Douglas G. Levy |
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Douglas Levy joined Sentinel as Chief Financial Officer in 2005. Previously, Mr. Levy spent six years as CFO of CW Group, a venture capital firm, where he was responsible for financial reporting, fund administration, and financial operations.
Previously, Mr. Levy was Manager of Partnership Accounting at Warburg Dillon Read where he was responsible for the accounting, tax, and administrative matters of corporate buyout and venture capital partnerships. Prior to that, he was employed by Deloitte and Touche, where he audited several financial services clients. Mr. Levy is a CPA and holds a BS in Accounting, summa cum laude, from Binghamton University.
David S. Lobel |
Founder & Managing Partner |
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David Lobel is the founder and Managing Partner of Sentinel Capital Partners. Over more than three decades, he has established a successful, long-term midmarket private equity record. Before establishing Sentinel, Mr. Lobel spent 15 years at Smith Barney's private equity affiliate. He served as a general partner of funds managed by Smith Barney and also as a Managing Director of Smith Barney. Before joining Smith Barney, Mr. Lobel was a consultant at Bain & Company.
Mr. Lobel received an MBA and an MS with distinction from Stanford University. He currently serves on the the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council. Mr. Lobel, who was born in South Africa, received a B.Sc. (Hons), with highest honors, from the University of the Witwatersrand. He served with distinction in the South African Navy, where he graduated first in his class.
Bernard Banks |
Senior Advisory Partner |
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General Bernard "Bernie" Banks joined Sentinel in September 2022 as Senior Advisory Partner, Leadership and Inclusion. Bernie is considered a leading authority regarding leadership development and organization change across all sectors. General Banks is currently a Clinical Professor of Management and Organizations at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management where he also serves as the school's Associate Dean for Leadership Development and Inclusion. Bernie is accountable for integrating leader development across Northwestern Kellogg's global portfolio of degree programs. Furthermore, he is Northwestern Kellogg's Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer.
General Banks graduated from West Point with a B.S. degree and served with distinction in the U.S. Army for 30 years. A trained combat helicopter pilot, Bernie led multiple U.S. Army Apache Helicopter organizations in the U.S. and abroad. His final operational position involved leading an Apache Helicopter Squadron in South Korea that was designated as the top unit of its type globally in the U.S. Army during his tenure at the organization's helm. Later, General Banks was competitively selected to serve as the Department Head (Dean) for Behavioral Sciences & Leadership at The U.S. Military Academy-West Point. As a young professional, General Banks was selected from more than 40,000 officers to receive the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award in 1994 (the Army top award for early career officers). As a cadet at West Point, General Banks also distinguished himself as an elite athlete where he was a running back for the Academy's Varsity Sprint Football team for all four of his undergraduate years.
In addition to his military accomplishments, General Banks has extraordinarily distinguished academic credentials. He holds a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University, an MA in philosophy from Columbia University, an MBA from Northwestern University, a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College, and a Ph.D in social-organizational psychology from Columbia University.
John F. McCormack |
Co-Founder & Senior Partner |
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John McCormack is a co-founder of Sentinel Capital Partners and serves as a Senior Partner. Over more than two decades, he has established a successful, long-term midmarket private equity record. Before co-founding Sentinel, Mr. McCormack spent six years as a vice president of Smith Barney's private equity affiliate, where he worked closely with David Lobel.
Before joining Smith Barney, Mr. McCormack spent eight years at Coopers & Lybrand where his principal assignments included conducting due diligence and acquisition reviews of target investment opportunities for private equity firms and strategic buyers. He holds a BS in accounting from Boston College.
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Sandy Tam |
Chief Accounting Officer |
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Sandy Tam, Chief Accounting Officer, joined Sentinel in 2009 as Controller. Before joining Sentinel, Ms. Tam spent two years at Ospraie Management, an investment management firm. Most recently, she was Fund Controller of Ospraie's hybrid private equity/hedge fund. From 2003 to 2007, she was an Associate at Drake Management, an investment advisor specializing in global fixed income strategies. Previously, Ms. Tam spent two years at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She is a CPA and holds a BS degree in accounting and finance from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business.
