About
Mike Smart is a Partner at Dominus Capital with extensive experience in middle-market private equity transactions focused on manufacturers, distributors, and service companies in industrial and consumer products sectors. His expertise encompasses deal sourcing, growth strategy development, and management team building at portfolio companies. Smart serves on multiple corporate boards and has held leadership roles including Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Blanket Holdings and Chairman and President of Sqwincher Holdings.
Experience
- Dominus CapitalPartnercurrent2020 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- CSW Private Equity, LLCManaging Partner2003 β 2020Greater New York City Area
- MVision Private Equity AdvisersManaging Director2019 β 2020Greater New York City Area
- First Atlantic Capital, Ltd.Principal2001 β 2005New York, United States
- Merrill LynchManaging Director1992 β 2001Greater New York City Area
- DILLON READ & CO. New York, NYAssociate, Mergers & Acquisitions1988 β 1991Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
CommunicationNegotiationNetworking EventsExecutive VisibilityExecutive TeamPartner Relationship ManagementBoard LevelDirector levelOperations ManagementPrivate Equity70Venture Capital36Corporate Development15
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Private PlacementsMergersValuationInvestment BankingDue DiligenceGrowth CapitalLBOAlternative InvestmentsCapital RaisingCorporate FinanceRecapitalizationsBusiness ValuationFrom Mike's professional profile.
Colleagues at AIF
Alison Singer
Co-Founder & President, Autism Science Foundation at AIF
Amanda Lukof
Special Needs Advocate at AIF
Arun Gupta
Founder & CEO, Quartet, Accretive, The World Bank, McKinsey at AIF
Ashok Srinivasan
Chief Science Advisor at AIF
Bob Nelsen
Co-Founder & Managing Director, ARCH Venture Partners at AIF
Brian Jacobs
Venture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIF
Brian O'Callaghan
Co-Founder at AIF
Christopher Male
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at AIF
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mike Smart?
- Mike Smart is a Partner at Dominus Capital with extensive experience in middle-market private equity transactions focused on manufacturers, distributors, and service companies in industrial and consumer products sectors. His expertise encompasses deal sourcing, growth strategy development, and management team building at portfolio companies. Smart serves on multiple corporate boards and has held leadership roles including Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Blanket Holdings and Chairman and President of Sqwincher Holdings.
- Where does Mike Smart work?
- Mike Smart is Partner, Dominus Capital at AIF.
- Where did Mike Smart go to school?
- Mike Smart studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Finance and Accounting); Howard University (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Finance and Insurance).
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,557
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Also attended Howard University35
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Shared employers
Also worked at Dominus Capital1
Also worked at CSW Private Equity, LLC1
Also worked at MVision Private Equity Advisers5
Also worked at Merrill Lynch454
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