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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$19.8M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Audax Group is a premier source of investment capital for small cap and lower-middle market companies. Established in 1999, Audax manages over $4 billion of capital through its private equity, mezzanine debt, senior secured debt and affiliate funds. Audax focuses on building companies with leading market positions and superior management teams. Our mission is to partner with management to build long term value in our companies. Our track record demonstrates we are results oriented business and financial partners. We have a long and successful history of investing across a wide range of industries and transactions, including leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations, corporate divestitures spin-offs and roll-outs. Audax Group employs over 95 investment professionals in Boston and New York, and Shenzhen, China.
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Geoffrey S. RehnertNumber of Employees 70
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Investment Banking and Securities Dealing: 523110
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Geoffrey S. Rehnert | Co-Chief Executive Officer |
| Marc B. Wolpow | Co-Chief Executive Officer |
| Richard Joseph | Chief Operating Officer |
| Daniel H. Weintraub | General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Legal |
| Sara D. Lipscomb | Senior Vice President, General Counsel |
| Aileen C Keaney | Vice President, Finance |
| Cristin L Carley | Vice President, Investor Communications |
| Franklin H Foster | Vice President |
| Jeffrey C Griffin | Vice President, Information Technology |
| Joel A Russ | Vice President |
| John J Mitchell | Vice President |
| Pamela F Martin | Vice President |
| R. Bradley Stewart | Vice President, Financing |
| Stephen Ruby | Vice President |
| Adam A Abramson | Managing Director |
| David E Mait | Managing Director |
| Donald G Bramley | Managing Director |
| Edgar W. Soule | Managing Director |
| Jay C. Jester | Managing Director, Director of Business Development |
| Jey Jester | Managing Director |
| Keith R Palumbo | Managing Director |
| Oliver C Ewald | Managing Director |
| Rahman Vahabzadeh | Managing Director |
| U. Peter C. Gummeson | Managing Director |
| UPeter Gummeson | Managing Director in the Mezzanine group |
| Ann Anastasia | Director, Hr |
| Lori A Cardarelli | Director of Firmwide Administration |
| Lori A. Carderelli | Director, Firmwide Admin |
| Abraham Valdes | Associate |
| Adam J Weiss | Associate |
| Andrew C Wilkins | Analyst |
| Andrew Hopkin | Analyst |
| Andrew J Fortier | Associate |
| Andrews Holding | Provider of Private Security and Risk Mitigation Services |
| Avnish Patel | Associate |
| Blake Loweth | Analyst |
| David B Mazza | Advisor |
| David Shin | Analyst |
| David Wong | Analyst |
| Edward A. Feuerstein | Principal |
| Eric K Brown | Associate |
| Geoffrey S Chang | Principal |
| Guillaume D Benhamou | Analyst |
| James R Favero | Associate |
| Jay Krehbiel | Analyst |
| Joseph P Rogers | Associate |
| Nicholas F Romano | Associate |
| Nicholas J Zabriskie | Associate |
| Patrick Barth | Analyst in the Private Equity group |
| Shanti Das-Wermes | Analyst |
| Steven Kim | Associate |
| Timothy S Mack | Associate |
| Franklin Fortier | Associate in the Private Equity group |
| Matthew I Lozow | Associate in the Private Equity group |
Mr. Rehnert is Co-Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Mr. Rehnert was a Managing Director of Bain Capital, Inc., which he helped to start in 1984. While at Bain Capital, Mr. Rehnert helped to initiate the firm's buyout business, served on over 25 boards of Bain Capital's portfolio companies, and was an integral part of the firm's growth and evolution.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Co-Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Audax Corporation | Co-Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Highpoint Capital Management, LLC | Current | |
| Bain Capital, LLC | Managing Director | Former |
| Bain & Company | NA | Former |
| J.P. Morgan & Co. | NA | Former |
| Bain Capital, LLC | Board of Directors | Former |
| Stanford Law School | J.D | Former |
| Duke University | A.B. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Corporation | Co-Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Co-Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Highpoint Capital Management, LLC | Current | |
| Bain & Company | Investor | Current |
| Bain Capital, LLC | Managing Director | Former |
| Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette | NA | Former |
| Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. | NA | Former |
| Harvard Law School | J.D. | Former |
| Harvard Business School | M.B.A. | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | B.S. In Economics | Former |
| Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania | B.S | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Ernst & Young | Senior Manager | Former |
| Boston College Carroll School of Management | B.S. In Accounting and Management | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Legal | Current |
| Ropes & Gray Llp | Associate | Former |
| Boston College Law School | J.D. | Former |
| Dartmouth College | A.B. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Senior Vice President, General Counsel | Current |
| Audax Management Company, LLC | General Counsel | Current |
| Irell & Manella Llp | NA | Former |
| Goodin Company | NA | Former |
| Stanford Law School | J.D | Former |
| Calvin College | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Vice President, Finance | Current |
