Plexus Capital

Brad Pence is a partner at Plexus Capital, LLC, where he has worked since 2012. His responsibilities include fund management, financial modeling, transaction structuring, due diligence, and portfolio monitoring. Plexus Capital invests up to $30M in companies with revenue up to $100M and EBITDA up to $15M, providing majority and minority equity, debt, and financing for recapitalizations, management buyouts, and growth initiatives.

Jay Jester is a partner at Plexus Capital, LLC, where he manages strategy, vision, and portfolio oversight. The firm invests up to $30M in companies with revenues up to $100M and EBITDA up to $15M, providing majority and minority equity, flexible debt, and acquisition financing for recapitalizations, management buyouts, and growth initiatives.

Michael Becker is a co-founder and partner at Plexus Capital, LLC, where he leads new business origination and serves on the investment committee. At Plexus Capital, he is involved in deal execution and portfolio company oversight for investments up to $30 million in companies with revenues up to $100 million, including recapitalizations, management buyouts, and growth capital transactions.

Michael Painter is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Plexus Capital, LLC, where he leads the firm's strategic direction and heads the Investment Committee. He is actively involved in sourcing and overseeing portfolio companies, which typically range up to $100M in revenue with EBITDA up to $15M and receive investments of up to $30M for recapitalizations, management buyouts, growth capital, and acquisition financing.

Will Anders is a Partner at Plexus Capital, LLC, where he serves on the investment committee and focuses on new deal execution and portfolio company oversight. He joined Plexus in 2007 as an Associate and previously worked in the leveraged finance group at Wachovia. Anders holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina.

A pioneer in shifting European game distribution from physical to digital from 2005 and in enabling real-money transactions for digital goods in virtual economies. He grew a gaming venture from a garage business to an IPO, applying a 'players first' philosophy.

Cameron Coley is a Principal at Plexus Capital, LLC, where he leads business development efforts. Plexus Capital focuses on equity and debt investments ranging up to $30 million, targeting companies with revenue up to $100 million and EBITDA up to $15 million across recapitalizations, management buyouts, growth capital, and acquisition financing.

Kevin Speight is a Principal at Plexus Capital, LLC, where he has worked since 2016. His responsibilities include fund management, financial modeling, transaction structuring, due diligence, and portfolio monitoring. Plexus Capital focuses on investments up to $30 million in companies with revenues up to $100 million and EBITDA up to $15 million, providing capital for recapitalizations, buyouts, growth, and acquisitions through equity and debt structures.

Aren Turpening is Director of Accounting at Plexus Capital, LLC, where he oversees accounting functions for the firm's funds and management companies. He previously spent 17 years at Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP providing small business accounting services, including eight years as manager of the Small Business Services Group.

Aashal Dave is an Investment Director at Triple Point. Dave has worked in the banking industry since 2006, with a specialization in the energy sector.

Ben Ralls is an Operating Partner at Plexus Capital, LLC. He has held senior general management, finance, and product development roles across the sustainable food production, water treatment, agricultural technology, and power generation industries, working in organizations ranging from startups to $3 billion in size. His experience spans startup, growth, and transformation stages, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and P&L management.

Bob Miller is Head of Portfolio Management at Triple Point, where he leads a team responsible for in-life loan oversight, borrower engagement, and coordination of professional advisers including lawyers, monitors, and valuers. His work focuses on development lending, drawdown governance, reporting standards, and risk identification, in collaboration with credit, finance, and operations functions. He has experience in portfolio management across investment and bridging portfolios.

Chris Antonello is Operating Partner and Owner at Plexus Capital, LLC. His experience includes leading a start-up business that grew to $46M in revenue over three years, managing a $17M P&L with 85 employees across multiple facilities, and overseeing the transition of a $35M business from family-run to privately held ownership. His industry background spans consumer products, financial services, insurance, plastics, aerospace, and manufacturing.

Jack Canfield is Director of Fund and Portfolio Management at Plexus Capital, LLC, working in private credit and private equity with a focus on investment strategy, portfolio monitoring, analytics, fund management, and reporting. He is a CFA charterholder and holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Jason Mizelle is an Operating Specialist at Plexus Capital, LLC. He has more than 25 years of leadership experience across the consumer goods, financial services, medical supply, and manufacturing industries, with a background spanning sales, product management, segment marketing, and business development. He is Six Sigma trained.

Lisa Goffredo is Director of Accounting at Plexus Capital, LLC, where she oversees accounting functions for the firm's funds and management companies. She previously spent 17 years providing small business accounting services at Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, including eight years as manager of the Small Business Services Group.

Matt Smith is Director of Fund and Portfolio Management at Plexus Capital, LLC, where his work encompasses investment strategy, portfolio monitoring, analytics, fund management, and reporting. He holds the CFA charter and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, and works across private credit and private equity.

Paula Newsome is the Fund Accountant at Plexus Capital, which she joined in fall 2012, where she handles fund accounting and cash management. She previously spent over a decade in consulting, starting her career at Booz Allen Hamilton in Washington, D.C. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from North Carolina State University.

Rob Lovejoy is a Vice President at Plexus Capital, LLC. He previously played professional soccer with the Houston Dynamo and holds a BSBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Ryne Collins is Vice President of Business Development at Plexus Capital, where he focuses on deal execution and sourcing in the lower middle market, targeting companies with $2M to $15M in EBITDA. He holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and serves as a board member of ACG Raleigh. Collins is a military veteran.

Shannon Richmond is an Office Administrator at Plexus Capital, LLC, with skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, communication, administration, and Lean Six Sigma. Richmond studied information technology at Wake Technical Community College and holds CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ certifications.

Legal professional active in private equity legal and tax since 2002, with 13 years at COFRA Group and Entrepreneurs Fund. Serves on the board of Five Star Clean Fuels and holds a law degree.

Leads global communications/press for the firm.