Acquisitions: Best practices and pitfalls

Doug rejoined PNC Mezzanine Capital in 2004 after his time as an associate from 2000 through 2002. Prior to joining PNC Mezzanine, Doug was an analyst at Parker/Hunter Inc., where he provided M&A advisory services to small and middle-market companies in a broad range of industries. During business school, Doug was an associate in the Technology & Communications Group at Raymond James & Associates.

Jeff has focused his career on providing accounting, auditing and consulting services to privately held companies and not-for-profit organizations. His experience includes furnishing compliance services such as audits; providing due diligence and investigation services related to business acquisitions; performing fraud investigations; developing and compiling projected and forecasted financial statements; and evaluating, selecting and implementing information systems for companies.

Doug rejoined PNC Mezzanine Capital in 2004 after his time as an associate from 2000 through 2002. Prior to joining PNC Mezzanine, Doug was an analyst at Parker/Hunter Inc., where he provided M&A advisory services to small and middle-market companies in a broad range of industries. During business school, Doug was an associate in the Technology & Communications Group at Raymond James & Associates.

Tecum Capital is a multi-strategy investment firm based in Pittsburgh, with over $450 million in assets under management. The firm has 30 active investments and is seeking new platform and add-on investments. Tecum partners with sponsors, family offices and management teams and leverages operational expertise. Matt serves on several company boards, and prior to co-founding Tecum Capital, he served as vice president of F.N.B. Capital in Pittsburgh.

Bob recently became president of Chick Machine Co., a high-precision CNC machine shop operating in the Pittsburgh region for over 45 years. Bob has been a banker, CPA, chief financial officer and operational leader during his 30-plus year career. He played a key role in several large transactions involving private equity buyers of privately owned industrial, B2B businesses. He has a very strong knack for leveraging people, process and systems to achieve world-class efficiency.