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Profil
John Adams is a Partner, having joined Mellon Ventures in May 1999.
John brings over 10 years of investment and operating company experience, and focuses on later-stage growth and buyout opportunities for Mellon Ventures.
He is currently the director of Financeware, SecureWorks, and USIEnergy, and is a Board observer for Orcom Solutions.
Other investments include: eCredit and Knology.
Prior to joining Mellon Ventures, John was Chief Financial Officer of Kinnett Dairies, Inc., a $75 million manufacturer and distributor of milk and ice cream products.
John led Kinnett Dairies’ successful effort in its eventual sale to Parmalat Dairies.
Prior to working at Kinnett Dairies, John was an Associate with Prudential Asia, a Hong Kong-based private equity and investment banking subsidiary of The Prudential Investment Corporation.
John also worked with the Prudential Investment Corporation in its real estate and debt private placements units in various locales in the U.S.
John received a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
Tidigare kända positioner av John K. Adams
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Mellon Ventures, Inc.
 Mellon Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Mellon Ventures makes majority and active minority investments in leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, debt and equity recapitalizations, privatizations, corporate divestitures and various growth capital situations. Their investments are typically structured as preferred equity instruments. Mellon's Growth and Buyouts Group generally targets industries that offer identifiable growth opportunities, either organically or via consolidation, and where achievement of growth and margin enhancement goals lead to value creation over the life of their investment. This group focuses their investment activity in the following areas: manufacturing, distribution and business services. Target companies generally exhibit the following characteristics: strong, experienced management teams, defensible strategies, sustainable competitive advantages and opportunities for margin enhancement through economies of scale, operational improvements, efficiencies or structural change. Mellon Venture's Financial and Business Services Group invests in companies that employ information technology to sell products or services to the financial services market and other targeted business markets. Investment criteria include strong management team, large, growing market opportunity, clear and defensible competitive advantage and ability to leverage Mellon Financial Corp. as a potential partner or customer. Their Technology Practice Group invests in outstanding entrepreneurs and management teams to build great companies in the information technology and communications sectors offering the highest potential for sustained growth and profitability. This group focuses on cutting edge technology in a broad range of sub-sectors including software, systems infrastructure, IP applications, and wireless communications. The team focuses on early-, expansion- and later-stage investment opportunities. Investment criteria include superior defensible technology, large market opportunity and positive market trends, compelling business model and value proposition, successful beta customers or lab trials, established channel/OEM relationships, strong management team and attractive market dynamics. | Privat kapitalinvesterare | 2005-12-09 |
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Mellon Ventures, Inc.
Mellon Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Mellon Ventures makes majority and active minority investments in leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, debt and equity recapitalizations, privatizations, corporate divestitures and various growth capital situations. Their investments are typically structured as preferred equity instruments. Mellon's Growth and Buyouts Group generally targets industries that offer identifiable growth opportunities, either organically or via consolidation, and where achievement of growth and margin enhancement goals lead to value creation over the life of their investment. This group focuses their investment activity in the following areas: manufacturing, distribution and business services. Target companies generally exhibit the following characteristics: strong, experienced management teams, defensible strategies, sustainable competitive advantages and opportunities for margin enhancement through economies of scale, operational improvements, efficiencies or structural change. Mellon Venture's Financial and Business Services Group invests in companies that employ information technology to sell products or services to the financial services market and other targeted business markets. Investment criteria include strong management team, large, growing market opportunity, clear and defensible competitive advantage and ability to leverage Mellon Financial Corp. as a potential partner or customer. Their Technology Practice Group invests in outstanding entrepreneurs and management teams to build great companies in the information technology and communications sectors offering the highest potential for sustained growth and profitability. This group focuses on cutting edge technology in a broad range of sub-sectors including software, systems infrastructure, IP applications, and wireless communications. The team focuses on early-, expansion- and later-stage investment opportunities. Investment criteria include superior defensible technology, large market opportunity and positive market trends, compelling business model and value proposition, successful beta customers or lab trials, established channel/OEM relationships, strong management team and attractive market dynamics. | Finance |
