We owe our success to our diversity of talent, perspectives and industry expertise.
Vice President
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Ms. Austin (formerly Ms. Higgins) joined Falfurrias Management Partners as an Analyst in 2016, was promoted to Associate in 2018 and Vice President in January 2021. In her role as Vice President, Ms. Austin is responsible for acquisition sourcing, structuring, deal execution, and portfolio company support. She leads the Education & Workforce Development practice and primarily covers the business services sector. Ms. Austin played golf collegiately for Vanderbilt University and the University of South Carolina.
Associate
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Mr. Baker joined Falfurrias Management Partners as an Associate in 2023. Previously, Mr. Baker served as an Analyst at Lazard Freres & Co., the world’s largest independent investment bank, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions in the Industrial Software and Technology Group. He earned a BS in Business Administration from the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business where he graduated as Salutatorian and Academic All-American, having served as two-time Captain of the men’s Golf Team.
Vice President, Finance
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Mr. Brady joined Falfurrias Management Partners in November 2021, and currently serves as Vice President of Finance. Mr. Brady works with the Risk & Integration Team to support the deal execution process, post-close integration, and ongoing monitoring of portfolio company performance.
Prior to joining the Firm, he worked at BDO as a Senior Manager in the Transaction Advisory Services Group. He provided services to private equity and corporate clients on both buy-side and sell-side stand-alone transactions, carve-out transactions, and add-on acquisitions. Prior to BDO, Mr. Brady performed assurance services at PwC.
Mr. Brady earned a BA in Economics from Vanderbilt University and a Masters in Professional Accountancy from the University of Texas McCombs School of Business.
Partner
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Ms. Brandt joined Falfurrias Management Partners as a Partner in 2023 to help lead Falfurrias Growth Partners. Prior to joining the Firm, she was Operating Executive Director at Serent Capital. Serent Capital is a leading lower-middle market private equity firm focused on investing in high growth service and technology businesses.
Most recently Ms. Brandt was the President and Chief Executive Officer of First American Docutech, providing an end-to-end integrated digital mortgage experience that enables lenders to accelerate the real estate closing process. She currently sits on the First American Advisory Council. In addition to her executive career, Ms. Brandt currently serves on the boards of Studio Designer, Quisitive Technologies, InhabitIQ, and the Institute of International Education.
Ms. Brandt has over 20 years of successful experience as an accomplished entrepreneur and senior executive with multiple successful private equity backed exits. She is a multi-award winner, including Housing Wire’s Vanguard Award and Institute of International Education’s Centennial Medal.
Prior to First American Docutech, Ms. Brandt was the President of Originations and Corporate Technology at New Penn Financial, and prior to Penn Financial, the Chief Operating Officer of Prospect Mortgage, Chief Executive Officer of Vantium Capital and head of GE Money Mortgage North America.
Ms. Brandt earned a JD from Arizona State College of Law and a BA in Political Science from the University of Southern California.
Associate, Strategy and Market Insights
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Mr. Brauer joined Falfurrias Management Partners as an Associate in 2024 and is in the Strategy and Market Insights Group. Before joining Falfurrias, Mr. Brauer was at McKinsey & Company where he was affiliated with the Digital & Analytics, Private Equity & Principal Investors, and Strategy & Corporate Finance practices, advising clients on growth, pricing, procurement, analytics, transformation, and M&A topics. Mr. Brauer earned an MS in Quantitative and Computational Finance and a BS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech, where he also performed graduate research in the Georgia Tech FinTech Lab.
Managing Director, Strategy and Market Insights
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Mr. Bueno joined Falfurrias Management Partners as a Director in 2019. He was promoted to Managing Director/Head of Strategy and Market Insights in September 2021. He oversees a team that works to develop and substantiate Falfurrias’ proprietary investment theses, support market and commercial diligence on its investments, and work alongside the management teams of newly joined portfolio companies to develop growth strategies and other value creation opportunities.
