Gerald O'Dwyer, Managing Director and Founder of Blackmore Partners, Gerald is recognized as a thought leader and outstanding innovator in the rapidly growing field of private equity. He is the founder of Blackmore Partners, a private equity intermediary focused on providing innovative solutions to industry-leading executives, looking either to build, or to purchase, a middle market company (MMC) with revenues north of $50MM and/or $5MM EBITDA. Using his extensive knowledge of the private equity industry and his vast network of executive contacts, he is able to effectively identify acquisition opportunities, pair them with strong management teams and present these opportunities to the most qualified investment groups.

Gerald is also a non-executive co founder of the PECO Fund, an investment group of proprietary M&A intermediary partners, high net worth individuals, family offices and institutional investors. This fund acts as a co-investor along side Private Equity Sponsors. Together, each target company is owned by the Private Equity Sponsor and the Target Investment, LLC. PECO's investors have a unique opportunity to participate in deals not otherwise available to the public at large.
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Gerald has developed several strategies to assist experienced and proven executives in the process of purchasing a company or division. In the private equity industry, Gerald has a reputation for building the most experienced senior management teams, ensuring long-term stable growth for the operating companies of investors. Partnering with institutional capital he has built a diversified and extensive network to identify executives interested in:
(1) buying a company or division they work for,
(2) acquiring a company they have identified in their industry, or
(3) seeking to purchase a company in a specific industry.
He recognizes that an expert management team is integral, in driving a successful leveraged buyout (LBO), management buyout (MBO), or merger and acquisition.

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Michael J. Mahoney, Managing Director, was formerly with Wind Point Partners, a Chicago based private equity firm. He joined Wind Point as Chief Financial Officer in 1997 and became an Operating Partner in 2005. During his tenure at Wind Point, Mr. Mahoney served as a Director of three portfolio companies and was involved in numerous restructuring assignments. Previously, Mr. Mahoney was from 1989 to 1997 with PBM Industries, an automotive supplier and a former Wind Point Portfolio company, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and later as Vice President and General Manager. Prior to joining PBM, Mr. Mahoney served 16 years in a number of financial and operating positions in manufacturing entities of Johnson Controls and Eaton Corporation. Mr. Mahoney holds a BA from Western Michigan University. He also served in the U.S. Army prior to attending WMU.

Shihhan Chou, Director of Executive Recruiting, works with private equity firms to complete their executive teams and find directors. She also provides private equity backed companies with industry insight from our extensive network of executives. Mrs. Chou holds an MBA from University of Illinois at Chicago-Financial Markets and Risk Management.

Kyle Germaine, Managing Associate, Firm-wide operational responsibility, "Deal Team" leader (Buy-side advisory, proprietary deal sourcing, Executive placement). Manage employee operations, Strategic executive advising, Develop/Analyze investment proposals, Lead investment presentations. Restructuring Business Process Reengineering Synergized processes, Increase process accountability, delegate creative responsibilities to small teams and Design/Implement a system of KPIs to dynamically monitor and improve overall effectiveness. Email: kgermaine@blackmorepart nersllc.com

 

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