Owen M. Basham |
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Owen Basham, Partner, joined Sentinel in 2012 as an Associate. Previously he was an Associate in Macquarie Capital's Restructuring and Special Situations Group. Before joining Macquarie, he spent two years as an analyst at Nancy Creek Capital, a lower midmarket private equity and mezzanine debt firm. Mr. Basham holds a BS degree in commerce from The University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce.
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Eric D. Bommer |
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Eric Bommer, Partner, joined Sentinel in 1997. Before joining Sentinel Capital Partners, Mr. Bommer spent two years as an Associate at Kaizen Breakthrough Partnership, a private equity fund that specialized in investing in underperforming midmarket companies. From 1993 to 1995, he was an Analyst in the Investment Banking Division of CS First Boston.
From 1992 to 1993, Mr. Bommer was a financial analyst at LaSalle Partners. From 1991 to 1992, he was captain of the Livingston Kings, a Scottish professional hockey team that he helped lead to the Scottish First Division Championship. Mr. Bommer holds a BA from Brown University with a double major in Business Economics and Organizational Behavior. He was also an assistant captain on Brown's varsity hockey team.
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James D. Coady |
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James Coady, Partner, joined Sentinel in 1998. Over the past two decades, he has established himself as a successful midmarket private equity investor. Before joining Sentinel Capital Partners, Mr. Coady spent three years as an Associate at First Chicago Equity Capital, the private equity division of First Chicago NBD which specialized in investing in midmarket companies. Previously, he spent two years as an Analyst at Alex. Brown & Sons. Mr. Coady holds an MBA from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Business and an AB from Harvard University where he was a member of Harvard's NCAA Championship hockey team.
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Michael J. Fabian |
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Michael Fabian, Partner, joined joined Sentinel Capital Partners in 2006 as a Senior Associate. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Fabian was an Associate at Blue Point Capital Partners, a midmarket private equity firm. Previously, he was an Associate at Brown, Gibbons, Lang & Co., a midmarket investment banking firm, an Analyst at Deutsche Banc Alex Brown, and an Analyst at Conway, DelGenio, Gries & Co., a restructuring advisory boutique. Mr. Fabian holds an MA in economics from New York University and a BBA degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame.
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Paul F. Murphy |
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Paul Murphy, Partner, joined Sentinel in 2000. Over the past two decades, he has established himself as a successful midmarket private equity investor. Before joining Sentinel Capital Partners, Mr. Murphy spent three years as a Director at Dilmun Investments, the U.S. private equity affiliate of Bahrain International Bank. While at Dilmun, he focused on originating, structuring, and executing private equity investments in lower midmarket companies.
Prior to Dilmun, Mr. Murphy was a Vice President in the Financial Buyers Group at NationsBanc Capital Markets, where he focused on providing debt and equity financing for leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations. Previously, he spent two years as an Associate in the Merchant Banking Group of Chase Manhattan Bank where he focused on private equity and subordinated debt investments in lower midmarket companies. Mr. Murphy holds an MBA from Georgetown University and a BS from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Mr. Murphy served in the U.S. Army for five years as an Artillery officer in a Light Infantry Division, where he attained the rank of captain.
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C. Scott Perry |
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Scott Perry, Partner, joined Sentinel Capital Partners in 2004 as an Associate. Previously, he spent two years as an Analyst in the M&A Group at Wachovia Securities, where he worked on transactions with midmarket private equity firms. Mr. Perry holds a BS in Finance and Accounting with honors from the University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce.
