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| David Given - Managing Partner
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Prior to joining the group in
1990, David was a shareholder, director and
executive vice president of Automated Tracking Systems (Hudson, Ohio). From
1980-88, he held various positions in the Corporate Finance Department of
Merrill Lynch Capital Markets and Robertson, Colman & Stephens in New
York and San Francisco. David received a B.A. in economics from Brown
University and an MBA from the Wharton School. Presently, he serves as a
director of AWP and Packers Sanitation. David currently allocates his time
between the Cleveland and Seattle offices.
Email:
dgiven@bluepointcapital.com |
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| John Kirby - Managing Partner
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John has more than 17 years
of experience in equity capital investing,
having served as vice president and area head of Citicorp Venture Capital
prior to joining the group in 1991. Prior to his career with Citicorp
Venture Capital, John was with the Leveraged Funding Group of Citibank,
specializing in leveraged buyout transactions. John graduated from Bates
College with a B.A. in economics. John serves as a director of Apex,
Cook and Boardman, Floral Plant Growers, Quality Synthetic Rubber and The
Lion Brewery.
Email:
jkirby@bluepointcapital.com |
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Chip joined the group in Cleveland
in 1998 and opened Blue Point’s Shanghai office in 2004. Prior to
joining the group, Chip was a vice president at Carleton, McCreary,
Holmes & Co., providing mergers and acquisitions advisory services
to middle-market companies. Chip previously worked in business development
for Sara Lee Corporation in Hong Kong, as well as for Mercer Management
Consulting, providing strategic consulting services to a number of Fortune
500 companies. Chip holds a B.A. in Asian studies from Brown University and
a master's in public administration from Princeton University. Presently,
he allocates his time between the Cleveland and Shanghai offices.
Email:
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John joined the group in
1998 from The Boston Consulting Group, where he
was a manager and focused on growth strategy and operational effectiveness
for clients in a range of industries. Prior to attending business school,
John was with Salomon Brothers Inc., where he focused on mergers and
acquisitions. John earned a B.S. in economics from Miami University and an
MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
John serves as a director of Apex, Packers Sanitation and Quality Synthetic
Rubber.
Email:
jlemay@bluepointcapital.com |
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Sean joined the group in 1990.
Prior to joining the group, Sean held
various positions within KeyCorp, including Investment Banking and Credit
Administration. Sean earned a B.S. in economics from Allegheny College and
an MBA from John Carroll University. Sean serves as a director of AWP, Floral
Plant Growers and LineStar Services.
Email:
sward@bluepointcapital.com |
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| Jim Marra - Director of Business Development
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Jim joined the group in 1991.
Before joining the group, Jim held
various positions with Citicorp in the Leveraged Capital, Investment
Banking and Venture Capital Groups. Jim earned a B.S. in psychology
from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from the University of
Pittsburgh.
Email:
jmarra@bluepointcapital.com |
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| Paul Neundorfer - Vice President
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Prior to joining the group
in 2004, Paul was an associate in
the Bank of New York’s mezzanine and private equity group. Paul
previously worked as an investment banking analyst at Lehman
Brothers, primarily on mergers and acquisitions. Paul graduated
from Colby College with a B.A. in economics. Paul serves as a
director of AWP and LineStar Services.
Email:
pneundorfer@bluepointcapital.com |
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| Patrick Massey - Associate
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Patrick joined the group in 2009.
Previously, Patrick was an investment banking analyst in the
mergers and acquisitions group at KeyBanc Capital Markets in
Cleveland. Patrick holds a B.G.S. from the University of
Michigan.
Email:
pmassey@bluepointcapital.com |
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Ben joined the group in 2010.
Previously, Ben was an investment banking associate in the
mergers and acquisitions group at Duff & Phelps Securities in
Chicago. Ben holds a B.S. in finance from the University of
Illinois.
Email:
bnewman@bluepointcapital.com |
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