Paul Cuatrecasas:
Paul is currently CEO and founder of Alegro Capital, London. Alegro Capital is a London-based FSA-regulated M&A, corporate finance and strategic advisory group focused on the following activities: M&A, Capital Markets, Strategic Advisory, Private Equity and Asset Management. Prior to Alegro, Paul was Co-Founder and Managing Director of ARC Associates for 11 years, a leading UK provider of TMT mergers and acquisitions advisory boutique. While at ARC, Paul completed over 25 M&A transactions across the globe worth in excess of $5 Billion and over 40 corporate finance advisory and strategic consulting assignments as well as was responsible for raising capital for over a dozen private placements with a value in excess of $400 million.
Before ARC, Paul was a senior associate at Arkwright Capital in London, spearheading M&A and corporate finance advisory projects. He also worked for GE Capital as an Associate in the LBO and Restructuring Group in New York.
Paul holds an MBA from Columbia University, has dual US and UK passports and is fluent in Spanish. Paul has extensive experience in cross-border M&A transactions.
William M. Kelly:
Since 1980, Bill has been an associate of William T. Golden and is President of Lingold Associates, LLC, a registered investment advisor in New York City. Prior to that, Bill worked for the National Aviation and Technology Corporation in New York where he was responsible for investment decisions regarding the technology and aerospace portions of the company’s mutual funds. Before that, Bill was a VP and Portfolio Manager at Chase Manhattan Bank in New York. Bill’s current activities include Independent Trustee for the First Eagle Group of Mutual Funds in NYC; Director and Treasurer of Black Rock Forest Consortium, Cornwall, NY; Trustee, St. Anselm College, Manchester, NH; and VP, Trustee and Treasurer of Sergi S. Zlinkoff Funds for Medical Education, NYC.
Bill’s previous activities include serving on the Board of Governors and Board of Advisors as well as acting as, Trustee, Treasurer, and Member of several colleges, associations, philanthropies and for profit and not-for-profit organizations in NYC. Bill holds a BA from St. Anselm College, an MA from Duquesne University and an MBA from New York University.
Peter N. Schaffer:
Peter is currently Managing Director of Giuliani Capital Advisors in New York and is an expert in the retail and consumer products industry. He has more than 25 years of retail and consumer industry experience including four years as the global industry leader for retail & consumer products investment banking at Ernst & Young Corporate Finance and prior to that was a Senior Analyst at DLJ covering numerous retail and consumer stocks. Before that, Peter was at Dillon Read as a Senior research analyst.
Peter has extensive retail industry management experience from his position as a senior executive at both Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s where he had responsibility in areas such as merchandising, store operations to international buying for several types of goods.
Mr. Schaeffer has served on the board of advisors of several private retailers and is considered an expert in the field by the media. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Retail Management and Marketing from Drexel University. Mr. Schaeffer is a recipient of the Dewar's Scotch Doers Award, was selected by Crain's NY for their premier "40 under 40" issue and has been included in "Who's Who in the East," since 1996.
Gregg T. Summerville:
Gregg began his career in the investment management business in the Trust Department of Mellon Bank as an analyst and then portfolio manager. He then joined Cummins Engine Company as a manager of the company’s pension fund. Gregg joined Kirr, Marbach & Company (KM & Co) in June 1981 in Columbus, IN. He served in various capacities at KM & Co until 2005, starting out as a portfolio manager, then Chief Investment Officer, and finally as Strategist for the firm. Gregg is currently President of Tecumseh Capital Partners LLC and is the Investment Advisor to Shawnee Partners. Gregg has an A.B. from Indiana University, an MBA from Indiana University and is a CFA.
Gregg is currently on the Board of Directors of St. Andrews Turf Products, Vodium, Inc. and the Delicious Milk Company. Gregg was a member of the Board of Directors of ProCard Inc. of Denver, Colorado which was sold to Synovus Corp in 2000. Gregg is a board member of the Columbus Regional Hospital Foundation and the Indiana University Foundation. He is a Trustee of the Indiana State Museum and a member of the Deans Advisory Council for the Indiana University School of Business.