karl rodger

* Acquisition Criteria: * Minimum Revenue of $25 million * Minimum EBITDA of $5 million * Minimum EBITDA margin of 10% * Operating in a stable industry with growth potential * Low customer concentration * Willing to explore smaller acquisitions if they are strategic to our current portfolio companies

* Led the acquisition processes - from sourcing and reviewing, through modeling and diligence, to financing and * eventually closing on numerous middle market transactions. * Led diligence to LOI submission for 5 deals, negotiated 3 SPAs, and eventually closed 2 new platform acquisitions. ; * Created and grew the pipeline of potential acquisitions to over 30 deals reviewed per week by building a strong * broker & banker network while creating structure, accountability and uniformity around the deal evaluation process. * Built the firm's LBO model template to allow both quick reviews of potential acquisitions as well as thorough * monthly financial modeling to help negotiate setting covenants when a transaction is pursued.

* Dubin Clark & Company, founded in 1984, is a private equity investment firm making control equity investments in the middle market. We make majority equity investments in companies with revenue of $10 * 100 plus million and EBITDA of $3 * 10 plus million.

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Founded in 2000, Spire Capital is an active and experienced private equity firm with an investment focus on lead and control investments in companies within the business services, information services, media, education and communications sectors. Spire Capital leads buyout investments in its areas of expertise and believes its deep industry experience and network of relationships are invaluable in helping its portfolio companies to grow and create value. Spire Capital is investing out of its third fund and has managed over $900 million in private equity commitments since its founding. Since inception, Spire has invested in 28 platform companies and consummated over 100 add-on acquisitions. We are currently investing out of our third fund ($333 MM) and make majority equity investments in companies with EBITDA over $3 million.

Activities and Societies: ONC Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Activities and Societies: Founder - Bulldog Club Government Club

Activities and Societies: Duke Private Equity Club (President)