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Jonathan D. Goldman - CEO & Managing Partner

Direct Line: 404.816.7535
jgoldman@genesis-capital.com

Jonathan Goldman serves as Managing Partner and CEO of Genesis Capital, a leading independent investment banking firm with a national client base focused on key growth sectors of the economy. Mr. Goldman has successfully completed a wide variety of transactions including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, leveraged buyouts, going private transactions, restructurings, initial and secondary public offerings of equity, debt financings and underwritings, and derivative hedging transactions.

Since founding Genesis Capital in 2003, the firm has established a track record of working with public corporations, family owned businesses and private companies to achieve their strategic and financial objectives. Mr. Goldman has lead Genesis Capital’s focus on client need rather than size and, as a result, has served clients over $30 billion to under $50 million in transactions exceeding $1 billion to under $25 million. Recent clients include public corporations such as Northrop Grumman (NYSE: “NOC”), Spectrum Brands (NYSE: “SPB”), Choicepoint (NYSE: “CPS”), Starwood Hotels and Resorts (NYSE: “HOT”), and Lodgian (AMEX: “LGN”), as well as leading family owned businesses, including The Paradies Travel Shops, Herschend Family Entertainment Group, and Jackson Healthcare. Jonathan also has strong relationships with many private equity firms, hedge funds and family offices.

Prior to Genesis Capital, Mr. Goldman was a Managing Director of Robertson Stephens, L.L.C. and a member of that Firm's Management Committee. At Robertson Stephens, Jonathan's responsibilities included managing the firm's global investment banking activities for the Software Group, Electronic Manufacturing Group, and Energy Technologies Group, managing the Atlanta office and activities in the Sunbelt Region of the United States, assisting in managing the firm's Healthcare Group, and serving on the firm’s Fairness Opinion Review Committee. Prior to joining Robertson Stephens, Jonathan was a Managing Director with The Robinson-Humphrey Company, L.L.C. where he served as Head of the Healthcare Group and also focused on leading technology solution and service providers. From 1987 to 1995, Jonathan was in the investment banking group of Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc.

Jonathan serves on several community, philanthropic and company Boards. He currently serves as Chairman of the Finance Committee of Children’s Healthcare, Inc., is a Director of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation, Inc. and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Atlanta Charity Clays, LLC. Jonathan has also served on the Board of Directors of EveryBody Wins for Literacy, Georgia Special Olympics, AJC and The Temple. He is currently a Director for The Paradies Shops, Inc. and The Last Straw, Inc.

Jonathan received a B.B.A. in Finance and Marketing from the University of Texas in Austin.


Jeffrey C. Villwock, Managing Director
Jeremy A. Ellis, Managing Director
Kevin M. Glaser, Director
Seth T. Pound, Senior Analyst
S. Paul Merz, Analyst
Johnson T. Bazzel, Analyst
B. Morgan Deakins, Executive Assistant
 
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