Genstar Capital Promotes Eli Weiss and David Golde
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Genstar Capital Promotes Eli Weiss and David Golde

Genstar Capital, a middle market private equity firm, has promoted Eli Weiss to Principal and David Golde to Vice President. “Developing Genstar’s team of investment professionals is one of the keys to our continued success,” said Jean-Pierre L. Conte, Managing Director and Chairman of Genstar.

Mr. Weiss joined Genstar in 2008 and was named a Vice President in 2011. Prior to joining Genstar, he was an Associate at Hellman & Friedman. Previously, Mr. Weiss worked for Greenhill & Co. in New York as an Analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Restructuring and Principal Investing groups. Mr. Weiss serves on the Boards of Directors of Evolution1, Innovative Aftermarket Systems, and Insurity. He earned an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and graduated from Yale University.

“Eli has made consistent contributions to Genstar and to our portfolio companies which has led to his promotion into this senior leadership position within our firm. His combined investment experience and management skills help foster the change initiatives that transform our businesses and build value for our investors,” said Mr. Conte.

Mr. Golde first joined Genstar in 2006 as an Associate, and re-joined the firm in 2010 as a Senior Associate after receiving his MBA degree. He began his career at Credit Suisse First Boston, where he was an investment banking analyst. Mr. Golde serves on the Board of Directors of MW Industries, Inc. He earned his MBA from Stanford University and his BBA degree in Finance, Investments & Banking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

“David has played an important role in identifying and executing investment opportunities and in helping our management teams grow their companies into market leaders,” said Mr. Conte.

Genstar Capital is a private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies and builds value in those businesses by utilizing the expertise of its operating partners. Genstar has more than $4 billion of committed capital under management and targets investments within the life sciences, healthcare services, financial & business services, software & software services and industrial technology industries. The firm was founded in 1988 and is based in San Francisco, CA (www.gencap.com).

© 2013 PEPD • Private Equity’s Leading News Magazine • 2-19-13

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