Bio
Dave Gezon has over twenty years of mezzanine and private equity experience in addition to nine years of middle-market lending experience. Prior to founding Midwest in 1992, Dave originated mezzanine investments for Kleinwort Benson Limited (now Dresdner Kleinwort) from 1986 to 1991. From 1988 to 1991, he was an Investment Manager for The KB Mezzanine Fund, where he was responsible for originating, investing and monitoring mezzanine and equity investments. Prior to joining Kleinwort, Dave originated leveraged transactions for GE Capital and Harris Bank. In addition to his role as the Midwest managing partner, Dave serves or has served as Director or Board Observer of Apex Microtechnology, Handy Industries, Bell Sports, SunCom Communications, E.H. Baare and Parkway Products. Dave received his M.B.A. in Marketing from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and earned a B.S. in Finance from Miami University, Ohio.
Career
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Midwest Mezzanine Funds - founderLower middle market junior capital provider focused on private equity acquisitions of businesses in the manufacturing, distribution and services.Email: [email protected] |