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Finance Executive | Current |
| Babson College | M.B.A. | Former |
| Boston College | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Vice President, Investor Communications | Current |
| Wellington Management Company, LLP | Vice President of Investor Communications | Former |
| Colgate University | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Vice President | Current |
| Coast Crane Company Inc. | Vice President of Corporate Development | Former |
| Salomon Smith Barney | Former | |
| Nebc | Former | |
| Middlebury College | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Vice President, Information Technology | Current |
| Bowstreet, Inc. | Vice President of Information Technology | Former |
Mr. Russ is a Vice President in the Private Equity group. Previously, Mr. Russ worked as a Financial Analyst at UBS Warburg LLC.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Vice President | Current |
| UBS Warburg | Financial Analyst | Former |
| Babson College | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Vice President | Current |
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Associate in the Private Equity group | Current |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Analyst | Former |
| Princeton University | A.B. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Vice President | Current |
| The Parthenon Group Inc. | strategy consulting. | Former |
| Stanford University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Dartmouth College | A.B. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Vice President, Financing | Current |
| Citizens Capital Incorporated | Investment Professional | Former |
| Cornell University | M.B.A. | Former |
| University of Vermont | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Vice President | Current |
| Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg Llp | senior tax partner | Current |
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Principal | Former |
| Credit Suisse Group | Financial Analyst | Former |
| Osgoode Hall Law School of York University | adjunct lecturer | Former |
| Gsc Group | Analyst | Former |
| Bell Canada | Former | |
| Ontario Court of Appeal | Former | |
| Tax Court of Canada | Former | |
| Supreme Court of Canada | Former | |
| Federal Court of Appeal | Former | |
| The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Former | |
| Federated Press | Former | |
| Canadian Tax Foundation | Former | |
| Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP | Former | |
| Oxford Properties, LLC | Former | |
| The University of Western Ontario | B.A. | Former |
| Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario | H.B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP | investment professional | Former |
| Morgan Stanley | NA | Former |
| Harvard College | A.B. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC | Principal | Former |
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Principal | Former |
| Credit Suisse Group | Director | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | M.B.A. | Former |
| Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania | M.B.A | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | B.S. In Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| The Parthenon Group Inc. | Partner | Former |
| FMC Corporation | Former | |
| The Parthenon Company, Inc. | Former | |
| Harvard Business School | M.B.A. | Former |
| Middlebury College | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| Abbott Capital Management, LLC | Managing Director | Former |
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Director of Investor Development | Former |
| Irving Trust Company | NA | Former |
| Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company | NA | Former |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | B.A | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Managing Director, Director of Business Development | Current |
| Florida Capital Partners, Inc. | General Partner | Former |
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Director of Business Development | Former |
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Sales Executive | Former |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Director of Business Development | Current |
| Florida Capital Partners, Inc. | General Partner | Former |
| Bowles Hollowell Conner | NA | Former |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | B.A | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| DLJ Merchant Banking Partners | Vice President | Former |
| Columbia Business School | M.B.A. | Former |
| Lehigh University | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| Bain & Company | Case Team Leader | Former |
| Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania | M.B.A. | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | M.B.A. | Former |
| Cornell University | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| Salomon Brothers | Financial Analyst | Former |
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Principal | Former |
| Tcw/Crescent Mezzanine | Associate | Former |
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | Associate | Former |
| Salomon Brothers Inc. | Financial Analyst | Former |
| Princeton University | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| Lafayette College | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Managing Director in the Mezzanine group | Current |
| Lafayette College | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Director, Hr | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Director of Firmwide Administration | Current |