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Marissa S. Sutker |
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Marissa Sutker joined Sentinel as Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations in 2022. Ms. Sutker joined Sentinel from Avenue Capital Group, where she spent more than seven years, most recently as a managing director in the investor relations group. At Avenue Capital Group, Ms. Sutker was responsible for investor relations and fundraising. Previously, Ms. Sutker spent three years at Bank of America’s Prime Brokerage and Capital Strategy group, most recently as an associate. Ms. Sutker holds a BS in communications from Northwestern University and an MBA from Columbia University
John C. Van Sickle |
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John Van Sickle is a Partner of Sentinel Capital Partners, which he joined in 2009 as a Senior Associate. From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Van Sickle was an Associate at Castle Harlan, a midmarket private equity firm. Previously, he spent two years in Wachovia Securities' Analyst Program, where he worked on M&A transactions with midmarket private equity firms. Mr. Van Sickle holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BA, summa cum laude, from Emory University, where he graduated as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He was also a member of Emory's NCAA tennis team.
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Vincent E. Taurassi |
General Counsel |
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Vincent Taurassi joined Sentinel Capital Partners as General Counsel in 2015. Mr. Taurassi joined Sentinel from BlackRock, where he had been a vice president within Legal and Compliance since 2011. His responsibilities at BlackRock included legal coverage and oversight of transactions and investments for multiple products across the BlackRock investment platform, including private equity funds, hedge funds, mutual funds, CLOs, and separate accounts.
Previously, Mr. Taurassi spent four years as a corporate associate at Kirkland & Ellis. He holds a JD, magna cum laude, from New York University School of Law and a BS in mathematics, summa cum laude, from Union College. He is also a member of the New York Bar and the New Jersey Bar.
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Lauren H. Rakower |
Director, Legal & Compliance |
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Lauren Rakower joined Sentinel as Director, Legal & Compliance in 2019. Ms. Rakower joined Sentinel from Kirkland & Ellis, where she spent seven years, most recently as a partner in the corporate group. At Kirkland, Ms. Rakower represented private equity funds, private companies, and public companies in complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and dispositions, and governance and other general corporate matters. Ms. Rakower holds a JD, magna cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School and a BA with honors in international studies from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She is also a member of the New York Bar.
Monique A. Mahl |
Tax Director |
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Monique Mahl joined Sentinel as Tax Director in 2019 from Perella Weinberg Partners, where she had been a director of tax since 2010 overseeing the tax compliance and planning for the firm and its funds. Previously, she spent two years at York Capital Management as a tax manager. Before that, she was with PricewaterhouseCoopers from 2004 until 2008, most recently as a tax manager in its alternative investments group. Ms. Mahl holds a BS in accounting and a Master of Accountancy in taxation, both with highest honors, from Rutgers University. She is also a CPA.
Garrett B. Schires |
Partner, Business Development |
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Garrett Schires, Partner, Business Development, joined Sentinel Capital Partners in 2013 as a Senior Associate. Prior to Sentinel, Mr. Schires spent two years as a Senior Associate with Enhanced Equity Funds, a lower midmarket private equity firm. From 2008 to 2011, he was an Associate with TA Associates, a growth-focused private equity firm. Previously, Mr. Schires was an Investment Banking Analyst with Morgan Stanley. He holds an AB in economics from Harvard University where he was a member of Harvard’s varsity football team.
Jennifer L. Goldman |
Vice President, Finance |
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Jennifer Goldman, Vice President, Finance, joined Sentinel in 2011 as a Senior Accountant. Before joining Sentinel, Ms. Goldman was a staff accountant at Allianz Global Investors. Previously, she was a fund accountant at Stillwater Capital Partners. Ms. Goldman holds a B.S. in Accounting, summa cum laude, from Touro College.
Jeffrey C. Groves |
Managing Director, Head of Debt Capital Markets |
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Jeffrey Groves joined Sentinel as Managing Director and Head of Debt Capital Markets in 2023. Mr. Groves joined Sentinel from Raymond James, where he had been a managing director in the Capital Structure Advisory group since 2020. At Raymond James, Mr. Groves was responsible for private debt and capital markets origination. Previously, Mr. Groves spent 15 years in the Leveraged Finance group at UBS, most recently as a managing director. Mr. Groves holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Dalhousie University and an MBA from The University of Western Ontario.