Previously, Mr. Bueno was at McKinsey & Company where he focused on growth and go-to-market strategy, operational excellence, and was a member of the Marketing & Sales and Digital practices. While at McKinsey, he advised clients across a range of industries including Tech, Media & Telecom, Industrials, Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Financial Services, and Professional Services.
Partner
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Mr. Clifton joined Falfurrias Management Partners as a Partner in 2022. He helps lead Falfurrias Growth Partners and serves on its Investment Committee. He has more than 20 years of private equity and finance experience including helping lead technology and business services investing for The Carlyle Group’s flagship U.S. Buyout Private Equity group and co-founding Supernova Partners, a sponsor of multiple blank-check companies. He has significant experience investing in software, business services, and fintech companies. He is currently a Director of Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) and has served on several private company and non-profit boards.
Mr. Clifton earned an AB, Cum Laude, in Classics from Davidson College, and an MBA with High Distinction from the Harvard Business School where he was a Baker Scholar.
Associate
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Ms. Corbell joined Falfurrias Management Partners as an Analyst in 2023 and was promoted to Associate in 2024. Previously, Ms. Corbell served as an Analyst at Piper Sandler in San Francisco. While at Piper Sandler, she was a member of the Technology Group, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, equity raises, and private placements.
Ms. Corbell earned a BBA in Finance from the University of Georgia.
Associate, Strategy and Market Insights
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Mr. Davis joined Falfurrias Management Partners as an Associate in 2023 in the Strategy and Market Insights Group. Previously, Mr. Davis worked for Boston Consulting Group where he delivered growth and environmental sustainability strategy projects for private equity and Fortune 500 clients.
Analyst, Strategy and Market Insights
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Mr. Dent joined Falfurrias Management Partners as an Analyst in 2023. Previously, Mr. Dent worked as a Summer Analyst at Sunstone Partners where he focused on sourcing companies and investment due diligence. Mr. Dent graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Economics.
Partner & FGP IC Chair
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Mr. Dyer began working with Falfurrias Management Partners in 2021 as Co-Investor and Lead Advisory Board member for Crosslake Technologies. Since that time, he has worked closely with Ed McMahan and the FMP partners to develop and launch FGP I. Mr. McMahan and Mr. Dyer first worked together more than twenty years ago in lower-middle-market private equity and investment banking. Mr. Dyer previously served as Managing Director and Partner of The Carlyle Group, which he joined in 2002. During his 19 years with Carlyle, in which he became Global Co-head of Carlyle’s TMT sector, Mr. Dyer successfully completed investments across application software, data and information technology, IT Services and infrastructure businesses.
Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Dyer was an Associate with the private equity firm William Blair Capital Partners, a Consultant with Bain & Company, and an Investment Banking Analyst in the M&A Group of Bowles, Hollowell, Conner & Co. He earned his MBA with High Distinction from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar, and his BS, Magna Cum Laude, from Washington & Lee University.
Mr. Dyer currently serves as a Director on the boards of Cadence RX, Carolina Tractor & Equipment Company, and non-profit Aspire Community Capital. He also serves on the Advisory Boards of Melior Equity Partners (formerly Carlyle Ireland), WSC & Co. and Crosslake Technologies.
Senior Associate
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Mr. Early joined Falfurrias Management Partners as an Associate in 2021 and was promoted to Senior Associate in July 2023. Previously, Mr. Early served as an Analyst at Truist Securities (formerly SunTrust Robinson Humphrey). While at Truist, he focused on mergers and acquisitions, equity financing and leveraged finance transactions for both public and private companies as a member of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Group. Mr. Early played Division I golf for Bucknell University.
Office Administrator
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Ms. Estes joined Falfurrias Management Partners in 2014 following twenty-three gratifying years with the Charlotte law firm of Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A. As the administrative support for more than 125 attorneys and staff, Ms. Estes skillfully managed all client and visitor interactions, serving as the indispensable first point of contact. Her dedication extends beyond the office, where for over two decades, she has been a valued member and volunteer of the ladies’ auxiliary of the Red Fez Shrine Club and has passionately contributed to fundraising efforts for Shriner’s Hospitals for children. Ms. Estes commitment is further exemplified by her past roles as President, Treasurer, and Chair of the ways and means committee.
