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Berkshire Partners LLC

is in the Financial Services Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$10.0M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Berkshire Partners has invested in mid-sized private companies for more than 20 years through seven investment funds with aggregate capital commitments of approximately $6.5 billion. Berkshire seeks companies with acquisition values between $200 million and $2.0 billion and in a given transaction makes equity investments of approximately $50 million to $500 million. Berkshire has developed specific industry experience in several areas, including transportation, energy, manufacturing, business services, consumer products, retailing and communications. Over the past two decades, Berkshire has been an investor in 90 operating companies with approximately $20 billion of acquisition value and combined revenues over $22 billion.

Chief Admin Officer
Garth H. Greimann
Number of Employees 67
Contact Information

One Boston Place

Suite 3300

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

www.berkshirepa...

617-227-0050

NAICS Code Consumer Lending: 522291

Recent Events

  • Berkshire completes investment in Grocery Outlet

    11/12/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • Boston firm invests in Berkeley's Grocery Outlet

    10/13/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • Berkshire Partners invests in United BioSource

    10/09/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • United BioSource gets $125M investment

    10/12/09 - New Investment - View Story

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Garth H. Greimann Chief Admin Officer
Kenneth Bring Chief Financial Officer
David P Reilly Vice President, Portfolio Support Group
Rob Waldron Vice President, Operations Support
Roy Rosas Vice President, Operations Support
Bradley M. Bloom Managing Director
Carl Ferenbach Managing Director
Chris Hadley Managing Director
D. Randolph Peeler Managing director
J. Christopher Clifford Managing Director
Jane Brock-Wilson Managing Director
Kevin T. Callaghan Managing Director
Mike Ascione Managing Director
Richard K. Lubin Managing Director
Robert Small Managing Director
Ross M. Jones Managing Director
Elizabeth Liacos Director, Operations
Jeanine H. Neumann Director, Client Services
Julia F. Selvig Advisory Director
Randall A. Hack Advisory Director
Thomas E. Whiddon Advisory Director
Andrew Ferrer Associate
Beth Hoffman Principal
Daniel Osnoss Associate
Edward J Whelan Senior Associate
Jay Makadia Principal
Jean Roberts Assoc
Jonathan Altman Associate
Josh Friedman Assoc
Joshua A Lutzker Associate
Marni Payne Principal
Matt Kupersmith Assoc
Neil Sheth Principal
Shar Heslam General Counsel

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Philip M Shaw Advisory Board Member

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Chief Admin Officer Current
Meridian Vat Reclaim, Inc. Current
Berkshire Partners LLC Director Current
Berkshire Partners LLC Managing Director Former
First National Bank Managing Director Former
First National Bank Partners Former
First National Bank of Boston Former
Berkshire Corporation Former
PRG-Schultz International, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Dartmouth College B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Chief Financial Officer Current
Berkshire Partners LLC Vice President, Finance Former
PricewaterhouseCoopers audits Former
PricewaterhouseCoopers CPA Former
The University of North Carolina Master of Accounting Former
Duke University B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Vice President, Portfolio Support Group Current
Jarden Consumers Solutions Executive Vice President of Operations Former
Hasbro, Inc. Vice President of Global Operations Services Former
Berkshire Partners LLC Operations Support Group Former
Lesley University M.S Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Vice President, Operations Support Current

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Vice President, Operations Support Current

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Managing Director Current
Berkshire Partners LLC founder Current
Gordon Brothers Group, LLC Current
Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc. Board of Directors Current
Gordon Brothers Limited, LLC Member, Board of Advisors Current
Harvard College Ab Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Managing Director Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Board of Directors Current
U.S. Can Corporation Board of Directors Current
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Managing Director Former
Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP partner Former
Loveshaw Corporation Representative Former
Crown Castle International Corp. member Former
English Welsh & Scottish Railway Limited member Former
U.S. Can Corporation member Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former
Princeton University A.B. Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Managing Director Current
Bain & Company consultant Former
University of Wisconsin B.S. Former

Randy joined Berkshire Partners in 1996 and became a Managing Director in 2000. Previously, Randy was a co-founder of a privately-owned healthcare services company. Earlier, he served as chief of staff for the Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy in the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Randy was also a consultant with Cannon Associates and Bain & Co.

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Managing director Current
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Director Current
Cannon Associates chief staff Former
Bain & Company chief staff Former
Charrette LLC Representative Former
Jarden Consumers Solutions Representative Former
Bain & Company consultant Former
Avery Weigh-Tronix, Inc. Director Former
National Vision, Inc. Director Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
Duke University B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Managing Director Current
Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP Partner Former
Acosta, Inc. Representative Former
Clean Harbors, Inc. Representative Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former
Papa Ginos-Deangelo Holding Corporation, Inc. Representative Former
Colgate University B.A Former
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Former
PDS Associates Inc. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Managing Director Current
Bain & Company Partner Former
Papa Ginos-Deangelo Holding Corporation, Inc. Representative Former
U.S. Can Corporation member Former
Acosta, Inc. member Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former
Purdue University B.S. in Industrial Management Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Managing Director Current
Loveshaw Corporation Representative Former
Clean Harbors, Inc. Representative Former
Gold Coast Beverage Distributors Inc. Representative Former
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. corporate finance Former
Wordwave, Inc. Representative Former
Savers Inc. Director Former
Bartlett Holdings, Inc. Director Former
Fresh Start Bakeries Inc. Director Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business M.B.A Former
Princeton University B.S.E. in Engineering and Management Systems Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Managing Director Current
Inverness Management, LLC Senior Associate Former
Berkshire Partners LLC Principal Former
Berkshire Corporation Former
Boston College B.S. Former

Richard entered private equity investing in 1981 after serving as Chief Executive Officer of FWD Corporation, which he took over during a period of significant losses and returned to profitability. Prior to heading FWD, Richard spent a decade in management and consulting, specializing in the turnaround of underperforming companies and often assuming an active management role on an interim basis. Prior to founding Berkshire, Richard was a partner at the Thomas H. Lee Company. He has been a director of many of Berkshire's retailing, industrial manufacturing, and transportation investments.

