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This One-Stop Solution has been used extensively by Champlain’s founders since 1994 and has decades of proven success. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1583521253600-TLRK6R2V6E63OGCKP1T7/Approach3-01.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1583521265580-OFWIHFJDWK7F7TNX08JX/Team2-01.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1583521278756-5WVVK37RWE9GCKF2MTQK/Investments-01.png Home https://www.champlaincapital.com/about daily 0.75 2024-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1581622153202-G079HLYVKWLI2ZUA8HQI/align-01.png About https://www.champlaincapital.com/contact daily 0.75 2020-05-04 https://www.champlaincapital.com/current-investments daily 0.75 2024-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/62fa22f9-5533-4039-bd2e-d8157afaa2f4/SES+Logo+v3+resized.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/4d14386e-bd36-4510-9bae-3b3d6eaaa76d/ipromoteu_websizedlogo.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/0fc88073-bc77-4f52-862a-26763976d175/Pre+Brands+Logo_template.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1632088103862-ROY5TKX0OQB7EC7SSY5Y/Pro-Tek+Logo_template.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1613603965154-SAMX51AU63JLML4SB26K/Bees+Wrap+Stacked+adjusted+JPG.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1586795527654-RR87L9894M501AWPHPQ4/CC_Logo_crops.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1617922737571-V4Y21IXP3SEEGR6STAYN/PSI+Logo_template.jpg Current Investments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1613605484970-0QD4OW55MGNQ8DY01YJ7/PUI+LOGO+R6+-01_transparent+background.jpg Current Investments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1586795681675-HBPDMJS02S7WUNK2ZRCM/CC_Logo_crops4.jpg Current Investments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1586795731071-XIDRFZE3JI8O11R43X96/CC_Logo_crops7.jpg Current Investments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1617922559401-2DHNXGXB2KYX1GMPAI5J/JRI+Logo_template.jpg Current Investments https://www.champlaincapital.com/investment-approach daily 0.75 2025-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1588258570885-OTALB96QHVGO5RNWC864/Champlain+Chart_fnl-06.png Investment Approach Our One-Stop Solution allows us to provide all the equity and debt required to purchase a company — all of it. https://www.champlaincapital.com/team daily 0.75 2025-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1583357925472-060FEIPFLSI1FKZTEOHO/Headshots.jpg Team Dennis Leary Managing Partner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1583357946052-5FIN582UOC7M7IZB6QFD/Headshots6.jpg Team Warren D. Feldberg Managing Partner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1583357977451-1W9ZBDVATE4PV9ULU63J/Headshots5.jpg Team Pierre Simard Partner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/bd8baf0d-1c7c-4488-bb25-372c3960a71d/Rick-Camino.jpg Team Rick Camino Partner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/71df629f-90c6-4347-9648-de885bac4bfe/Champlain_Adam_Merrill_2025.jpg Team - Make it stand out Adam Merrill Vice President https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/0b4a2115-3625-46b8-a308-5bb5e9baac88/Shirley+Lee.jpg Team Shirley Lee Chief Financial Officer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/09fa54bd-adae-4b70-b268-8cf24b5d0735/Laitta.jpg Team - Make it stand out Rich Laitta Operating Partner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/985856bd-e8ac-44b7-a455-417232f6d23d/Jon-HeadshotCropped.jpeg Team Jon Achenbaum Operating Partner https://www.champlaincapital.com/dennis-leary daily 0.75 2025-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1583360037310-XJMCSSBINAGYZL064GUZ/Headshots.jpg Dennis M. Leary - Managing Partner Prior to founding Champlain Capital, Dennis was a co-founding partner of Green Mountain Partners which consisted of two funds with $430 million of capital. Earlier, Dennis was part of a three-person team at CIGNA that invested CIGNA Mezzanine Partners III, a $450 million fund and was the origin of the One-Stop Capital structure, and managed and exited the portfolios of two previous CIGNA funds with $500 million of combined capital. He also worked for Marine Midland Bank (HSBC) in the Corporate Lending Group. Dennis received a B.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an M.B.A. from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He is also a co-founder of Proof School, a secondary school in San Francisco for students who are exceptionally gifted in mathematics. https://www.champlaincapital.com/warren-d-feldberg daily 0.75 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1583361689170-3RIQF4X0NYQIERJ6LOFY/Headshots6.jpg Warren D. Feldberg - Managing Partner Warren joined Champlain Capital shortly after its founding. Prior to that he had an extensive career in both retailing and distribution, serving as Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Office Products, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caldor, President and Chief Executive Officer of Marshalls, President of Target Stores and Executive Vice President of Lechmere. Warren began his professional career at Bloomingdale’s in New York City where he rose to Merchandising Vice President. He received his M.B.