Associate
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Mrs. Finlay (formerly Ms. Noonan) joined Falfurrias Management Partners as an Analyst in 2023 and was promoted to Associate in 2024. Previously, Mrs. Finlay served as an Analyst at Citi in New York. While at Citi, she was a member of the Global Healthcare Group, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, equity raises, private placements, and leveraged finance transactions. Mrs. Finlay played Division I soccer for Princeton University.
Director, Talent
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Mrs. Gates joined Falfurrias Management Partners as Head of Talent in 2023. She is responsible for leading all talent initiatives and supports the Firm’s portfolio companies and Industry First campaigns. Prior to joining Falfurrias, Mrs. Gates spent four years as Head of Talent at Juxtapose, an investment firm focused on company creation. In this role, she built out portfolio company senior executive teams and served as talent counsel for CEOs across Juxtapose’s ventures while also leading recruiting and talent initiatives for the fund.
Before joining Juxtapose, Mrs. Gates was a Principal at Rich Talent Group, a boutique executive search firm in San Francisco, where she led searches for growth-stage digital consumer businesses. Mrs. Gates studied at Bowdoin College and earned her MBA at UVA’s Darden School of Business.
Director, Finance
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Mr. Graybeal joined Falfurrias Management Partners in July 2021 and currently serves as a Director of Finance. Mr. Graybeal works with the Risk & Integration Team to support acquisition due diligence, post-close integration, and ongoing management support. Prior to joining the Firm, he held corporate finance roles including CFO at a regional casual dining chain, VP of Finance at a professional services firm, and VP of Finance at Bank of America.
In addition, Mr. Graybeal has provided buy-side and sell-side accounting and finance due diligence to private equity clients with several national firms. Mr. Graybeal earned a BS in Business Administration and Master of Accounting from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina.
Senior Associate
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Ms. Green joined Falfurrias Management Partners as an Associate on the Strategy and Market Insights Group in 2022 and was promoted to Senior Associate at Falfurrias Growth Partners in 2024. Prior to joining Falfurrias, Ms. Green was at McKinsey & Company and was affiliated with the consumer & retail practice, primarily advising clients on growth and transformation topics. Ms. Green also served as the Business Manager for Atlanta Committee for Progress, a coalition of Atlanta’s top business, civic, and academic leaders.
Assistant Controller
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Ms. Harris joined Falfurrias Management Partners in July 2023, and currently serves as Assistant Controller, working with Ms. Timm and Mr. Heidel on fund administration and investor relations, as well as assisting on tax matters. Prior to Falfurrias, Ms. Harris was a Senior Tax Consultant with Deloitte where she focused on private equity funds.
Ms. Harris holds a Master’s in Professional Accountancy and a BS in Accounting from Clemson University.
Vice President of Finance, Tax, & Chief Compliance Officer
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Mr. Heidel joined Falfurrias Management Partners in 2021 and currently serves as the Vice President of Finance, Tax and Chief Compliance Officer. Mr. Heidel is responsible for fund administration, investor relations, SEC compliance, and leverages his past experience to assist the portfolio with tax strategy. Prior to joining the Firm, he served as a Senior Manager in PricewaterhouseCoopers Asset & Wealth Management Practice. Mr. Heidel specialized in tax due diligence, tax structuring, and tax compliance for private equity funds as well as portfolio companies throughout his public accounting career.
Mr. Heidel holds a BS in Business Administration from East Carolina University and a MS in Taxation from the University of Central Florida.
