Bertram Capital has promoted Tom Beerle and Tim Heston – both have been Vice Presidents of the firm since 2010 – to the position of Principal.
“Tom Beerle and Tim Heston have demonstrated their ability to contribute to growing the Bertram platform through their contributions to our deal execution and platform development,” said Jeff Drazan, Managing Partner at Bertram Capital. “Under the leadership of Partners Ryan Craig, Jared Ruger and Kevin Yamashita, Tom and Tim have developed into deal professionals who will now have the responsibility for executing their own transactions.”
Mr. Beerle is active at Bertram reviewing investments in the consumer sector and serves on the board of directors for Bertram portfolio companies A1C (diabetes management), ECS Tuning (automotive aftermarket parts), Paula’s Choice (skincare and cosmetics), Omnis (glucose monitoring systems), and Spireon (mobile resource management). He joined the firm in 2008 as a summer intern while pursuing his MBA at the University of California at Berkeley. After graduation he joined Bertram and was promoted to Vice President in 2010. Prior work experience for Mr. Beerle includes time at Opus Capital, Carl Zeiss Vision and Deloitte.
Mr. Heston focuses on the firm’s industrial investments and serves on the board of directors for Bertram portfolio companies Clarus Glassboards (branded glassboards), Maxcess (web handling components), and Rowmark (engravable plastic sheets). Similar to Mr. Beerle, he joined the firm in 2008 as a summer intern while pursuing his MBA at the University of California at Berkeley and was promoted to Vice President in 2010. Prior work experience for Mr. Heston includes time at Calera Capital, J.P. Morgan and Carl Marks & Co.
Bertram Capital invests in middle-market business services, consumer, healthcare, industrial and technology companies that have revenues from $30 million to $250 million and EBITDA of $5 million to $30 million. The firm has $850 million in capital under management and is located in San Mateo, CA (www.bcap.com).
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