CLEVELAND (September 24, 2013) – Blue Point Capital Partners is pleased to announce the addition of two new team members. Matthew Beesley and Ralph Isenrich have joined the team as associates in Cleveland and Charlotte, respectively.
Prior to joining Blue Point, Beesley was an investment banking associate at Brown Gibbons Lang & Company where he focused on M&A transactions in the metals, industrials and business services sectors. Beesley previously worked as an associate vice president in the Equity Research group at Morgan Keegan & Company. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in business administration and economics from Rhodes College.
Isenrich was formerly an investment banking analyst at Wells Fargo Securities, most recently in the Middle Market M&A group. At Wells Fargo, he was involved in merger, acquisition, debt and equity transactions for public and private companies in multiple sectors, including food and beverage, healthcare, retail and consumer. Prior to Wells Fargo, he worked as a private equity analyst at Ferro Management Group. Isenrich graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in economics (honors) and is a Level III Candidate in the CFA Program.
Blue Point Capital Partners (www.bluepointcapital.com) is an established private equity firm managing over $800 million in committed capital. Leveraging fully staffed offices in Charlotte, Cleveland, Seattle and Shanghai, Blue Point’s entrenched regional presence affords it the opportunity to establish relationships on a local and regional basis with entrepreneurs and their trusted advisors, while simultaneously providing the resources of a large, international firm. Blue Point has a 23-year track record of partnering with companies in the lower middle market where it can bring about accelerated growth and transformative change in partnership with its companies, their management teams and Blue Point’s network of operating resources. Blue Point is one of only a few middle-market private equity firms with a presence in the economies of both the United States and China, and the firm’s experience with cross-border management and value drivers has provided a distinct advantage for its portfolio businesses. Blue Point invests in manufacturing, distribution and service businesses generating $20 million to $200 million in revenue.
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BLUE POINT CAPITAL PARTNERS
John LeMay, Partner or
Erica McClurkin, Director of Communications
Blue Point Capital Partners, LLC
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(216) 535-4700