Executive Assistant
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Ms. Heiser joined Falfurrias Management Partners in 2023 following almost 14 years at Novant Health. During Ms. Heiser’s career at Novant Health, she provided strategic administrative support to multiple senior leaders, and most recently was the Administrative Manager to the EVP and Chief Consumer Officer. In addition, Ms. Heiser helped plan events for the greater Charlotte market, and taught business fundamentals to administrative professionals throughout Novant Health as a Star Achievement Certified Trainer (Office Dynamics International, Inc.). As Executive Assistant at Falfurrias, she will provide administrative support to Amy Brandt, Michael Clifton, Cam Dyer and Nick Bueno.
Vice President
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Mr. Hundley joined Falfurrias Management Partners as an Analyst in 2020. Previously, Mr. Hundley served as a Special Operations and Infantry Officer in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a MS in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&M University and a BS in Physics from the U.S. Naval Academy.
Partner
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Mr. Johnson is a Partner and leads the Firm’s investments in Food & Beverage and Industrial Technology. He re-joined Falfurrias Management Partners in 2016 and was promoted to Partner in January 2021. Previously, Mr. Johnson was Chief Financial Officer of North American T&D Group, a Falfurrias Management Partners-backed holding company for investments in the Power Transmission and Distribution Industry. Prior to North American T&D Group, Mr. Johnson served as a Senior Associate with Falfurrias Management Partners where he focused on acquisition targeting, due diligence, structuring and execution. Prior to Falfurrias Management Partners, Mr. Johnson served as a Financial Analyst for McColl Partners, a Charlotte, North Carolina based middle-market investment bank. Mr. Johnson also served as the Founding Curator of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shaper Initiative in Charlotte and currently serves on the Board of Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas.
Managing Director, Risk and Integration
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Mr. Kilian joined Falfurrias Management Partners in June 2014 and currently serves as a Managing Director. His primary responsibilities focus on risk assessment through the deal execution process, transaction integration, and ongoing monitoring of portfolio company performance, but he also maintains responsibilities with the management company and fund oversight. He was the Chief Compliance Officer from the date of Falfurrias’ initial SEC registration in 2015, building out the compliance program, through May 2024. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in their Financial Services Assurance Practice. Prior to PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mr. Kilian worked in assurance services and transaction advisory at Reznick Group.
Associate
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Mr. Kubit joined Falfurrias Management Partners as an Associate in 2024. Previously, Mr. Kubit served as both an Analyst and Associate at William Blair & Company where he focused on mergers and acquisitions in the Aerospace, Defense, and Government Services sector. Mr. Kubit earned a BS in Finance from the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business.
Associate
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Mr. Lloyd joined Falfurrias Management Partners as an Analyst in 2021 and was promoted to Associate in July 2023. Previously, Mr. Lloyd worked as a Summer Investment Analyst at Pennington Partners & Co. and was a Summer Analyst at Falfurrias Management Partners in 2019. Mr. Lloyd earned a B.S. in Business Administration, with a second major in Political Science, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he graduated as an Honors Laureate with Distinction and served as a Senior Associate on the Kenan-Flagler Private Equity Fund and as President of the Reynolds Investment Fund.
Executive Assistant
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Ms. Makuch embarked on her journey with Falfurrias Management Partners in 2024, following nearly two decades of distinguished service at EY. Throughout her tenure at EY, Ms. Makuch played a pivotal role supporting senior-level partners and principals across Financial Services and Tax. Her responsibilities included acting as the primary liaison with sports venues in Charlotte, where she showcased exceptional leadership, management, and communication skills. Ms. Makuch was instrumental in driving operational enhancements through collaborative teamwork and served as a mentor to fellow Executive Assistants.
In her role as Executive Assistant at Falfurrias, Ms. Makuch will provide comprehensive administrative support to Managing Partner Ed McMahan, and Partners Ken Walker, Chip Johnson, Geordie Pierson, and Wilson Sullivan.
Chairman Emeritus
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Chairman Emeritus
Mr. McColl is the Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Falfurrias Management Partners.