Louis A. Brotherton |
Principal |
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Louis Brotherton, Principal, joined Sentinel in 2014 as an Associate. Previously, he was an analyst in Brookwood Associates' Investment Banking Analyst Program. He holds a BS degree, cum laude, from Wake Forest University School of Business.
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Marc A. Buan |
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Marc Buan is a Principal at Sentinel Capital Partners, which he rejoined as a Vice President after completing his MBA. He previously spent four years in Sentinel’s associate program, most recently as a Senior Associate. Before joining Sentinel, Mr. Buan spent three years in Thomas Weisel Partners’ investment banking analyst program. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and an AB Honors degree in economics from Harvard University. Mr. Buan, who played on Harvard’s varsity soccer team, was a member of Canada’s national Olympic soccer team and a gold medalist in the Francophone Games in Madagascar.
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Felix Dai |
Assistant Controller |
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Felix Dai, Assistant Controller, joined Sentinel as Fund Accounting Manager in 2018. Prior to joining Sentinel, Mr. Dai spent three years at investment management firm Atalaya Capital Management as a fund accountant. He previously spent two years at Ernst & Young, where most recently he was an audit senior focusing on private equity funds. Mr. Dai is a CPA, holds a BA degree in economics from Colgate University, and an MS in Accounting and MBA from Northeastern University.
Joshua J. Garrett |
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Joshua Garrett, Principal, joined Sentinel in 2013 as an Associate. Previously, he was an Associate in Oppenheimer's Investment Banking Analyst Program. He holds a BBA degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.
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Jon Z. Gurss |
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Jon Gurss, Principal, joined Sentinel Capital Partners in 2011 as an Associate. Previously, he spent two years in Harris Williams' Investment Banking Analyst Program. He holds a BS degree with distinction and highest honors from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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Patrick D. Knise |
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Patrick Knise, Principal, joined Sentinel in 2014 as an Associate. Previously, he was an analyst in Macquarie Capital's Investment Banking Analyst Program. He holds a BA degree, magna cum laude, from Middlebury College. He was also co-captain of Middlebury men's varsity tennis team, who were the 2010 NCAA Champions and ranked first nationally in Division III.
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James Lypen |
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James Lypen joined Sentinel as Assistant Controller in 2022. Prior to joining Sentinel, Mr. Lypen spent five years at Fortress Investment Group as a Corporate Accounting Manager. He previously spent five years at Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he was most recently an Audit Manager in the Financial Services Private Equity group. Mr. Lypen is a CPA and a CMA, and holds an MS in Accounting from St. John’s University and a BA in History from the University of Notre Dame.
George B. Appling |
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George Appling, Vice President, joined Sentinel in 2018 as an associate. Previously, he spent three years in Wells Fargo Securities' Investment Banking Analyst Program. He holds a BS in business administration and a BA in environmental studies, magna cum laude, from the University of Richmond.
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Rachel C. Cantor |
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Rachel Cantor, Vice President, joined Sentinel in 2015 as an Associate. Previously, she spent three years in SunTrust Robinson Humphrey’s Investment Banking Analyst Program. She holds an MS in finance from University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce and a BS in economics from University of Virginia.
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James B. Frier |
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James Frier, Vice President, joined Sentinel in 2018 as an associate. Previously, he spent two years in Houlihan Lokey’s Investment Banking Analyst Program. He holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Cameron A. Smith |
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Cameron Smith, Vice President, joined Sentinel in 2017 as an associate. Previously, he spent two years in UBS's Investment Banking Analyst Program. He holds a BS degree, highest distinction, with a double major in finance and accounting from the University of Kansas.
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Erika K. Stanford |
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Erika Stanford, Vice President, joined Sentinel in 2017 as an associate. Previously, she spent three years in Jefferies' Investment Banking Analyst Program. She holds a BA in economics, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University.
