Northstar Podcast

Private Equity Fast Pitch
Episode 67 - Todd Ofenloch. H.I.G. Capital

Todd Ofenloch is a Managing Director in the Boston office of H.I.G. Capital. Since joining the firm in 2009, he has been responsible for evaluating and executing new investment opportunities, as well as working with certain existing portfolio companies.

Todd has over 15 years of experience investing in middle market private equity transactions and has worked on investments in a broad range of industries, including building products, business services, enterprise software, food and consumer products, hospitality and travel services, and media and marketing services. He currently serves on the boards of several H.I.G. portfolio companies.

Prior to H.I.G., Todd was an investment professional at Parthenon Capital Partners, GTCR, and The Halifax Group. He began his career as an investment banker at Lazard Frères, specializing in mergers & acquisitions advisory services.
Todd graduated with Bronze Tablet honors from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in Accountancy (CPA) and received an M.B.A. with honors from Columbia Business School.

Consistent with all programs delivered by Northstar, “Private Equity Fast Pitch” podcasts are meaningful, insightful and provide actionable information from leaders in the Private Equity community that will help you connect with the speaker in an efficient way. Each Tuesday, Jeff Henningsen from Lockton will spend time talking with his friends in the private equity community while they share insight into their world. Similar to an introductory meeting, Private Equity and Investment Banking guests will talk about their firms, recent activities, target industries, desired acquisition profile or companies they are prepping for sale,
advice to aspiring professionals and their “closing pitch”.

If you would like to be considered for a Private Equity Fast Pitch interview please email jhenningsen@lockton.com
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“Interviews with Private Equity Heavy Hitters”

Northstar’s Private Equity Heavy Hitters format attracts senior level leaders from the private equity and investment banking world to efficiently connect in a unique setting that has resulted in thousands of beneficial connections. Each podcast, moderated by Jeff Henningsen from Lockton, will focus on gaining insight from our guests while exploring the personal side of who they are, their challenges, successes and often providing listeners with sage advice to apply to their own career.
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About our Moderator

Jeff Henningsen with Lockton Companies
President – Partner

For more than 23 years Jeff Henningsen has served the insurance needs of entrepreneurs, capital providers and private equity sponsors, leading insurance due diligence efforts on over five-thousand transactions. Prior to his role in M&A insurance services he spent four years working with Randy Best of Best Associates, a Texas based merchant bank, which provided an invaluable experience for the services Jeff and his team now provide to his clients. Today, Jeff has a reputation in the financial community as a leader in serving the insurance needs of business owners, specializing in enhancing investment outcomes through insurance due diligence pre acquisition and aggressive placement of operational and transactional insurance products.

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