Prior to founding the Firm, Mr. McColl was Chairman and CEO of Bank of America. During his tenure as Chairman and CEO, Mr. McColl grew the institution more than fifty-fold, as the bank greatly expanded its offerings of financial products and services, entered new markets across the United States and around the world, and became an industry leader in retail, commercial, corporate and investment banking.
BSBA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Vice President
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Mr. McColl joined Falfurrias Management Partners as a Senior Associate in 2022. Previously, Mr. McColl served as an Executive Director of Strategy and Chief of Staff to the CEO at Parexel, a leading global clinical research organization and biopharmaceutical services company. While at Parexel, Mr. McColl focused on corporate strategy initiatives and helped lead the company’s sale process in 2021.
Prior to Parexel, Mr. McColl served as an Associate with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, a New York based private equity firm, where his work was focused on the execution of leveraged buyout transactions in the healthcare and technology sectors. Prior to Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, Mr. McColl served as an Analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Credit Suisse in New York.
BS in Commerce with a concentration in Finance and Management, McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia
Managing Partner
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Mr. McMahan is a Co-Founder and has served as a Partner at Falfurrias Management Partners since 2006 and as its Managing Partner since 2018. Mr. McMahan has been responsible for developing the FMP Industry First strategy and building the FMP team. Along with Marc Oken and Hugh McColl, Mr. McMahan has been a member of the FMP Investment Committee since inception. Mr. McMahan also co-developed and co-founded DealCloud, which was developed in-house to manage FMP’s Industry First deal sourcing methodology and has become the leading CRM, deal sourcing & fund management platform for the capital markets.
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. McMahan served as a Principal at Chicago Growth Partners. At Chicago Growth Partners and its predecessor firm, William Blair Capital Partners, Mr. McMahan was responsible for leading the sourcing, structuring, and execution of investments in business services and industrial growth companies. Prior to joining William Blair Capital Partners, Mr. McMahan served as a Financial Analyst with Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co., a Charlotte, North Carolina, based investment bank.
Senior Associate
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Mr. Murray joined Falfurrias Management Partners as a Senior Associate in 2024. Previously, Mr. Murray served as an Associate at H.I.G. Capital, where he supported private equity investments out of the Advantage Fund with a specific focus on industrials and business services. Prior to H.I.G., Mr. Murray was an Analyst at Harris Williams, where he focused on sell-side M&A transactions in the business services space. He earned a BS in Business Administration from the University of Richmond.
Managing Director, Technology
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Mr. Oesterling joined Falfurrias Management Partners in July of 2023. He focuses on all aspects of technology through deal execution, integration, and ongoing portfolio company growth. He also leads the firm’s internal technology initiatives. He has over thirty years of technology and operational leadership experience including twenty years in CTO or COO roles at Private Equity backed technology companies – Liquid Web, Clearleap, and Cbeyond. He has deep expertise in building and managing large scale and mission critical ecommerce, software, and infrastructure solutions across a variety of industries with B2B and B2C companies.
Prior, he held technology leadership roles at Capital One, Security Capital Group, Booz Allen and Hamilton, and IBM.
Chairman and Co-Founder
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Mr. Oken is the Chairman of Falfurrias Management Partners, a firm he co- founded in 2006 alongside Hugh McColl, Jr. and Ed McMahan, Jr. Prior to starting the firm, Mr. Oken was the Chief Financial Officer of Bank of America during the 10-year period when Hugh McColl Jr. made groundbreaking bank acquisitions throughout the country, including California-based Bank of America. Prior to his career with Bank of America, Mr. Oken was a Partner with Price Waterhouse. He also served a 2-year term as a Fellow at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Mr. Oken is past Chairman of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Housing Partnership and served two terms each as Chairman of The Mint Museum of Art, and The Charlotte Symphony. He recently stepped down as the Chairman of the Sullenberger Aviation Museum. While Chairman of the Aviation Museum, he led a capital campaign which raised $34 million to construct a new museum facility and to renovate an adjoining historic hanger at the Charlotte-Douglas Municipal Airport. Until 2023, he served for over 15 years on the Boards of Directors of two NYSE Exchange companies, Marsh McLennan, the largest Insurance broker in the world, and Sonoco Products, a SC paper products company.