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Evan T. Yulo |
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Evan Yulo, Fund Accounting Manager, joined Sentinel as Senior Fund Accountant in 2019 from Cerberus Capital Management, where he spent two years as a fund accountant. He previously spent three years at KPMG, where most recently he was a senior audit associate in KPMG's asset management practice. Mr. Yulo is a CPA and has a BBA in accounting with a minor in information systems from Loyola University Maryland.
Tyler G. Lowenstein |
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Tyler Lowenstein, Vice President, joined Sentinel in 2018 as an associate. Previously, he spent three years in Piper Jaffray’s Investment Banking Analyst Program. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Minnesota where he was the captain of the varsity men's golf team.
Haley C. Abate |
Senior Associate |
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Haley Abate, Senior Associate, joined Sentinel in 2020 as an associate. Previously, she spent three years in Harris Williams' Investment Banking Analyst Program. She holds a BS in business administration, magna cum laude, from the University of Richmond.
Carson R. Cooper |
Senior Associate |
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Carson Cooper, Senior Associate, joined Sentinel in 2020 as an associate. Previously, he spent three years in Barclays' Investment Banking Analyst Program. He holds a BA in political science from Yale University. He was also a member of Yale's varsity ice hockey team, who were the 2013 National Champions.
Grant M. Wilson |
Senior Associate |
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Grant Wilson, Senior Associate, joined Sentinel in 2020 as an associate. Previously, he spent two years in Goldman Sachs' Investment Banking Program. Prior to investment banking, he was an analyst in Goldman Sachs' Equity Solutions Group focused on equity derivatives. He holds a BA in economics from Northwestern University, where he was a member of Northwestern's Big 10 Championship soccer teams.
Trevor W. Anderson |
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Trevor Anderson joined Sentinel in 2021 as an Associate from Citigroup’s Investment Banking Analyst Program, where he spent two years. He holds a BA in economics from the University of Chicago, where he was a member of the varsity football team.
J. Alan Bliss |
Associate |
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Alan Bliss joined Sentinel in 2022 as an Associate from Houlihan Lokey's Investment Banking Analyst Program, where he spent two years. He holds a BA in land economy, first-class honors, from the University of Cambridge.
Grant R. Dalton |
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Grant Dalton joined Sentinel in 2022 as an Associate from private equity firm Atlantic Street Capital. Previously, he spent two years as an analyst in UBS's Investment Banking program. He holds a BS in finance from Boston College, where he was a member of the varsity swimming and diving team.
Michael J. Griffin |
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Michael Griffin joined Sentinel in 2021 as an Associate from Jefferies’ Investment Banking Analyst Program, where he spent three years. He holds a BS in chemical engineering and a BA in political science from the University of Notre Dame, where he was a member of the rowing team.
Adam W. Jacobs |
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Adam Jacobs joined Sentinel as an associate from private equity firm Prospect Hill Growth Partners. Previously, he spent two years as an analyst in Harris Williams' Investment Banking Analyst Program. He holds a BA in medicine, health, and society, cum laude, from Vanderbilt University.
Greg E. Markovitz |
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Greg Markovitz joined Sentinel in 2022 as an Associate from Raymond James' Investment Banking Analyst Program, where he spent two years. He holds a BBA with a concentration in finance from Emory University.
Conor W. Murphy |
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Conor Murphy joined Sentinel as an associate from private equity firm AEA Investors. Previously, he spent two years as an analyst in Houlihan Lokey's Investment Banking Analyst program. He holds a BBA in finance and accounting from the University of Michigan.
Hudson E. Steinagel |
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Hudson Steinagel joined Sentinel in 2021 as an Associate from Jefferies’ Investment Banking Analyst Program, where he spent two years. Prior to Jefferies, he was an analyst in BB&T Capital Markets’ Investment Banking Program. He holds a BS in business administration, summa cum laude, from West Virginia University, where he majored in finance.
