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Paul J. Raab, Managing Partner

ABOUT PAUL

Paul has provided advice to middle market companies for more than 30 years, beginning as a corporate finance professional advising a wide range of Midwestern companies on capital structure and generating shareholder value through acquisition analysis and financing strategies.  

For more than 15 years Paul has served as a partner in a Midwestern private equity fund gaining exposure to hundreds of businesses. The fund is invested in a dozen standalone companies and has made 10 follow-on acquisitions.  

Deeply involved in identifying and qualifying acquisition candidates, Paul has negotiated acquisition terms and structured the financing. Following the acquisition he has served on several boards of directors, helped oversee the value creation process and lead a number of highly successful sale processes. In addition he has functioned as the fund’s administrative and financial partner. Paul’s expertise includes strategic growth planning, acquisition analysis, turnaround leadership, growth and troubled company financing, exit planning, and execution. Paul currently serves as our Exit Planning Project Group Leader.

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