University of Georgia - Terry College of Business

Managing Partner at Georgia Oak Partners

Artisan Custom Closets is a leading vertically integrated designer, manufacturer, and installer of custom closets and storage solutions for residential customers in the Southeast. Artisan has served over 20,000 customers with custom storage solutions for closets, garages, pantries, home offices, and more.

More information can be found at www.ArtisanCustomClosets.com.

Artisan Custom Closets

Board Member

Emerald is a leading "one stop shop" for the design and manufacturing of refrigerated vehicles. They provide innovative refrigeration solutions to hundreds of food & beverage companies, as well as direct to consumer 3PLs.

Emerald Transportation Solutions LLC

Since its founding in 1900, GAM has represented the interests of Georgia manufacturers before the General Assembly, the Georgia Public Service Commission and other state agencies, helping member companies address the issues most critical to their proﬁtability.

Georgia Association of Manufacturers (GAM)

Member of the Board Of Directors

We are a Technology solutions company helping organizations accelerate business growth. Partnering with Fortune 500 companies, we have successfully delivered Talent on Demand and project solutions for over two decades now.

Our clients recognize Aditi as their trusted partner & go-to solution provider for their new age business challenges allowing us to help them develop strategy to procure and optimize talent while achieving scalability, control and efficiency. Talent is at the heart of everything we do & deliver.

Aditi Consulting

Member

Seminole Marine Group designs and manufactures best-in-class fiberglass boats. Seminole’s flagship brand, Sailfish Boats, is made for serious anglers and recreational family boaters alike, built to withstand the rigors of inshore and offshore environments without sacrificing comfort, ergonomic functionality and style. SouthWind Boats are deck boats designed for family fun on the water, with high performing, deep-V, fiberglass hulls and comfortable seating and amenities on deck. Sailfish and SouthWind Boats are proudly manufactured in Cairo, Georgia.

Seminole Marine Group: Sailfish Boats, SouthWind Boats

Chairman

Farm Burger makes ethical eating easy, serving humanely-raised 100% grass-fed beef and other pasture-raised proteins, paired with a variety of fresh, seasonal ingredients sourced from local farms. Founded in Atlanta in 2010, Farm Burger has locations in Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and California. Farm Burger’s philosophy is rooted in providing guests with the highest quality produce and pasture-raised meats at accessible prices in a family-friendly environment.

Farm Burger

Founded in 2003 and based in Alpharetta, Georgia, TeamOne Logistics partners with asset-based companies to design, manage, and integrate workforce solutions for their logistics-enabled businesses. We help minimize workforce risk, cost and complexity by providing expert logistics recruiting, improved employee retention, workers compensation and liability coverage, human resources, payroll, benefits, custom safety and compliance, and strategic and operational support.

TeamOne Logistics, LLC

Your Pie is a fast-casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order pizzas. Every guest enjoys the opportunity to create their own pizza experience. We provide the freshest ingredients and individually sized, hand tossed dough. The customer chooses the combinations and we deliver them to the table, hot from the 800-degree brick oven, in just 4 minutes. Your Pie is rapidly growing its family with passionate franchisees interested in improving their communities by changing the way people experience pizza.

Your Pie

Georgia Oak Partners makes equity investments in founder and family-owned companies. We have the flexibility to complete full buyouts or to invest as a significant minority equity partner. Rooted locally and connected globally, we are investors and partners for management teams and owners who are deeply passionate about the legacy and growth prospects of their businesses.

Georgia Oak Partners

Managing Partner

SVP is a global hedge fund focused on value investing in distressed debt and private equity strategies. As vice president, I led the diligence efforts on the review of control buyout transactions, as well as sourced and evaluated credit investments for SVP’s “loan to own” strategy.

Strategic Value Partners

Vice President

With over $10 billion under management, Sun Capital is one of the world’s most active turnaround private equity investors. While at Sun Capital, I evaluated and facilitated numerous turnaround control buyout investments, with the completion of deals from Spartanburg, SC to Lyon, France.

Sun Capital Partners

Associate

Houlihan Lokey is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, valuation, financial restructuring, and strategic consulting. The firm serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the United States, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Michael Lonergan