Carter M. Thompson |
Associate, Business Development |
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Carter Thompson joined Sentinel in 2022 as an Associate from Stifel, Nicolaus' Investment Banking Analyst Program, where he spent three years. He holds a BA in economics from the University of Pennsylvania where he was the captain of the varsity men's golf team.
Thomas P. Fitzpatrick |
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Thomas Fitzpatrick is an Operating Partner Emeritus of Sentinel Capital Partners, which he joined in 2001. Previously, Mr. Fitzpatrick spent the majority of his career at Coopers & Lybrand, where most recently he led the team that supported acquisition due diligence reviews required by private equity firms and strategic buyers to support their investment operations. Sentinel was one of his clients.
During his 34 years with Coopers & Lybrand, Mr. Fitzpatrick was a member of its Executive Committee, National Director of Mergers and Acquisitions, and Partner-in-Charge of the New York office's Financial Advisory Practice. Over the course of his career, he has worked with dozens of private equity firms conducting due diligence and acquisition reviews on hundreds of investment opportunities. In addition, Mr. Fitzpatrick was the Partner in Charge of Coopers & Lybrand's Investment Committee, which was responsible for investing the partners' personal capital in private equity.
From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Fitzpatrick was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Englehard Corporation. He received a BBA from St. John's University.
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Michael J. Myers* |
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Our friend and colleague, Michael J. Myers, passed away on July 1, 2009 at the age of 69.
An executive with a long and distinguished career in private equity, Michael Myers had been a Senior Advisory Partner to Sentinel Capital Partners since its inception in 1995. He made a profound impact on Sentinel's founders during an association that spanned almost three decades.
Mr. Myers previously served as a Director of Sentinel portfolio companies Growing Family, Floral Plant Growers, and Tony Roma's prior to the sale of these businesses.
In 1972, Mr. Myers co-founded First Century Partners, the venture capital affiliate of Smith Barney, and had overall responsibility for First Century's investment operations for 23 years. During this period, First Century invested in more than 60 venture-stage and middle market companies, primarily in the consumer, healthcare, and technology industries. In addition to serving as a Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Smith Barney, Mr. Myers was associated as an investor or director of several highly successful companies including American Health Corp., Apple Computer, Applicon, Entre Computer Centers, Colorcon, Floating Point Systems, FoxMeyer, HealthSouth, Iomega Corporation, Mobex Corporation, Office Depot, Perrigo Corporation, PhyCor, Prime Computer, Storage Technology, Summit Design, and ValleyLab.
From 1968 to 1972, Mr. Myers was associated with J.H. Whitney, a leading venture capital firm. He held an MBA from Harvard University, a JD with honors from George Washington University, and a BS from the University of Illinois.
Our loss is softened by knowing what a privilege it was to know Mike and to work with him. We miss him greatly.
Frank E. Richardson |
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Frank Richardson, an executive with a long and distinguished career in private equity, is a co-founder of Sentinel Capital Partners and has been a Senior Advisory Partner to the firm since its inception. Most recently, he was chairman and majority shareholder of Enterprise NewsMedia, a publisher of newspapers in New England. He has been an investor and director of several high-profile companies, including Wilson Sporting Goods, Avis, Outlet Communications, Six Flags Amusement Parks, Sonic Industries, TLC Beatrice, and Western Auto. He was also lead outside director of Alex. Brown & Sons until its merger with Bankers Trust.
From 1986 to 1995, Mr. Richardson was President of Wesray Capital Corporation, a private investment firm founded by William E. Simon, former Secretary of the Treasury. During his association with Wesray, Mr. Richardson was directly involved in the acquisitions of more than 35 businesses in a variety of industries. He holds a BA, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Princeton University, an MA with Honors from Oxford University, and a JD from Harvard University.
At a Glance
- Broad and deep private equity experience
- Responsible stewards of businesses
- Friendly and supportive investment partners
- Focus on midmarket
- Fully integrated, deep investment team
- Equipped to execute a variety of private equity transactions