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Human Resources Executive | Current |
| International Data Group | Director of Firmwide Administration | Former |
| Bain Capital, LLC | Former | |
| Regis College | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Director, Firmwide Admin | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Associate | Current |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | M.B.A. | Former |
| Harvard College | A.B. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Associate | Current |
| University of Michigan | B.B.A. In Finance and Accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Analyst | Current |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Former | |
| The Pennsylvania State University | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Analyst | Current |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Business Analyst | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Associate | Current |
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Associate in the Private Equity group | Current |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst | Former |
| The University of Western Ontario | B.A | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Provider of Private Security and Risk Mitigation Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Associate | Current |
| Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein | Investment Banking Analyst | Former |
| University of California, Berkeley | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Analyst | Current |
David is responsible for managing Grove Street Advisors almost $700 million in investment capital for venture-backed companies and private equity funds. Prior to that he started Mazza & Riley, Inc., a prominent executive search firm focused on venture capital funds and their portfolio companies. Among their successful start-ups were Staples, PetSmart, American Medical Response, Cascade Communications (Ascend), and Synoptics (Bay Networks).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clubmom, Inc. | General Partner, Grove Street Advisors, Llc | Current |
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Advisor | Current |
| Hotline Communications | Advisor | Current |
| Dosomething.Com | Advisor | Current |
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Director | Current |
| Clubmom, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hotline Communications | Director | Current |
| Dosomething.Com | Director | Current |
| Cafemom | Board of Directors | Current |
| Synoptics Ltd | Former | |
| American Medical Response | Former | |
| Staples, Inc. | Former | |
| PetSmart, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Analyst | Current |
| Inductis, Inc. | management consulting | Former |
| Columbia University | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Analyst | Current |
| Monitor Group | Associate | Former |
| Georgetown University | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Principal | Current |
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Vice President, Business Development | Former |
| Wasserstein Perella | Analyst | Former |
| Yeshiva University | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Associate | Current |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Management Consulting Business Analyst | Former |
| Stanford University | M.S. | Former |
| Stanford University | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Principal | Current |
| The Argosy Group LP | Financial Analyst | Former |
| Harvard College | A.B. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Analyst | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Associate | Current |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Analyst | Current |
| Bain & Company | Senior Associate Consultant | Former |
| Dartmouth College | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Associate | Current |
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Associate in the Private Equity group | Current |
| The Parthenon Group Inc. | Senior Associate | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | M.B.A. | Former |
| Williams College | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Associate | Current |
| The Parthenon Group Inc. | Senior Associate | Former |
| Duke University | A.B. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Associate | Current |
| Pomona College | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Analyst in the Private Equity group | Current |
| Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein | Mergers & Acquisitions Analyst | Former |
| Duke University | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Analyst | Current |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Business Analyst | Former |
| Indiana University | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Associate | Current |
| Harvard College | A.B. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Associate | Current |
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Associate in the Private Equity group | Current |
| Bain & Company | Senior Associate Consultant | Former |
| Cornell University | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Associate in the Private Equity group | Current |
| Coast Crane Company Inc. | Vice President of Corporate Development | Former |
| Middlebury College | B.A | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Audax Management Company, LLC | Associate in the Private Equity group | Current |
| Bain & Company | Associate Consultant | Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | B.S | Former |
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