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
Len, our sector leader for Information Technology/Software, is the former Vice Chairman of Rosetta and the former President and CEO of Brulant, Inc., the third largest privately-held interactive marketing agency in the country.
At Rosetta, Len was responsible for strategic growth and overseeing mergers and acquisitions. He was the lead negotiator in the merger between Brulant and Rosetta.
Under Len’s leadership, Brulant grew from $4 million to over $75 million in revenue generating an EBITDA of over $18 million in six years. Brulant won several prestigious awards including being a three-time Inc. 500 winner, an eight-time Weatherhead 100 winner, and a five-time NorthCoast 99 winner. Len sold Brulant in July of 2008.
Len is on the boards of Rosetta and Flight Options, the second largest fractional jet company in North American. He is an active executive committee member for the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), and is a founder and board member for PerceptIS, a technology services company.