equity firm with focus on media and consumer services. He has previously held responsibilities as acting President / COO of CSM Group, Inc., a Florida based publishing concern and Centego LLC, a Dallas based marketing services company. While in business school from 1993 to 1995, Mr. DeMartino served as a consultant and executive program producer to QVC, ESPN, and NBC. DeMartino holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas and an MBA from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He sits on the Boards of Eagle Healthcare, CHHC Holdings and Andretti Motors. |
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| Tony Ludlow, Director
Prior to joining Transition Capital Partners in 2007, Tony Ludlow held various senior level positions in large and small public companies as well as practicing corporate and securities law in a law firm. From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Ludlow was a Vice President at Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., where he was responsible for internal business improvement consulting and legal and accounting compliance. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Ludlow practiced corporate and securities law at Hallett & Perrin, P.C., representing various businesses in connection with mergers and negotiated acquisitions of assets and securities. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Ludlow worked at Dallas Semiconductor Corporation as a Manufacturing Controller. Mr. Ludlow received his JD from Southern Methodist University School of Law and a BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and a Certified Public Accountant. |
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Forrest "Jake" Williams, Director
Jake Williams joined TCP in 2007 as a Director, with responsibility for sourcing, financing and post-management of transactions. Mr. Williams is also concurrently serving as the Senior Vice President of Finance at Eagle Healthcare LLC, a portfolio company of TCP. Mr. Williams began his career at the investment banking division of UBS, working out of both the Dallas and New York offices. Mr. Williams developed operational experience as one of the founding members of StarMobile, LLC, a wireless supply chain solutions provider in the telecommunications sector. Prior to StarMobile LLC, Mr. Williams was the Director of Strategic Accounts at Centego, a Dallas based marketing services company operating loyalty programs for grocery store partners. Mr. Williams holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia, attending the school on a track & field scholarship. |
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Keith Driscoll, Associate
Keith Driscoll recently joined TCP as an Associate, with responsibility for transaction due diligence, market research and various operational efforts at the TCP portfolio companies. Prior to TCP, Driscoll was Vice President of Operations for CSM Group Inc. and a Financial Advisor with Smith Barney. He holds a BA from Davidson College in North Carolina. |
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| Paul Thompson, Advisory Partner
Paul M. Thompson has 15 years of operational experience in the retail, manufacturing, and marketing industries. Currently he is a private investor and partner in several international marketing joint ventures. He also serves as acting CEO and Board Member of Baskins Ltd., a fifteen store chain of western oriented department stores located throughout East Texas and Chairman of Furniture Factory Warehouse, a chain of ten furniture stores in South and West Texas. He has an undergraduate degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Southern Methodist University. |
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| Stacye Wolfe, Office Manager
Stacye Wolfe joined Transition Capital Partners in April 2007, with responsibilities for general office administration and the Customer Relations database. Before joining TCP, Ms. Wolfe worked at Verizon Information Services and in various healthcare related positions. She attended Dallas Baptist University and is a certified Texas paralegal. |
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