Michael Barry Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Investment firm focused on underperforming and distressed companies. Several active & successful investments: Organic Dyes & Pigments (www.organicdye.com); Boston Interiors (www.bostoninteriors.com); and Granite Creek Capital (www.granitecreek.com).Past investments: Labs.Dental (www.labs.dental); Milestek (www.milestek1553.com and www.milestek.com); Weld Racing (www.weldracing.com); Barkaat Foods (www.barkaatfoods.com); KyNGO Holdings (www.kentuckybluegas.com); Cyalume Technologies (www.cyalume.com); Big Lift (www.bigjoeforklifts.com); Southern Kentucky Energy, LLC (www.sokyenergy.com), Glass America (www.glassusa.com), and Richardson Brands (www.richardsonbrands.com).

Chicago, Il, Us

SBIC fund actively looking to invest debt & equity.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Provided interim CEO leadership and funding via subordinated debt and preferred stock -- a $50 million, national auto glass repair & replacement (“AGRR”) retailer. Merged the Company into a joint-venture with the glass operations of Boyd / Gerber (BYD-UN.TO) to create the 2nd largest AGRR retailer in North America.

Revitalized a national $50 million supplier of proprietary chimney and hearth products sold to retailers and professional contractors, resulting in the successful sale of the company to a NYSE company (Interline Brands).

Restructured a $65 million multi-location manufacturer of casual (patio) furniture to specialty retailers, hospitality and mass merchants.

Led a European based industrial distributor and manufacturer of consumable materials for Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) from insolvency, through growth and its eventual profitable sale to a Swiss public company (GF AgieCharmilles ).

Mba, Finance And International Business

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