NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on the specialty
materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, today announced it is
bolstering its focus on the lower middle market through the addition of
several new investment professionals, including Jonathan Borell
(Managing Director), Shawn Abrams (Operating Director), Dan Lory (Vice
President), and Blake Shapskinsky (Associate).
Led by SK Managing Director Mario Toukan in partnership with Jonathan
Borell, this newly assembled team will pursue the same sector-focused,
operationally-intensive investment strategy that SK Capital is currently
executing and will bring the global resources and deep industry
expertise of SK Capital to lower middle market businesses.
“The lower middle market represents a large universe of opportunities
for transformational investing and should enable us to capitalize on the
firm’s presence in our focused sectors,” said Barry Siadat, a co-founder
and Managing Director of SK Capital.
Jonathan Borell – Managing Director. Mr. Borell was most recently
a Managing Director at Sun Capital Partners, where he spent 13 years
leading investment sourcing and execution across a variety of
industries, including chemicals and healthcare. Prior to Sun Capital,
Mr. Borell was with Raymond James & Associates and is a graduate of Duke
University.
Shawn Abrams – Operating Director. Mr. Abrams has more than 30
years of experience in the global chemicals and materials industries. He
was most recently an Operating Partner at Arsenal Capital Partners where
he spent 3 years managing several portfolio companies. Prior to Arsenal,
Mr. Abrams served as a senior executive at WR Grace and Evonik
Industries. Mr. Abrams is a graduate of Lehigh University with an MBA
from Thunderbird School of Management.
Dan Lory – Vice President. Mr. Lory was most recently a Vice
President at KeyBanc Capital Markets, where he spent 8 years in the
chemicals and materials practice. Prior to KeyBanc, Mr. Lory started his
career with FTI Consulting and is a graduate of the University of Notre
Dame.
Blake Shapskinsky – Associate. Mr. Shapskinsky was most recently
an Associate at Tailwind Capital Partners, where he spent two years
evaluating new opportunities and managing investments in the healthcare,
business services, and industrial services sectors. Prior to Tailwind
Capital, Mr. Shapskinsky was an analyst in the chemicals group at
Deutsche Bank and is a graduate of Middlebury College.
“These new investment professionals, who will be based in SK Capital’s
New York office, represent outstanding talent with an extensive history
of working together over the past decade and over 75 years of sector
experience and relationships,” said Mario Toukan.
ABOUT SK CAPITAL
SK Capital is a private investment firm with a disciplined focus on the
specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors. The firm
seeks to build strong and growing businesses that create substantial
long-term value. SK Capital utilizes its industry, operating and
investment experience to identify opportunities to transform businesses
into higher performing organizations with improved strategic
positioning, growth and profitability as well as lower operating risk.
For more information, please visit www.skcapitalpartners.com.
Contacts
Caroline Collins
BackBay Communications
(617) 963-0065
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