Robert P. Pinkas is the founding partner of Brantley. Previously, he led a venture development and investment firm and was the founding director/investor in many high growth businesses in both technology and service industries. Prior to that, Mr. Pinkas worked at McKinsey & Co. as a turnaround consultant and strategist for industrial firms and as an attorney with an emphasis on corporate finance at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Mr. Pinkas has served on the Boards of Directors of numerous private and public companies. He holds A.B. and A.M. degrees from Harvard University, and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.
Adam D. Bentkover
Adam D. Bentkover joined Brantley in 2008. Previously, he was an associate with Audax Group, completing leveraged buy-outs and equity and debt recapitalizations in the media, diversified industrials, manufacturing, technology and business services industries. Prior to joining Audax in 2005, he was an analyst in the industrials investment banking team at Citigroup in London. Mr. Bentkover has completed various investment banking transactions including public and private debt and equity offerings and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Bentkover has a B.A. from Colby College and has attended the London School of Economics.
Michael J. Finn joined Brantley in 1995 bringing with him 18 years of private equity and small-cap public equity investment experience. Mr. Finn began his investment career in 1976 when he launched Forward Development Corporation, one of the first SBA sponsored Small Business Development Corporations in Michigan. In 1983 he led the creation of the Venture Capital Group at the State of Michigan Department of Treasury. In 1987, as Vice President os Sears Investment Management Co., Mr. Finn developed and led a very successful direct investment portfolio that focused on a variety of growth capital and consolidation situations in software, proprietary databases, and health care companies. He was also directly responsible for a small-cap public investment portfolio concentrating on post venture public companies. Mr. Finn has been a member of the Board of Directors of various public and private companies. He has a B.S. and M.S. from Michigan State University.
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