TGP Capital Partners (the “Funds”) is a series of private equity investment funds formed to make control and minority investments in well-managed, profitable, and growing middle-market companies. We are a partner to proven managers and management teams with the objective of creating a scenario whereby management can optimize its potential and, as a result, maximize returns for all stakeholders.The Funds' managing entity is TGP Investments, a Kansas City-based merchant banking firm led by a strong investment team with extensive experience in middle-market private equity investing. Investment Profile:The Funds invest primarily in U.S.-based, middle-market companies with revenues generally ranging from $15 million to $150 million, with a distinct focus on general manufacturing and business services companies located primarily in the Greater Midwest. Acquisition candidates include public and private companies, subsidiaries and divisions of public companies, companies anticipating generational change of ownership, private company owners seeking liquidity, and companies requiring capital for internal growth or acquisitions. Depending on the opportunity, the Fund is open to either majority or minority equity ownership structures. We generally target a five to eight year investment horizon, during which time value should be realized for investors through profitable growth of the underlying business.Currently serves as a Director on the boards of APSCO, LLC (www.apscopower.com), DSI Dynamatic Holdings, LLC (www.dynamatic.com), and MAPP Technologies, LLC (www.mapptechnologies.com).

Kansas City, MO-based George K. Baum Merchant Banc, LLC was the Manager of George K. Baum Capital Partners, LP - a $100 million middle-market private equity investment fund (raised in 1996).

Charlotte, NC-based Bowles Hollowell Connor & Co. was one of the nation's premier mergers and acquisitions investment banking firms serving middle-market and private equity clients.The firm was acquired by First Union Corporation.

Generalist in the Corporate Finance / Mergers and Acquisitions Department.

As part of the Equity Capital Markets investment banking team worked on assignments involving the origination, structuring, and execution of equity and equity-related transactions including public and private offerings of common equity, convertible securities, and other innovative structures for corporate issuers with a variety of capital markets objectives.

Within the firm's investment banking division, served on client coverage teams responsible for originating and executing public and private equity and fixed-income financings, M&A transactions, and valuation assignments.