ACG Boston welcomes the following new members for the month of March 2008:
Larry Jagoe Brayfield Consulting
Keith Gurtler Jones Lang Lassell
Adam Kerr Lexington Wealth Management
Greg Osenkowski Sverica International
Wayne Fitzpatrick Bulger Capital, LLC
Lee Weiss Family Endowment Partners
Kevin Ecclesine Family Endowment Partners
Scott Waxler LockeBridge Partners, Inc.Investment Banking
David Gornbein Family Endowment Partners
Thomas Collins Family Endowment Partners
Zela Astarjian Punter Southall, LLC
Carol Allen Family Endowment Partners
Jason Fennessy RSM McGladrey
Linton Moulding Tatum
Lane Murphy Goldman Sachs
Jeff Hoey OneAccord LLC
Pat [...]

Fifth Street Management LLC ("Fifth Street"), investment adviser to Fifth Street Finance Corp., proudly announces the promotion of Ivelin Dimitrov to Principal, Brian Finkelstein to Senior Associate and Jennifer Yang to Senior Analyst.
Ivelin Dimitrov, Principal, joined Fifth Street in 2005, and was previously a Vice President. In his new role, Mr. Dimitrov will be responsible [...]

STAG Capital Partners recently purchased Pro Mach's 172,170 square foot industrial and office headquarters facility in Alexandria, Minnesota, which will be leased to Brenton Engineering, a division of Pro Mach, Inc., under a long-term lease agreement. STAG purchased the facility, located in a secondary market for $7.2 million.
Pro Mach, a portfolio company of a New York-based [...]

As we all know, the Wizard of Oz featured Dorothy and a trio of friends each heading to Oz to ask a favor of the wizard.  Each had not yet realized that they already possessed within themselves the ability to solve their own inadequacy…whether it be home, heart, brains or courage.  All they really needed [...]

By Christopher MacKenzie, General Business Partner, Vitale CaturanoLeading expert in the areas of  tax planning, audit and financial statement services, and management advisory services
In light of the recent shakedown of capital markets, the old adage "cash is king" rings true. Adequate cash flow is critical to any organization’s ongoing success. For companies looking to enhance [...]

Vice President of TaxPrivate Equity EnvironmentAttractive Base, Bonus & Equity
Fenway Consulting Group has been retained to identify a world class tax professional to complement a very high powered and experienced management team at their headquarters in the Boston area.
Our client is comprised of a highly talented group of individuals who possess a stellar track record [...]

Fifth Street Finance Corp. ("Fifth Street") is pleased to announce the closing of a $7.5 million second lien financing to fund the acquisition of Goldco, LLC ("Goldco" or the "Company") by Equicorp Partners, LLC ("Equicorp"). Goldco is a restaurant management company that owns and operates 59 Burger King restaurants in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. The [...]

Scott Waxler is a Managing Partner at the Investment Banking Advisor, Lockebridge, LLC
A few weeks ago at the February 14th ACG Boston DealMakers 2008 Outlook Conference,  I listened to representatives from four leading Private Equity Firms tell the audience that the recent debt crunch has resulted in a slow down of large deals and a [...]

At ACG Boston's recent BIG Deal event, Tyler Wick from Ticonderoga Capital, head of The BIG Deal committee, asked the assembled Private Equity and Investment Banking attendees, representing a broad swath of the middle market, the following question: "How many folks have deals that are on hold or sidetracked due to the turmoil in the [...]

Last week, Thomson’s Buyout East featured a panel that included Robert Stewart of the Private Equity Council, which represents the top ten PE firms, as well as Stephen Lerner from the Service Employees International Union, a frequently noisy irritant to the mega funds. Stewart of the Private Equity Council yielded no ground on the carried [...]