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Partner
Doug joined PNC Mezzanine Capital in 2002 and is a director of House of Cheatham, RIE Coatings, Thaler Machine, an undisclosed investment in the Landscaping Services sector and an undisclosed investment in the Infrastructure sector; and has oversight responsibility for PNC Mezzanine’s investments in Bright Direction Dental, Clean Team, CP Flexible Packaging, CR Fitness, Gen4 Dental Partners, Hoskin Scientific, True Sports and an undisclosed investment in the Aerospace and Defense sector.
Doug was previously a director of Bolttech, Central States Paving and Concrete, CR Fitness, Elgin Equipment Group, Elgin Fastener Group, Evercast Concrete, Excel Orthopedic Physical Therapy, Metal Spinners, Molded Devices, Prospect Mold, Resource Label Group, Sauce Holdings, Sport & Health, Stampede Meat, Storage Battery Systems and Tooling Technology, LLC.
Prior to joining PNC Mezzanine, Doug was an analyst in the Leveraged Capital Group with Wachovia Securities, where he specialized in financial sponsor transactions. At Wachovia, Doug supported the origination, underwriting and syndication of leveraged bank loans, mezzanine debt issues and private equity investments across a broad range of industries.
Doug received a BA in Government from Harvard University and an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Graduate School of Business at the University of North Carolina where he was inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma honorary business society.
Partner
Rob joined PNC Mezzanine Capital in 2007 and is a director of 4 State Trucks, Alinabal, English Riding Supply, Identity Group and Mellott Company.
Rob was previously a director of Century Mold, Evercast Concrete, Kellstrom, Magnum Magnetics, Polycor, Rescon Holdings, SemiTorr and The Industrial Service Group.
Prior to joining PNC, Rob was an analyst for the Sterling Group, L.P., where he evaluated and executed leveraged buyout investments in middle market industrial companies. Before Sterling, Rob was an associate consultant for L.E.K. Consulting LLC where he provided strategic and operations advisory services to a broad range of clients.
Rob received a BA in Economics from Northwestern University and an MBA with high honors from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Managing Director
Mike joined PNC Mezzanine Capital in 2011 and is a director of CST Utilities, English Riding Supply, House of Cheatham, Mantaline, Mellott Company and has oversight responsibility for Century Linen and Buffalo Games.
Mike was previously a director of American Grease Stick, Evercast Concrete, Metal Spinners, Mountainside Fitness, Revak and Sauce Holdings.
Prior to joining PNC Mezzanine, Mike was an Associate at Bacchus Capital Management, LLC, a private equity firm focusing in the wine industry. Additionally, Mike was an Analyst at Gordian Group, LLC, a boutique investment bank providing M&A and advisory services for distressed and complex situations across a broad range of industries, as well as spent time in Equity Research at Federated Hermes.
Mike received a BS in Business Administration from Georgetown University and an MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University.
Vice President, Business Development
Bill joined PNC Mezzanine Capital in 2021. Prior to joining, Bill was an Account Manager with Covestro LLC, focusing on business development and sales to niche manufacturing firms in the polyurethane industry.
Bill received a BS in Finance and Interdisciplinary Business with Engineering Studies from The Pennsylvania State University - Erie and a MBA from the Katz Graduate School of Business at The University of Pittsburgh.
Vice President
Ryan joined PNC Mezzanine Capital in 2022 and is a director of 4 State Trucks, Alinabal, RIE Coatings and Thaler Machine; and has oversight responsibility for Miller Integrated Solutions and an undisclosed investment in the Landscaping Services sector.
Ryan was previously a director of The Industrial Service Group.
Prior to joining PNC Mezzanine, Ryan served as a Vice President within Piper Sandler's diversified industrials & services investment banking group. Additionally, Ryan spent several years with BB&T Capital Markets and JP Morgan's investment banking groups, serving companies across a range of industries including specialty distribution, services, manufacturing, and building products. Prior to banking, Ryan worked in the data analytics field.
Ryan received a BS in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA with high honors from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University.
Senior Associate
Luke joined PNC Mezzanine Capital in 2020 and is a director of Impact ES, Mantaline, Mellott Company and an undisclosed investment in the Infrastructure sector; and has oversight responsibility for PNC Mezzanine’s investment in Century Linen.
Prior to joining, Luke was an Associate with the Lenox Group focusing on M&A in the lower middle market. Previously, Luke worked as a Consultant with Deloitte and an Analyst with Morgan Stanley.
Luke received a BS in Business from the California University of Pennsylvania, a Specialized Master's in Finance from The Ohio State University, and an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Graduate School of Business at the University of North Carolina.
Senior Associate
Karim joined PNC Mezzanine Capital in 2021. Prior to joining, Karim was an analyst with the University of Michigan Investment Office focusing on the underwriting of fund commitments and co-investments across the endowment portfolio. Previously, Karim worked as an associate at Cambridge Associates, an institutional investment consultant.
Karim received a BS in Business Administration with concentrations in Accounting and Finance from the University of Pittsburgh.
David founded PNC Mezzanine Capital in 1989. Previously, David was a founding member and later president of White River Capital, a bank-affiliated private equity fund and was a commercial banking officer at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.
David was previously a director of ABP, Brandt, C-P Flexible Packaging, DeVlieg-Bullard, Evercast Concrete, Global Promo Group, Pet Partners, S.R. Smith, Stampede Meat, Stiffel, Test Equity, Weasler Engineering Co. and Wheaton Industries.
David received a BA in economics from Williams College and an MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.
Michele joined PNC Mezzanine Capital in 1993. Michele is responsible for office management and project support and coordinates all PNC Mezzanine Capital's day to day activities.
Michele received an A.A. degree in Business Administration from Bradford Business School.
Lou joined PNC Mezzanine Capital as Controller in 2021. Lou has been with PNC Bank for 24 years and has 29 years of banking and financial services experience. Prior to PNC Lou worked as a fund accountant at Federated Investors.
Lou received a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Washington and Jefferson College.
