Excellere Partners has added two new professionals to its team with the hirings of Ross Gundry as Vice President and Parker Schabel as an Analyst.
“We are excited to have Ross and Parker join the team, and we look forward to the contributions they will bring to Excellere,” said David Kessenich, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Excellere. “Both Ross and Parker bring a solid base of private equity investment experience and more importantly, they will be great cultural fits for our founder-led business focus.”
Mr. Gundry joins Excellere from Riverside Partners where he was a Senior Associate and active in the firm’s healthcare and technology efforts. During his seven years with Riverside, Mr. Gundry was responsible for evaluating and executing new investments, arranging debt financing, and supporting portfolio company management. Before his time at Riverside he was an analyst in the mergers and acquisitions group at Merrill Lynch. Mr. Gundry has a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and Business from Skidmore College.
Mr. Schabel joins Excellere from CapitalWorks where he was responsible for evaluating new investments, providing transaction support, and assisting portfolio management teams. He earned both a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
Excellere invests in middle-market companies with revenues ranging from $20 million to $150 million. Sectors of interest include healthcare services and products; energy and utility products and services; industrial technology and services; business services; and agri-business. The firm has $1.4 billion of capital under management and is based in Denver (www.excellerepartners.com).
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