Excellere Partners has hired Bryan Armstrong as a new associate. Mr. Armstrong will focus on the sourcing, structuring, due diligence and documentation of new platform companies as Excellere invests its recently closed $465 million second fund. In addition, he will provide day-to-day support to colleagues as well as management members of Excellere’s current portfolio companies.
“As we continue to emphasize our focus on entrepreneurs and deploy our investments in entrepreneurial-founded entities, we are expanding our team to attract talented associates like Bryan who are great people and great at what they do,” said Ryan Heckman, managing partner at Excellere. “We welcome Bryan to the firm, and look forward to the contributions he will make in his new role.”
Mr. Armstrong brings nearly a decade of private equity-related experience to his new position. For the past seven years, he was an assistant vice president at Madison Capital Funding, a Chicago-based leverage finance firm, where he was responsible for all phases of the investment process, including business development, structuring, pricing, due diligence and documentation of transactions. Prior to Madison Capital Funding he served as an analyst at LaSalle Bank in Chicago, where he performed due diligence on prospective cash flow and asset-based financing opportunities, including financial trend analysis, industry research and collateral analysis. Mr. Armstrong holds a BA degree in Business Administration (with concentrations in Accounting, Finance and International Business) from the University of Michigan.
“Joining Excellere presents me with an excellent chance to join a growing and successful team committed to meeting the business needs of entrepreneurs. The firm’s dedication to entrepreneurial-backed businesses, coupled with Excellere’s welcoming culture and experienced team of professionals, presented an extraordinary opportunity for me at this point in my career. I am both excited and honored to be joining the Excellere team,” said Mr. Armstrong.
Excellere Partners invests in middle-market companies with revenues ranging from $20 million to $150 million. Sectors of interest include healthcare; specialty foods; industrial technology and services; business services; and education and training. The firm has $730 million of capital under management and is based in Denver, CO (www.excellerepartners.com).
