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Svoboda Capital Partners Announces Strategic Partnership with Ellipse Capital
November 15, 2011 — Svoboda Capital Partners is pleased to announce that Peter Gotsch and David Schumacher of Ellipse Capital have joined the firm as Managing Director and Vice President, respectively. Svoboda Capital Partners (“SC”) is a Chicago-based private equity firm with over $200 million of capital that invests in leading value-added distribution, business services and consumer companies.
“We are pleased to be joining forces with two key team members of Ellipse Capital,” said John Svoboda, Managing Director of SC. “Peter and David’s extensive contacts, focus and experience will further enhance our reputation and success in the distribution sector. We look forward to a strong partnership and many years of successful investing.”
“We are very excited to be joining forces with John Svoboda and his team at Svoboda Capital Partners,” said Peter Gotsch, Managing Partner of Ellipse Capital. “The combination will provide both organizations with more critical mass, better geographic coverage and an enhanced focus on the distribution and business services sectors. More importantly, our cultures, transaction focus and investing philosophy are highly compatible.”
In connection with the combination, new contact information for Messrs. Gotsch and Schumacher appears below:
- + Peter Gotsch, Managing Director | pgotsch@svoco.com
- + David Schumacher, Vice President | dschumacher@svoco.com
