Sunday, April 27, 2008

Investor Profile: Hamilton Investment Partners, LLC

Marc Cole, Partner, Hamilton Investment Partners, LLC

Marc is responsible for evaluating private equity investments and investment strategies for the firm. Marc and Doug Hamilton have co-invested together since 1999. Prior to joining the firm, Marc was a Vice President at Mellon Ventures, a $1.4 billion private equity partnership. At Mellon Ventures, Marc structured venture capital, subordinated debt and leveraged buyout transactions across a broad range of industries. Prior to joining Mellon Ventures, Marc worked in the Investment Banking group of Legg Mason, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions for middle market and emerging growth companies. Marc graduated magna cum laude from The Pennsylvania State University where he received a Bachelor of Science in Finance. Marc is a Co-founder of the New York Private Equity Network (NYPEN), the definitive private equity leadership and networking organization in New York City.

Hamilton Investment Partners, LLC (HIP, LLC) is an opportunistic private investment firm that makes equity and subordinated debt investments in partnership with superior management teams, focusing primarily on small and middle market buyouts, growth capital financings and bridge financings. Together, the firm's principles have completed more than 50 financings over the past 25 years. HIP, LLC targets industries where we have significant knowledge, experience and proven investment success. We are an opportunistic investor that focuses primarily on small and middle market buyouts, growth capital financings and bridge financings. Following each investment, HIP, LLC intends to play an active role on the board of directors in guiding the company and developing its expansion and exit strategies. We seek to invest between $500,000 to $5 million of equity, and alongside investment partners may lead $5 million to $10 million financings.

Some Previous Investments:
Dental Concepts LLC
HIP is the lead investor in a leveraged buyout of Dental Concepts LLC, a high growth consumer products company. The company is the category leader in a variety of proprietary mouth care products.

The French Culinary Institute
The French Culinary Institute is the leading school in the country for the training of professional chefs. HIP provided significant expansion capital to allow the school to expand its capacity to meet ever increasing demand.

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There is still space at our Boston event on April 8, our California event on March 26 and our Philadelphia event on May 7!
They will be Early-Stage Venture & Angel Events and an optional Pitching Workshop Lunch
More Details:
SILICON VALLEY, CA: March 26 http://www.fundingpost.com/breakfast/reg1.asp?event=141

BOSTON: April 8 (only 11 tickets left!)http://www.fundingpost.com/breakfast/reg1.asp?event=140

PHILADELPHIA: May 7 http://www.fundingpost.com/breakfast/reg1.asp?event=142

Additional 2008 events will be announced shortly!

In the mean time, You can learn about and see photos from our previous events, as well as purchase tickets for our Venture Capital and Angel Investor events here: http://www.fundingpost.com/event