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by veritascapital.com Killer's Older Sister Works for State Department Contractor, by Chosun.com ABOUT US Veritas Capital is a private equity investment firm headquartered in New York. Founded in 1992, Veritas invests in a broad range of companies through buyouts, growth capital investments, and leveraged recapitalizations. Through our investment funds, we manage equity capital committed from leading financial institutions, pension funds, and high net worth individuals. Over the last two decades, Veritas has achieved returns on its investments that rank it in the top 1% of private equity funds in its vintage years. Veritas is currently investing from its third fund, Veritas Capital Fund III. Veritas' primary objective is to partner with experienced management teams to develop leading companies in their respective markets. In addition to providing long-term capital, we work closely with our management partners in creating and executing a well-defined strategic plan that exploits a company's core competencies as well as attractive industry dynamics. Our Partners bring long term investing experience through a variety of economic conditions. As generalists, we apply our skills and capital to a broad spectrum of industries. However, we have also developed specific expertise in the defense, aerospace, government services, media/telecommunications, consumer products, and specialty manufacturing industries. CURRENT PORTFOLIO
Athena Innovative Solutions
Continental Electronics
DynCorp International
Enterprise Electronics
McNeil Technologies
Trawick & Associates
Vangent, Inc.
The Wornick Company
Worthington Precision Metals TEAM
Robert B. McKeon Robert B. McKeon Mr. McKeon is the founder and President of Veritas. Prior to forming Veritas in 1992, Mr. McKeon served as the Chairman of Wasserstein Perella Management Partners where he was instrumental in raising and managing the group's $1.1 billion private equity fund. In addition, Mr. McKeon served as Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive of Wickes Companies, Inc., Chairman and Director of Maybelline, Inc., and Co-Chairman of Pneumo Abex Corporation. Prior to being one of the founding partners of Wasserstein Perella, Mr. McKeon was a Director at the First Boston Corporation. Mr. McKeon currently serves as Chairman of the Board of DynCorp International, The Wornick Company, Athena Innovative Solutions, and McNeil Technologies. Previously, he served as Chairman of Integrated Defense Technologies (NYSE: IDT) and Vertex Aerospace. Mr. McKeon is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Bretton Woods, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. In addition, Mr. McKeon is on the Board of Trustees of Fordham University and on the Board of Fellows of Trinity College. Mr. McKeon, appointed by the Governor of Connecticut, formerly served as Chairman of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, a $2.6 billion public authority that finances hospitals and universities in Connecticut. Mr. McKeon holds a B.S. in Economics from Fordham University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Hugh Evans Hugh Evans is a Partner at Veritas Capital. Prior to joining Veritas in 2005, Mr. Evans was a Partner at Falconhead Capital, a middle market private equity firm. While at Falconhead, Mr. Evans was responsible for sourcing and executing transactions and was a member of the firm's investment committee. Prior to Falconhead, Mr Evans was a Principal at Stonington Partners, a $1.0 billion private equity firm, where he was responsible for the firm’s investments in Lincoln Educational Services and Javelin Communications. Mr. Evans began his private equity career in 1992 at Merrill Lynch Capital Partners, the predecessor firm of Stonington, which managed $2.0 billion in private equity capital and was a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch. Mr. Evans received an A.B. in Government from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Mr. Evans' prior directorships include NPA, LLC, Lincoln Educational Services, Inc., Javelia Communications and Explore Education, LLC. Ramzi M. Musallam Mr. Musallam is a Partner at Veritas Capital. Prior to joining Veritas in 1997, Mr. Musallam worked at Pritzker & Pritzker, the private equity group then led by investor Jay Pritzker. In that capacity, Mr. Musallam was responsible for identifying and executing acquisitions of both domestic and international corporations as well as investments in early stage technology companies. Prior to Pritzker & Pritzker, Mr. Musallam worked at Berkshire Partners, a private equity investment firm in Boston, for over two years. Mr. Musallam contributed directly to the development, evaluation, execution, and management of leveraged buyouts for the firm. He was also responsible for monitoring and aiding in the performance and growth of selected portfolio companies. Mr. Musallam began his professional career at Chemical Bank (now JP Morgan), working in the Structured Finance Division of the organization. Mr. Musallam currently serves as a director of DynCorp International, Inc., Vangent, Athena Innovative Solutions, Inc., McNeil Technologies, Inc., The Wornick Company, Trawick & Associates, Continental Electronics, Inc. and Entrerprise Electronics, Inc. Mr. Musallam holds a B.A., cum laude, from Colgate University with a double major in Economics and Mathematics and an M.B.A. with High Honors from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Joe Benavides Mr. Benavides is a Principal at Veritas Capital. Mr. Benavides has been active in private equity as either a principal or an advisor since 2000. Prior to joining Veritas, Mr. Benavides was a Managing Director at The Blackstone