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.

Pioneer of physical-to-digital game distribution in Europe from 2005 and an early enabler of real-money transactions for digital goods across 100+ titles. He grew his gaming ventures from a garage business to an IPO, guided by 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.

Bob Miller is an Operating Partner at Plexus Capital, LLC. He has held senior general management, finance, and product development roles in the sustainable food production, water treatment, agricultural technology, and power generation industries, working in organizations ranging from startups to companies with $3 billion in revenue. His experience spans startup, growth, and transformation stages, including mergers and acquisitions.

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.

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.

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.