Atlantic Street Capital has hired three new investment professionals with the hirings of George Parry and M. Kurt Lentz as Principals of the firm, and Sarah Robson as Vice President of Business Development.
“We are proud of the remarkable long term stability of our organization, yet as we continue our growth path we recognize the need for additional experienced and talented partners who fit our culture and principles,” said Peter Shabecoff, Atlantic Street Capital founder and Partner. “George and Kurt both have extensive industry experience executing transactions and working directly with portfolio company management teams to build successful businesses in industries related to our areas of focus.”
Prior to joining Atlantic Street, Mr. Parry was a vice president at Corinthian Capital Group since 2010. Before his time at Corinthian, he was a Vice President at Amalgamated Capital, and an Associate at Churchill Financial and ViaFinance Group. He is a graduate of Harvard University and received his MBA from Cornell University.
Mr. Lentz’s earlier experience includes private equity, principal lending, and investment banking. He joins Atlantic Street from Sun Capital Partners where he was a Principal active in making control equity investment and divestitures. Prior to Sun Capital he was with American Capital Strategies and began his career in the corporate and leveraged finance group at CIBC World Markets. He has a BA in Economics from Claremont McKenna College.
Prior to joining Atlantic Street, Ms. Robson was a Director at New York-based Axial, where she managed a team of consultants who partnered with boutique investment banks and private equity firms to create business development strategies. She received a BBA from the University of Georgia.
“We are very pleased to have Sarah join our team as we continue to grow and build our firm,” said Grant Marcks, Vice President, Head of Business Development for Atlantic Street Capital. “Sarah’s knowledge is a great complement to our team and she will provide us with a strong competitive advantage as we source and evaluate transactions and seek to broaden our network in the lower middle market.”
Atlantic Street Capital invests from $5 million to $20 million in middle market companies with revenues from $25 million to $150 million. Sectors of interest include consumer products and services, transportation and logistics, business services, and basic manufacturing. The firm was founded in September 2006 and is based in Stamford, CT (www.atlanticstreetcapital.com).
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