The Pritzker Group has added two investment professionals as part of its plan to deploy additional capital in its private equity investing activities which target middle-market companies in manufactured products, healthcare and services.
“The Pritzker Group is scaling its investment team to execute our growth plans in the years ahead,” said Paul Carbone, Managing Partner of Private Equity for The Pritzker Group. “To do that, we’re looking to add to our team talented investment and operations professionals who share our focus on long-term growth and value creation.”
Matt Bowman, 36, has joined The Pritzker Group as a vice president, with responsibility to source and acquire middle-market services companies. Mr. Bowman was previously a principal at Austin Ventures, where he spent nine years focused on growth and equity buyout transactions in a range of business services industries and he served on the boards of five of the firm’s portfolio companies. He holds a BS degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University. Mr. Bowman will work closely with David Rosen, who oversees the Services investment team.
The Pritzker Group has also added Jeff Verde, 24, to its team as an associate and he will help evaluate and execute investments across each of The Pritzker Group’s investment sectors. Mr. Verde was previously an investment banking analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co. and holds a BBA from the University of Iowa.
The Pritzker Group’s middle-market investment team acquires North American-based companies with enterprise values between $75 million and $400 million, focusing on businesses with leading positions in the manufactured products, healthcare and services sectors. The firm’s middle-market and venture capital teams have acquired or invested in more than 80 companies over the past decade. T The Pritzker Group is based in Chicago, IL (www.pritzkergroup.com).
© 2012 PEPD • Private Equity’s Leading News Magazine • 10-17-12
