INVESTING IN MIDDLE MARKET COMPANIES, MANAGEMENT TEAMS & THEIR VISIONS

BRIGGS Management Partners (BRIGGS) invests in middle market companies that are experiencing growth, transition or financial/operational difficulty. While we consider investments in many industries, our primary focus is on middle market Consumer Product Goods, Aerospace and Defense companies.

General investment criteria

BRIGGS makes investments in companies having the following characteristics:

 

Industries:

  • Consumer Packaged Goods
  • Food Distribution
  • Aerospace & Defense
  • General Manufacturing
  • Food Service

 

Business Characteristics:

  • Rapid Growth
  • Family / Management Transition
  • Distribution Issues
  • Operational Issues
  • Supply Chain / Logistics Issues
  • Ownership Succession / Fatigue
  • Banking Issues

 

About Briggs Management Partners

BRIGGS provides expertise and capital to middle market companies. We are experienced operators with over 100 years combined experience in financing, growing and or turning around companies.

BRIGGS can:

  • Close quickly
  • Provide operational and financial triage
  • Supplement senior and middle management
  • Expand sales channels
  • Develop successful growth plans or exits for owners and or management

 

Dan Walsh, Managing Partner Dan.Walsh@briggsmp.com has held many C-level positions in organizations ranging from $10m-$200m. He has transitioned companies in distress into successful exits (CFO Richelieu Foods, CEO/CRO of a national defense company consisting of three divisions, CRO of NEMO Arms, CRO of many aerospace and defense companies). Dan's specialties include manufacturing, Consumer Packaged Goods and Aerospace/Defense.

 

LJ Palazesi, Partner is a serial entrepreneur. L.J. has extensive experience in both the food industry as well real estate investing and management. He was a CoFounder, COO and Board Member at Chatham Village Foods (sold to T. Marzetti) as well as the Co-Owner and Director of Cape Cod Holdings Inc. (Cape Cod Potato Chips, sold to Lance Snacks). He was founder of the Cape Cod Stuffed Quahog Co., and VP of Operations of Richelieu Foods (Sold to Centerview Partners). During his years in the food business L.J. was involved in building, guiding and restructuring all of the above companies resulting in successful exits.