Private Equity Firm

Meet Our Team

Our Board of Advisors provides the firm with world class leadership and access to a breadth of industries and real world experience.

Executive Advisors

Sheldon Adelman
Chairman
Adelman Capital
Nicolas Berggruen
Chairman
Berggruen Holdings
James Boland
Former Vice Chairman
Ernst & Young
Edward Crawford
Chairman & CEO
Park Ohio Holdings
Steven Demetriou
Chairman & CEO
Aleris International, Inc.
Tom Embrescia
Chairman
Second Generation, LTD
Lyle Ganske
Partner-in-Charge
Jones Day
David Goldberg
Chairman
AmTrust Bank
Larry Goldberg
President & CEO
Goldberg Companies, Inc.
Joseph Gorman
Former Chairman & CEO
TRW Automotive
Malachi (Mal) Mixon
Chairman & CEO
Invacare Corporation
Len Pagon
Former President & CEO
Brulant, Inc.
Edward Pentecost
Chairman & CEO
National City Equity Partners, LLC.
Albert Ratner
Co-Chairman
Forest City Enterprises
Kenn Ricci
CEO
Corporate Wings
James Wert
President & CEO
Clanco Management Corp.
Scott Wolstein
Chairman & CEO
Developers Diversified Realty Corp

Albert Ratner is the Co-Chairman of Forest City Enterprises, a commercial and residential real estate development company. Mr. Ratner is a life trustee of the Cleveland Jewish Community Federation and a member of the International Council of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. He is an honorary trustee of Shoes & Clothes for Kids and is on the advisory committee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Foundation. He is a former board member for civic groups, including the Cleveland Initiative for Education, the Greater Cleveland Partnership and the United Way, and the corporate boards for American Greetings and RPM, Inc.

Mr. Ratner serves on the board of governors of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, the Board of Trustees for the United Jewish Communities and is an honorary trustee of the Enterprise Foundation. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Ohio Third Frontier, the Ohio Strategic Planning Advisory Team and on the Ohio Transportation Task Force.