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and his B.A. with Honors from University of Wisconsin at Madison. https://www.champlaincapital.com/pierre-simard daily 0.75 2020-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1585243058119-VA32AKVLZNE2L1YRO87N/Headshots5.jpg Pierre Simard - Partner Pierre has more than 25 years of experience in the private equity and banking industry. Prior to Champlain Capital, he was an investment banker with both Lazard and Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, where he arranged mergers and acquisitions and high-yield debt, equity and financing. He also worked at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, a major Canadian financial institution, and for Lancaster Financial Corp., a private investment banking firm in Toronto. In 2004, Pierre founded Champlain Financial Corporation (Canada) Inc., (“CFC”), a merchant bank in Montreal, Canada which enabled Champlain Capital Partners to further its relationship with its Canadian Limited Partners. Over his career, Pierre participated in the origination and execution of over 40 transactions including exclusive sales, high yield debt financings, management buy-outs and initial public offerings. He received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Université Laval, a Graduate Degree in Management from Université Catholique de Louvain, and an M.B.A. from Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. https://www.champlaincapital.com/jon-achenbaum daily 0.75 2022-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/985856bd-e8ac-44b7-a455-417232f6d23d/Jon-HeadshotCropped.jpeg Jon Achenbaum - Operating Partner Jon has 40 years of consumer products executive experience in brand management, marketing and general management at both publicly held multinational companies and with small, private equity-owned businesses. He started his career in market research at Pillsbury before moving into brand management at Quaker Oats, and then spent a combined 25 years in senior marketing and general management roles at Unilever and Bayer. Following these experiences, Jon held CEO roles for three private equity-owned companies, including two Champlain portfolio companies, Freeman Beauty and Master Cutlery. Jon studied for his MBA at NYU and is a graduate of Skidmore college, where he serves on the Board of trustees. https://www.champlaincapital.com/shirley-lee daily 0.75 2022-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/0b4a2115-3625-46b8-a308-5bb5e9baac88/Shirley+Lee.jpg Shirley Lee - Chief Financial Officer Shirley joined Champlain Capital in December 2022 as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Champlain, Shirley served as a Director of Finance at Founders Circle Capital, a venture capital firm based in the San Francisco Bay area. Shirley began her career in public accounting at Burr, Pilger & Mayer in both their audit and tax practices. Following this she had a variety of financial and accounting responsibilities at GMN Capital and then at Storm Ventures. Shirley received her B.S. from the University of San Francisco. https://www.champlaincapital.com/mike-zhang daily 0.75 2022-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/1588013581984-KSUDT8G0LY726G3C7A2R/Mike+copy.jpg Mike Zhang - Principal Mike joined Champlain Capital in 2015 from the investment banking division of Deutsche Bank in New York. He served as an Analyst focusing on mergers & acquisitions, debt financings and equity issuances for public and private companies across multiple sectors. 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Smith, LLC. Under Rich’s guidance S.R. Smith grew from $30M to $128M which included eight acquisitions and business operations in Australia/Asia Pacific and the EU. Rich received a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from Minnesota State University. https://www.champlaincapital.com/rick-camino daily 0.75 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/bd8baf0d-1c7c-4488-bb25-372c3960a71d/Rick-Camino.jpg Rick Camino - Partner Rick joined Champlain Capital in 2024. Previously, in 2016, he served as CEO of one of Champlain’s portfolio companies, the Stewart-MacDonald Manufacturing Company (“StewMac”), and led it for over eight years before joining Champlain. Prior to Stew Mac, Rick had a diverse leadership career in consumer products including CEO of Hello Music, SVP at EMI Consumer Marketing, VP of Marketing at Capital Records, Disney Consumer Products, The Gap and Federated Department Stores. Rick received his M.B.A with Honors from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business and his B.A. with Honors in Finance from University of Florida. https://www.champlaincapital.com/adam-merrill daily 0.75 2025-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e33a25ffb4ec50b85d5f061/71df629f-90c6-4347-9648-de885bac4bfe/Champlain_Adam_2025.jpg Adam Merrill - Vice President Adam joined Champlain Capital in 2025. Before graduate school, he worked at Focus Financial in New York, where he focused on transactions in the financial services industry, and began his career at BlackRock. Adam earned an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.S. in Finance from Oregon State University, graduating summa cum laude as valedictorian of the College of Business.