Mr. Oken is a Naval Aviator and Vietnam Veteran. He is a native of Baltimore and a graduate of Loyola University. He and his wife Celene are the proud parents of five daughters, who are all professionals working in various industries across the country.
Associate, Finance
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Mr. Patel joined Falfurrias Management Partners as an Associate in 2024. Mr. Patel is responsible for assisting Mr. Brady, Mr. Graybeal and Mr. Kilian with transaction integration, deal execution and portfolio monitoring.
Prior to joining the Firm, he worked at FORVIS as a Senior Associate in the Transaction Advisory Services Group. He provided services to private equity and corporate clients on both buy-side and sell-side stand-alone transactions, carve-out transactions, and add-on acquisitions. Prior to FORVIS, Mr. Patel performed assurance services at KPMG.
Mr. Patel earned a BS in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina and a Master’s in Professional Accountancy from Clemson University.
Partner
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Mr. Pierson is a Partner and leads the Firm’s investments in marketing, media, and information services space. Mr. Pierson joined Falfurrias Management Partners in 2014, was promoted to Principal in 2018 and Partner in 2021. Prior to Falfurrias, Mr. Pierson was an Associate at Pamlico Capital where his work was focused on the execution of middle-market growth equity and leveraged buyout transactions in the business & technology services and communications industries. Prior to Pamlico Capital, Mr. Pierson worked in investment banking with Wells Fargo Securities (formerly Wachovia) where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, equity financings, and leverage finance transactions for both public and private companies as a member of the Financial Sponsors Group.
Partner
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Mr. Price joined Falfurrias Management Partners full time with Fund IV. Prior to joining the Firm, he assisted with the FMP portfolio, leading the technology-enabled services for financial institutions Industry First campaign.
Prior to joining FMP, Mr. Price served in senior executive roles at Bank of America including President of Consumer and Small Business Banking, Chief Financial Officer, and Global Corporate and Investment Banking Risk Management Executive. Prior to Bank of America, Mr. Price was with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Price is the former Chair of the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity’s worldwide operations and former Chair of The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is also an Emeritus member of the Board of Advisors for the Belk College of Business at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Partner
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Mr. Schonberg joined Falfurrias Management Partners in October of 2006 and was promoted to Partner in January 2021. Prior to joining the Firm, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Mangan & McColl Partners, LLC, a Charlotte-based, event-driven hedge fund. At Mangan & McColl Partners, Mr. Schonberg was responsible for the accounting and financial reporting of various domestic and offshore investment funds. Mr. Schonberg previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1993-1998 as a Manager in the Personal Financial Services (PFS) group, specializing in individual income tax and financial planning for high-net-worth individuals.
Associate
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Mr. Smith joined Falfurrias Management Partners as an Associate in 2024. Previously, Mr. Smith served as an Analyst at Piper Sandler. While at Piper Sandler, he was a member of the Services and Industrials team and focused on mergers and acquisitions for middle-market companies.
Senior Associate, Strategy and Market Insights
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Mr. Spach joined Falfurrias Management Partners as an Associate in 2021 in the Strategy and Market Insights Group. He was promoted to Senior Associate in 2023. Previously, Mr. Spach spent three years at McKinsey & Company where he focused on strategy, procurement, organization, and transformation topics across a diverse set of public sector clients. Mr. Spach also serves in the U.S. Navy Reserve and previously mobilized to Europe in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.
Partner
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Mr. Sullivan is a Partner and leads the Firm’s investments in financial services & technology. He originally joined Falfurrias Management Partners as an Associate in 2007 before attending business school to earn his MBA. After receiving his degree from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, Mr. Sullivan joined Edgeview Partners (now Piper Sandler), an investment bank serving the merger and acquisition (M&A) advisory needs of middle-market clients. Mr. Sullivan then re-joined Falfurrias Management Partners in 2012. He was later promoted to Principal in 2015 and Partner in January 2021.
