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

Kenn, our sector leader for Aviation & Aerospace, is a 28-year aviation veteran and among the industry’s most dynamic leaders. Mr Ricci founded Corporate Wings, an aircraft management, charter and fixed-base operation in 1980. In 1998, Mr. Ricci revolutionized fractional aircraft ownership when he founded Flight Options.

Mr. Ricci serves on the Business Advisory Council of his alma mater, the University of Notre Dame, is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO); is on the Board of Trustees of University Hospitals; the Arizona Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; and, Gilmour Academy.