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SAYBROOK Private Equity
Saybrook private equity funds invest in lower middle market companies with operational or capital structure complexity that causes many investors to push away. We find these types of companies are undervalued by the market resulting in an attractive investment opportunity. Additionally, we believe in investing in people, so our approach focuses on finding the right management team to seek to drive results.
SAYBROOK INFRASTRUCTURE
Saybrook Infrastructure focuses on investments in Supply Chain related industries that typically include an element of real estate development and infrastructure to improve the flow of goods. The way companies conduct business is evolving rapidly leading to dramatic changes in how we move goods. With deep roots in supply chain, we believe we have the vision to capitalize on those changes, and deploy capital.
SAYBROOK TECHNOLOGY
Saybrook Technology seeks out opportunities within the Supply Chain industry for applications of technology that are looking to dramatically improve the way we move goods. Much of the Supply Chain today is opaque and fragmented into silos. We believe the key to changing this dynamic is to focus on the movement of information across the nodes of the good movement with the goal of driving efficiencies.
SAYBROOK Consulting services
Through our Saybrook Consulting arm, we provide advisory services to clients across of spectrum of areas. Included is business turnaround and transformation, analysis and examination of capital structure, assistance in raising and structure of funding, strategic planning with a focus on retail and supply chain, analysis of corporate management structure, and systems support including ERP selection and implementation.
TEAM
JONATHAN ROSENTHAL, PORTFOLIO MANAGER, CEO
Mr. Rosenthal joined Saybrook shortly after its inception in 1990. He brings 29 years of experience in complex financings and restructurings as an advisor, operator and investor on the behalf of financial institutions, bondholders, private equity investors and on his own account in public and private enterprises. While head of Saybrook’s Restructuring Advisory Group from 1991 to 2006, Mr. Rosenthal was involved in dozens of workout situations and has had leadership roles in some of the largest and most complex restructurings in history, including Pacific Gas and Electric, United Airlines, and Foster Wheeler, $4B Engineering and Construction company. Prior to joining Saybrook in 1990, he founded and served as chairman and CEO of NetAir International Corporation, which became the nation’s largest non-scheduled certificated carrier. Mr. Rosenthal received a BA from California State University, Northridge and a JD from Southwestern University. Mr. Rosenthal serves on the boards of Accretive Solutions, Taylored Services, and Total Transportation Services, Bankruptcy Management Solutions, and AGY.
DAN PIMENTEL, PARTNER, CFO, CCO
Mr. Pimentel is a finance executive with 25 years of experience predominantly in the consumer products space. Dan has held many senior finance roles over his career including Global Controller of the Disney Stores, VP Finance Commerce Division at Discovery Communications and most recently as SVP CFO / CCO at a startup television network called Hub TV. Dan’s experience includes strategic and operational planning, forecasting, mergers/acquisitions, global ERP systems implementation and financial transformations for both domestic and internationally based businesses. Dan’s experience spans many industries including specialty retail, e-commerce, publishing, interactive gaming, and consumer products licensing. Dan is a Chartered Accountant with 5 years of public practice experience in Canada, working at Arthur Andersen and KPMG.
AARON ROSENTHAL, Senior ASSOCIATE
Mr. Rosenthal joined Saybrook in 2017. Prior to joining Saybrook, Mr. Rosenthal was an officer in the finance department of an International NGO, International Medical Corps, involved in the management of the company’s portfolios for Europe, Asia, and Multi-Country projects. Mr. Rosenthal received BS and BA degrees from University of California, Davis and received an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of Management.
grant langston, ceo of warehouse exchange
Grant Langston has spent most of his 25-year career looking for ways to better connect people through marketplace technology. He was on the team that launched online dating icon eharmony.com. While his initial focus was branding, over the next 15 years he played critical roles in acquisition marketing, new product development, social media, customer experience, creative services, and media relations sharing his passion for eharmony's mission and method. In 2016 the Board of Directors asked Grant to become CEO, and his 4-year tenure culminated in a sale of the business to German Television network ProsiebenSat.1. Previously Grant worked in advertising as a copywriter and in content production with an early streaming TV service called Online Voice. He earned a B.A. in Political Science from Auburn University.
JASON clardy, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Mr. Clardy joined Saybrook in 2018 as the Director of Operations. Prior to joining Saybrook, Mr. Clardy worked in various supply chain operation positions for companies within the AP Moller Maersk Group, the CMA CGM family and in the startup space. Specializing in operational management and operational efficiency, Mr. Clardy has over 10 years of operational experience. Mr. Clardy received his BS in Psychology from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and his MBA from the Chapman University Argyros School of Business and Economics.
JENNIFER ZHANG, FINANCE MANAGER
Jennifer joined Saybrook in 2018 bringing extensive experience in public accounting with a focus on private equity funds and middle market companies. Jennifer oversees the controllership function for the private equity funds and all of Saybrook’s projects including Warehouse Exchange and Harbor Performance Enhancement Center. Prior to joining Saybrook, Jennifer worked for HCVT and Gursey|Schneider LLP. Jennifer earned a Masters of Accounting degree from the University of Miami and is a California Certificated Public Accountant.
Richard A. Moran, Partner
Mr. Moran is an experienced operator, investor and business leader. Mr. Moran is an expert in change management, and has written ten books about organization change and the workplace. His experience includes serving as a Managing Partner at Accenture where he was a Leader in the Change Management Practice, working with companies around the world undergoing transitions. In addition, he served previously as the CEO of Accretive Solutions, as a Partner at the Venture Capital firm Venrock, and led Menlo College through major changes when he served as President. Mr. Moran has served on numerous boards of both early stage and public companies including serving as Chairman of Portal Software which was sold to Oracle. Mr. Moran holds a Ph.D. in Organization Behavior from Miami University as well as a M.S. from Indiana University and an A.B. from Rutgers College.
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About
SINCE its’ founding in 1990, Saybrook’s True North has been simple – we sell TRUST. Whether we are providing consulting services to companies or investing capital as a fiduciary. Like many firms, we’ve learned that TRUST is a byproduct of expertise, creativity and long-term relationships. We’ve been entrusted with some of the most difficult situations and obtained results we’re proud of, like our role as the lead financial advisor and investment bank to the Official Committee of Creditors in the United Airlines reorganization. Hired by the Court, we were entrusted with the fate of $28.5 billion in capital. Our clients ended up owning a majority of the airline. We’ve had similar roles in Pacific Gas and Electric, Kmart, Foster Wheeler, and dozens more. We’ve invested our own capital alongside more than $2 billion we managed for some of the largest and most sophisticated pension funds, insurance companies, family offices, and individuals. Trust is easy to covet, but hard to capture. Our record is clear and our clients plentiful. We welcome your inquiry and encourage your diligence.