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Managing Director Current
U.S. Can Corporation Board of Directors Current
Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP partner Former
Thomas Built Buses, Inc. Representative Former
Jarden Consumers Solutions Representative Former
Amscan Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Jarden Consumers Solutions Board of Directors Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former
University of Pennsylvania B.S Former
U.S. Can Corporation member Former
Fresh Start Bakeries Inc. member Former
Party City Corporation member Former
English Welsh & Scottish Railway Limited member Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Managing Director Current
Hexcel Corporation Board of Directors Current
Bain & Company NA Former
Inverness Management, LLC senior associate Former
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. NA Former
Hexcel Corporation Representative Former
English Welsh & Scottish Railway Limited Representative Former
Amscan Holdings, Inc. Chairman Former
Party City Corporation Director Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former
Boston College B.S Former
Yale University B.A Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Managing Director Current
Papa Ginos-Deangelo Holding Corporation, Inc. Representative Former
Bain & Company Team Member Former
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. member Former
Bare Escentuals member Former
Carter's Inc. Representative Former
Avw-Telav Representative Former
Thomas Built Buses, Inc. Representative Former
PDS Associates Inc. member Former
Morgan Stanley investor Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business M.B.A Former
Dartmouth College B.A Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Director, Operations Current
University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Director, Client Services Current
Berkshire Partners LLC Director, Client Services Former
Boston University M.S. Former
The College of Wooster B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Advisory Director Current
Berkshire Corporation Current
Berkshire Partners LLC Chief Financial Officer Former
Resolution Inc. controller Former
The University of Arizona graduate Former

Randall Hack serves as a Board Member for Crown Castle International Corp. as well as an Advisory Director for Berkshire Partners. Since January 1995, Hack has served as a senior managing director of Nassau Capital L.L.C., an investment firm that he co-founded. Nassau Capital manages a $300 million portfolio of investments in private companies exclusively on behalf of Princeton University's endowment. From 1990 to January 1995, Hack served as President of the Princeton University Investment Company, which has management responsibility for Princeton's $8 billion endowment. From 1979 to 1988, he was President and CEO of Matrix Development Company, a commercial and industrial estate development firm that he founded. Hack received an A.B. from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Advisory Director Current
FiberTower Corporation Board Member for Crown Castle International Corp. Current
Crown Castle International Corp. Board of Directors Current
First Avenue Networks, Inc. Board Member for Crown Castle International Corp. Current
Matrix Development Corporation CEO Former
Matrix Development Corporation President Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
Princeton University A.B. Former

Mr. Whiddon is the advisory director of Berkshire Partners, LLC, (a private equity firm), Boston, Mass. Currently acting chief operating officer of Waterworks, Inc. (luxury bath retailer), Danbury, Conn., a Berkshire portfolio company. Formerly executive vice president-logistics and technology, Lowe's Companies, Inc. (a home improvement retailer), Mooresville, N.C., 2000-2003; executive vice president and chief financial officer of Lowe's, 1996-2000; senior financial positions at Zale Corporation (jewelers), Dallas, Texas, Eckerd Corporation (drugstores), Largo, Fla., 1989-1994. He has served on the board since 2001, and is a member of the audit committee.

Organization Position Status
PDS Associates Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
Berkshire Partners LLC Advisory Director Current
Sonoco Products Company Sonoco Board Member Current
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. Director Current
Lowe's Companies, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Lowe's Companies, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Eckerd Corporation Vice President Former
PDS Associates Inc. senior operating role Former
Bare Escentuals senior operating role Former
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. Director Former
Eckerd Corporation Treasurer Former
Bare Escentuals Director Former
Carter's Inc. Director Former
Zale Corporation Treasurer Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Associate Current
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. analyst Former
Princeton University A.B Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Principal Current

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Associate Current
Yale University B.A Former
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. analyst Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Senior Associate Current
Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC NA Former
Bain & Company associate consultant Former
Summit Partners NA Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
Dartmouth College B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Principal Current
Morgan Stanley analyst Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former
Harvard University A.B. Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Assoc Current

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Associate Current
Bain & Company associate consultant Former
Bain & Company associate consultant Former
Dartmouth College B.A. Former
Princeton University A.B. Former
Yale University B.S. Former
Stanford University B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Assoc Current

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Associate Current
Bain & Company associate consultant Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
Duke University B.A Former

Marni originally joined Berkshire Partners in 2000 and returned to Berkshire in 2004 after graduating from business school. Prior to joining Berkshire, Marni was an analyst at McKinsey & Company.

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Principal Current
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Analyst Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former
Dartmouth College B.A Former

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Assoc Current

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC Principal Current

Organization Position Status
Berkshire Partners LLC General Counsel Current

Organization Position Status
Invesco Private Capital General Partner Current
McPartners, Inc. Advisory Board Member Current
Berkshire Partners LLC Advisory Board Member Current
Yale School of Management M.P.P.M. degree Former
University of Michigan B.A. in Economics Former
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