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Fenway Partners | Middle-Market Private Equity Firm

Our Approach

We Partner With Management Teams To Make Strong Businesses Stronger

Fenway Partners is a middle market private equity investment firm focused on United States based businesses with strong market franchises, a history of profitable operations but perform at less than their potential. Fenway has a consistent history of partnering with management teams to leverage financial and human resources, unlocking value and achieving very successful investment outcomes for management and for investors. We typically invest in or buyout businesses with revenue between 50−50-50−500 Million and our private equity investment size ranges from 15−15-15−50 Million.

The Team

Meet the Team

Peter Lamm

Peter Lamm is the co-founder and managing partner of Fenway Partners. He has worked in Private Equity for 40 years. Mr. Lamm received a BA in English Literature from Boston University and earned a Masters degree in Business Administration from Columbia University. Mr. Lamm is Chairman of the Board for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF and has served on the board since 2005.

Gregg Smart

Gregg Smart joined Fenway as a managing director in 1999. Previously he was an investment banker at Merrill Lynch & Co. Mr. Smart received a BA in Economics from Davidson College and earned an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Walter Wiacek

Walter Wiacek joined Fenway Partners in 2007 and is Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, responsible for all accounting, financial, investor, and tax reporting. Mr. Wiacek received a B.S. in Business Administration from Bryant University. Mr. Wiacek is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Connecticut Society of CPAs.

Jacqueline Balfour

Jacqueline Balfour joined Fenway Partners in 1997 as a receptionist and now operates as Executive Assistant and Office Manager. Ms. Balfour began her career working as a course manager of a local Golf Course in Western New York before moving on to New York City. Jacqueline (Jack) is an integral part of Fenway’s team.