Mr. Sullivan was a Ground Intelligence Officer and Reconnaissance Platoon Commander in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a BS in Political Science from the U.S. Naval Academy.
Executive Assistant
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Mrs. Teets joined Falfurrias Management Partners as Executive Assistant in 2024 following twelve years as Executive Assistant in Washington, DC and New York City. Prior to joining Falfurrias, she spent four years supporting the C-Suite, Senior Leadership team, Retail Services, and Marketing teams at Madison Marquette, a Real Estate investment firm in Washington, DC. In this role, Mrs. Teets performed both strategic and administrative support. Before joining Madison Marquette, she spent almost five years as the Executive Assistant to the President and Co-Founder of a Private Equity firm in New York City, Somerset Partners.
She has served as the University of Tennessee Alumni Association President for both New York City and Washington, DC Chapters and is currently a Member of the Junior League of Charlotte.
As Executive Assistant at Falfurrias, she will provide administrative support to Mr. Hugh McColl, Jr., Chairman Emeritus; Mark Oken, Chairman; and Joe Price, Partner.
BS in Exercise Science, University of Tennessee
Controller
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Ms. Timm joined Falfurrias Management Partners as an Assistant Controller in 2021 and was promoted to Controller in July 2023. Previously, Ms. Timm served on the Accounting Team at Best Impressions Caterers, one of the Falfurrias portfolio companies, a premier catering and event management company serving the Charlotte, NC, and Charleston, SC areas. Prior to Best Impressions Caterers, Ms. Timm was part of the Accounting Team with Delaware North Sportservice for the MLB’s Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park and the NFL’s Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium.
Ms. Timm holds a BS in Finance from the Carl H. Lindner College of Business at the University of Cincinnati and an MBA from the McColl School of Business at Queens University of Charlotte.
Investment Committee Chair
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Investment Committee Chair
Mr. Walker currently serves as the Chairman of the Investment Committee of Falfurrias Management Partners. Mr. Walker began his professional career in 1972, when he joined a predecessor of Bank of America. During his thirty-year tenure with the institution, he had a variety of assignments, including corporate banking and founding and managing the Private Placements, Syndications, and Project Finance Groups within NationsBank and NCNB (predecessors of Bank of America). Mr. Walker founded Bank of America Capital Investors in 1993. Capital Investors is a private equity investment arm of Bank of America that focuses on buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth capital financings. During a ten-year span, Capital Investors invested approximately $1.4 billion in more than one hundred equity and mezzanine transactions. Mr. Walker was the Managing Partner until his retirement in 2002.
Partner
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Mr. Walker joined Falfurrias Management Partners full time with Fund IV. Prior to joining the Firm, he assisted with the FMP portfolio, leading the Industrial Automation and Safety Industry First campaign. He is Executive Chairman at Falfurrias portfolio companies GPS Air, FM Expressions (Green Distribution), EDGE Industrial Technologies, and Local Hive. Mr. Walker is also a Board Member at Carolina Foods, LLC, Sauer Brands, Inc., and Snak King. Prior to joining Falfurrias, Mr. Walker served as the Chief Operating Officer for EnPro Industries (NYSE: NPO). Mr. Walker started his career at W.L. Gore & Associates where he last held the position of Business Leader. He is also a Board Member of the McColl School of Business at Queens University of Charlotte, the VT Engineering Education Board, and the Charlotte Symphony.
Reporting and Portfolio Analytics Manager
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Ms. Wilcox joined Falfurrias Management Partners in July 2024. She is responsible for assisting Mr. Heidel and Mr. Schonberg with reporting, investor relations, and data analytics. Prior to joining FMP, she was a Senior Vice President at Bank of America, focusing on Global Markets regulatory reporting on the Data Management and Global Liquidity Management teams. Ms. Wilcox earned a BA in Business Administration from the University of Washington.