We have over 60 years of combined experience

Edward founded Benford Capital Partners in 2004 and has over 22 years of lower middle market private equity experience. He has played key roles in acquiring and building more than 25 niche businesses. Prior to founding Benford Capital, Edward was a Principal at Prospect Partners, LLC, a Chicago-based lower middle market private equity firm. Edward joined Prospect Partners at its inception in 1998 and served on the Board of Directors of seven portfolio companies.

Prior to joining Prospect Partners, Edward worked at Lazard Frères & Co., LLC in the Investment Banking Group working on merger & acquisition and corporate finance transactions. Prior to Lazard, he worked at Morgan Stanley & Co. and at the Northern Trust Company.

Edward earned a BA from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Select Portfolio Company Directorships: Droplet Measurement Technologies, Warehouse-Lighting.com, Atlas RFID store, Ray Allen

Ben joined Benford Capital Partners in 2007. Prior to BCP, he served in a strategic planning and operating role at Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc., a Willis Stein & Partners portfolio company. At Roundy’s, he reported directly to the CFO and contributed significantly to Roundy’s growth and improved operating performance.

Prior to Roundy’s, Ben was an associate at Willis Stein & Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm with $3 billion under management. Prior to Willis Stein, he worked in the Financial Sponsor Coverage and Leveraged Finance groups at Deutsche Bank where he completed numerous financings for Chicago-area private equity firms.

Ben earned a BA degree from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Select Portfolio Company Directorships: LiteSentry, Specialty Sales, Double L Group, Saco Foods/California Sun Dry, Education Services Group

Brendan joined Benford Capital Partners in March 2016 as an Associate. Prior to joining Benford, he was an Associate at Antares Capital, where he focused on debt financings for private equity sponsored transactions across a broad range of industries. Prior to Antares, Brendan worked at Wintrust Financial.

Brendan earned a BA from Fordham University and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Christopher joined Benford Capital Partners in July 2019 as an Associate. Prior to joining BCP, he was an Associate at Antares Capital, where he focused on debt financings for private equity sponsored transactions across a broad range of industries. Prior to joining Antares, Christopher worked for Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Christopher graduated from Davidson College with a BA in Economics, and competed on its Football Team.

Cormac joined Benford Capital Partners in November 2019 as an Associate. Prior to joining BCP, he was an Associate at KeyBanc Capital Markets, where he focused on merger & acquisition advisory across a broad range of industries.

Cormac graduated from The Ohio State University with a BS in Economics.

Thomas joined Benford Capital Partners in July 2020 as an Associate. Prior to joining BCP, he was an Analyst at Brown Gibbons Lang & Company in the Consumer Group, where he focused on merger & acquisition advisory across a broad range of consumer segments.

Thomas graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a BBA in Finance, Investment, & Banking, and competed on its Golf Team.

Vince joined Benford Capital Partners in July 2019. Prior to joining BCP, Vince was Group CFO for Marmon Group’s Specialty Retail businesses, where he contributed significantly to the turn-around of a struggling UK-based company and simplified their reporting and forecasting processes.

Prior to Marmon, Vince served as a financial leader at multiple blue-chip manufacturing and distribution corporations, including ITW, Fisher Scientific, and Dover. Early in his career, Vince was an auditor with Deloitte and became a CPA.

Vince earned a BS degree in Accounting from Marquette University and an MBA from DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.

Brian joined Benford Capital Partners in 2017 as an Operating Partner focused on industrial technology businesses. Prior to joining BCP, Brian most recently was the VP of Hach Company’s OTT Hydromet Business Unit and responsible for product management and product development teams in three global locations.

Brian has over 20 years of general management experience with Danaher Corporation and Ingersoll Rand, where he has delivered on growth initiatives across multiple functional disciplines, including specific expertise in marketing, product management, operations and strategic planning.

Brian earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Notre Dame and an MBA & MEM in a joint degree program from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and McCormick School of Engineering.

Jason joined Benford Capital In April 2020.  Prior to BCP, he was an Associate and Assistant Vice President at GCM Grosvenor, where he focused on financial accounting and analysis across a variety of hedge fund and strategic investment portfolios. He began his career at Plante Moran as a CPA, working on tax compliance and consulting for high net worth families and financial service firms.

Jason earned BA and MAS degrees from the University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign.

Natalie joined Benford Capital in October 2020.  Prior to BCP, she was an Operations Manager at Treacy and Company, where she focused on marketing, administration, and event planning. Prior to Treacy, she managed a boutique Pilates studio in Chicago.

Natalie graduated from Indiana University with a BS in Marketing and Professional Sales.