Group. Prior to Blackstone, Mr. Benavides was most recently a Vice President in the Financial Sponsors Group at Credit Suisse First Boston where he worked on numerous leveraged buyouts, divestitures and financings for leading private equity firms and their portfolio companies. Mr. Benavides received a B.S. in Economics with a concentration in Finance from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. in Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Gail Dady Ms. Dady is a Principal at Veritas. Prior to joining Veritas in 2001, Ms. Dady served as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Quarterdeck Investment Partners, Inc., an investment banking firm specializing in the aerospace, defense, and technology industries. Ms. Dady established the Washington office of Quarterdeck and was responsible for managing the firm's mergers and acquisitions advisory practice as well as direct investments made by the firm's equity investment group, Quarterdeck Equity Partners, Inc. Previously, Ms. Dady served as a Commander in the United States Navy where she had assignments with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Commander of Allied Forces Southern Europe. Ms. Dady is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the Board of Directors of the National Guard Youth Challenge Foundation. Ms. Dady holds a Master's Degree in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and served as a Federal Executive Fellow at the Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. Arvind M. R. Krishnamurthy Mr. Krishnamurthy is a Principal at Veritas. Prior to joining Veritas in 2004, Mr. Krishnamurthy worked as an Associate at Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, where he was involved in the evaluation and execution of investments for Morgan Stanley's $3 billion private equity fund. Prior to Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, Mr. Krishnamurthy worked at Bain Capital for two years, where he was involved in evaluating and executing leveraged buyout and growth capital investments in a wide variety of industries. In addition, Mr. Krishnamurthy worked extensively with the firm's portfolio companies, assisting them on financings, acquisitions, and other strategic and financial issues. Previously, Mr. Krishnamurthy was an Analyst in the health care investment banking business of Goldman, Sachs & Company. Mr. Krishnamurthy holds an A.B., magna cum laude, in Social Studies from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Jeffrey C. Weber Mr. Weber is a Principal at Veritas Capital. Prior to joining Veritas in 2005, Mr. Weber was a Vice President at Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking, where he was involved in the evaluation and execution of investments for leveraged buyout funds with total assets under management of over $3 billion. At Lehman Brothers, Mr. Weber was responsible for all aspects of investments including due diligence, financing, monitoring of portfolio companies, and assisting with portfolio company acquisitions. Previously, Mr. Weber served as an aviation officer in the United States Army, holding leadership positions from platoon to company level both domestically and abroad. Mr. Weber holds a B.S. in Engineering Management from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Nick Ghoussaini Mr. Ghoussaini is an Associate at Veritas. Prior to joining Veritas in 2007, Mr. Ghoussaini worked at The Cypress Group, a private equity firm specializing in industrial, consumer and financial service related companies. As an Associate, Mr. Ghoussaini contributed directly to the development, evaluation, execution, and management of leveraged buyouts for the firm. Before working for The Cypress Group, Mr. Ghoussaini was an investment-banking analyst in the Industrials Group at Lehman Brothers where he was involved in the analysis and execution of equity, high-yield, and M&A transactions. Mr. Ghoussaini graduated from Tufts University, where he received a BA in Economics and German. Daniel H. Sugar Mr. Sugar is an Associate at Veritas. Prior to joining Veritas in 2004, Mr. Sugar worked for the restructuring investment bank, Miller Buckfire & Co. There, he advised corporations across a wide variety of industries on restructuring, bankruptcy and M&A transactions. Mr. Sugar holds a B.S.E. from Princeton University with a major in Operations Research and Financial Engineering. Patrick R. Sullivan Mr. Sullivan is an Associate at Veritas. Prior to joining Veritas in 2006, Mr. Sullivan worked in the Investment Banking division of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. In that capacity, he advised corporations across a range of industries including retail, lodging and transportation on strategic, financing and M&A transactions. Mr. Sullivan holds a B.S., cum laude, in Economics from Vanderbilt University. Jason M. Donner Mr. Donner is the Chief Financial Officer at Veritas. Prior to joining Veritas, Mr. Donner was a Vice President at BISYS Private Equity Services, a division of BISYS, that provides fund administration, accounting, financial reporting, and tax services to the private equity industry. Prior to joining BISYS, Mr. Donner worked at Swiss Re Group as the Controller of Swiss Re’s private equity division. Mr. Donner is a Certified Public Accountant and began his career as an Audit Manager in Goldstein Golub & Kessler’s financial services audit group.
Mr. Donner holds a B.S. in
Accounting from CUNY Brooklyn College. 3/8/2007
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DRS Technologies completes the sale of two
non-core operating units
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Wornick Company
Smiths buying Trak Communications
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