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Dan Patterson, Founder and Chairman
Dan Patterson has started, acquired, built, and
sold many companies during his career, investing
in both LBO and growth equity transactions. Highlights
of his investments include the creation of a
fasting weight loss program, which achieved ranking
on Inc. Magazine’s list of fastest growing
companies in 1988, and the acquisition, growth
and subsequent sale of Texas Home Healthcare,
at the time the largest home healthcare provider
in the Southwest. He founded Transition Capital
in 1993 and has been active in 25+ transactions
since the firm’s inception. Dan is also the Chairman
of Patterson Thoma Investments www.pattersonthoma.com,
a fund which invests in distressed debt, real
estate, venture capital and also makes charitable
gifts through the Patterson Thoma Foundation.
Mr. Patterson earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts
degree from Kenyon College and a Master of Business
Administration degree from Harvard Business School.
Mr. Patterson serves on the Board of Directors
for many TCP portfolio and unaffiliated independent
companies including Coordinated Home Health,
Healthstop, Baskins, Furniture Factory, GFRC,
1-800-Reconex, Planet Hospital and the National
Arbor Day Foundation. |
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| Rick Baldwin, Managing Director
Rick Baldwin has founded, managed and raised capital for several venture capital or private equity financed start ups over the past ten years. In early 2001, Mr. Baldwin recapitalized and became CFO and VP of Operations of SuccessFactors, Inc., a San Mateo, CA web-based talent and performance management software company which subsequently completed its IPO with a market capitalization over $500 million. In 2005, Mr. Baldwin turned his attention to investing in LBOs with Transition Capital Partners, concentrating on investments in the healthcare, technology and logistics spaces. Mr. Baldwin began his career with Ernst and Young as a CPA and spent five years with Dallas Semiconductor in several lead finance positions. Mr. Baldwin has a Finance and Accounting degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his graduate degree from Stanford Business School. He serves on the Board of Directors for Eagle Healthcare and Coordinated Home Health and is an Advisor to the technology-driven Tritus Insurance Group. |
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| Kevyn DeMartino, Managing Director
Kevyn DeMartino has acquired and managed companies
throughout his career, with specific focus on entities
experiencing both rapid growth and troubled operations.
Prior to joining Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Patterson at
Transition Capital, Mr. DeMartino was a principal
at Triumph Holdings, LLC, a CIBC-funded private equity
firm with focus on media and consumer services. He
has previously held responsibilities as acting President
/ COO of CSM Group, Inc., a Florida based publishing
concern and Centego LLC, a Dallas based marketing
services company. While in business school from 1993
to 1995, Mr. DeMartino served as a consultant and
executive program producer to QVC, ESPN, and NBC.
DeMartino holds a BBA in Finance from the University
of Texas and an MBA from The Wharton School of Business
at the University of Pennsylvania. He sits on the
Boards of Coordinated Home Heath, Santé Rehabilitation,
and is the author of the business management book Bullet Points - Using Military Strategy and Tactics to Drive your Business to Victory! |
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Forrest "Jake" Williams, Director
Jake Williams joined TCP in 2007 as a Director,
with responsibility for sourcing, financing and
post-management of transactions. Mr. Williams
began his career at the investment banking division
of Dillon, Read & Co., where he initially
focused on mergers, acquisitions & private
placements, and later joined the U.S. Equities
Institutional Sales desk. Prior to joining TCP,
Mr. Williams served as the Chief Financial Officer
of Eagle Healthcare LLC, a portfolio company of
Patterson Thoma. In addition, Mr. Williams was
one of the founding members of StarMobile, LLC
/ Mobilocity, LLC, a wireless supply chain solutions
provider in the telecommunications sector. Prior
to Mobilocity, LLC, Mr. Williams was a Director
of Strategic Accounts at Centego, a Dallas based
marketing services company operating loyalty programs
for grocery store partners, and a portfolio
company of Patterson Thoma. Mr. Williams holds
a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia,
attending the school on a track & field scholarship. |
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Keith Driscoll, Associate
Keith Driscoll is an Associate at TCP with responsibilities that include transaction due diligence, financial modeling, market research and various operational efforts for portfolio companies. Prior to joining TCP, Driscoll was Vice President of Operations for Corporate Sports Marketing Group Inc. and a Portfolio Manager with Salomon Smith Barney. Driscoll holds a B.A. in Economics from Davidson College in North Carolina. |
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Paul Thompson, Transaction Partner
Paul M. Thompson has 15 years of operational experience in the retail, manufacturing, and marketing industries. Currently he is a private investor and partner in several international marketing joint ventures. He also serves as acting CEO and Board Member of Baskins Ltd., a fifteen store chain of western oriented department stores located throughout East Texas and Chairman of Furniture Factory Warehouse, a chain of ten furniture stores in South and West Texas. He has an undergraduate degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Southern Methodist University. |
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| Jason Faucett, Associate
Jason Faucett is an Associate at TCP with responsibilities
including coordination of new deal flow, investor
relations, raising private investment capital,
and transaction due diligence. Prior to joining
TCP, Faucett was a Senior Partner at Lucas Group,
a national recruiting firm with over 400 associates.
Prior to his tenure with Lucas Group, Faucett was
a Key Account Manager at Centego Marketing, a Dallas
based marketing services company operating loyalty
programs for grocery store partners, and a portfolio
company of Patterson Thoma. Faucett holds a
B.A. in Finance from Southern Methodist University. |
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| Jennifer Turner, Executive Assistant/Office Manager
Jennifer Turner brings over 15 years of experience as an administrative professional to Transition Capital Partners. In addition to keeping the daily functions of the office running smoothly (like making sure there is a plentiful supply of candy), she provides administrative support to the TCP Partners and takes pride in being the “go to” person in the office. |
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