|
| |
Professionals
Christopher J. Caputo
- Managing Director (New York)
Chris co-founded Fortress Group as successor to the business he
established in 1998, Fortress Capital Corp., a merchant banking
firm specializing in private equity investments and capital raising
for private equity funds. Prior to 1998, Chris was Managing Director
and Co-Head of the Private Equity Group at Bank Austria Group from
1991 to 1998. During his seven years at Bank Austria and its predecessor,
Creditanstalt, Chris was instrumental in developing a private equity
placement and merchant banking business. Prior to Bank Austria,
Chris worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. and began his career at
Bear, Stearns & Co. as an Analyst in the Corporate Finance Group.
Chris received his B.A. in Economics from Colgate University and
his M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
Bruce A. Williamson, CFA -
Managing Director (Atlanta)
Prior to co-founding Fortress Group, Bruce was Managing Director
of Williamson Advisors, an investment banking firm he founded in
1994 to offer M&A and capital advisory services to U.S. middle
market companies in a broad array of industries. Prior to Williamson
Advisors, Bruce was Vice President at KD Equities, a New York-based
buyout fund focused on middle-market manufacturing and distribution
companies. Previously, he was an Associate with L.F. Rothschild
& Co. in Corporate Finance / M&A. He began his career at
Bear, Stearns & Co. as an Analyst in the Financial Restructuring
Group. Bruce received his A.B. degree with honors from Harvard College
and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Since founding the firm, Chris Caputo and Bruce Williamson have
continued to build the professional team and its resources. Today,
the Managing Directors are supported on each fund raise by a highly
skilled team of Analysts, Associates, Vice Presidents, and other
professionals.
|
|
|
|
|
|