Rob O'Connor Email & Phone Number

New York, New York

Banner Ridge Partners identifies best-in-class private equity managers in niche markets and provides liquidity solutions to their limited partners. Banner Ridge is led by a senior team with significant secondary market experience. By targeting deep value opportunities, focusing on fragmented markets and working through structural complexities, we believe.

Greater New York City Area

• Specialized Asset Management firm focused exclusively on middle market private equity and credit investments. Founded in 2005, and staffed by a team of experienced credit and private equity professionals, Drum Capital.
• Responsible for directing all investment activity of a leading specialty fund of funds, including sourcing, due diligence, financial and portfolio analysis, negotiating and closing of General Partner investments
• Led all aspects of active co-investment platform, focused on making direct investments into distressed, special situation and deep value opportunities. Managed sourcing, conducted business and financial diligence.
• Headed a team performing detailed evaluations on more than 300 private equity and credit fund offerings and over 200 direct or co-investment opportunities, including in-person meetings, conference calls with key.
• Directed monthly portfolio monitoring of over 40 existing General Partner and 20 unique co-investments across four distinct investment platforms, measuring absolute and relative performance against industry benchmarks.
• Managed the sale of over $200 million in legacy general partnership investments to multiple secondary firms

• New York-based Private Equity firm with $300 million under management.
• Focused on middle market LBOs as well as secondary private equity investments, with a focus on control positions in middle market consumer and industrial businesses
• Source transactions through multiple channels, perform thorough fund, company and industry due diligence, generate detailed financial model, secure financing proposals and present opportunities to the Investment.
• Work closely with senior management on key operational initiatives, conduct monthly reviews of key strategic programs, and utilize a hands-on approach to improvement projects
• Active participation in driving company performance, including interfacing with auditors, driving working capital improvements, detailed financial analysis, key vendor and customer communication. Over $70 million in.

• Managed all financial operations of the business, including developing the financial and cash flow model, updating operating budget, treasury functions and revising internal controls. Reported to the President and the.
• Prepared detailed financial model, operating budget, bank book and equity offering memorandum. Completed financing with Allied Capital Corporation

• Lead advisor managing private equity, debt, and M&A transactions in the private and public markets
• Completed five transactions across multiple industries representing over $50 million in equity investment