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Robin
Ellis Busch, Managing Partner—SPP
Capital and SPP Mezzanine Partners
Ms. Busch has served as a co-head of distribution
for SPP Capital since 1993. Ms. Busch has over
19 years of experience in the private capital
markets on a broad range of private senior debt,
mezzanine debt and equity placements. A founding
member of SPP Hambro, SPP Capital’s predecessor,
Ms. Busch is responsible for capital raising activities
including structuring, selling and negotiating
debt and equity securities, bank facilities and
structured finance transactions for both U.S.
and foreign issuers. Prior to joining SPP Capital,
Ms. Busch was with Bankers Trust Company in the
Capital Markets Group. Ms. Busch is a cum laude
graduate of New York University.
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C.
Todd Kumble, Managing Partner—SPP
Capital and SPP Mezzanine Partners
Mr. Kumble has extensive experience in structuring
and placing bank financings, senior note private
placements, mezzanine and private equity offerings.
Having joined SPP Hambro, SPP Capital’s predecessor,
in 1993, Mr. Kumble’s transaction experience
spans a broad array of industries including manufacturing,
distribution, financial services, cable and real
estate. Before joining SPP Capital, Mr. Kumble was
a Director of Financial Planning for Home Box Office,
Inc. where he was involved in acquisition analysis
for the company. Prior to this, he was a Manager
of Treasury for The Allen Group, Inc. and a Credit
Analyst for the Leveraged Buyout Group of Manufacturers
Hanover Trust. Mr. Kumble has a B.A. degree in Economics
from Yale University and an M.B.A. degree in Finance
from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
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Stefan
L. Shaffer, Managing Partner—SPP
Capital and SPP Mezzanine Partners
Mr. Shaffer was one of the founding partners of
SPP Hambro, SPP Capital’s predecessor. Mr.
Shaffer manages the global origination of SPP
Capital and is an architect of SPP Capital’s
unique joint venture strategy. His 22 years of
experience in the private market includes hundreds
of transactions in North America and Europe.
Prior to becoming a principal at SPP Capital,
Mr. Shaffer was a Vice President in the Private
Placement Group at Bankers Trust Company where
he was responsible for origination, structuring
and pricing of private placements for the Capital
Markets Group, both nationally and internationally.
Prior to his move to investment banking, Mr.
Shaffer had been an attorney with the law firm
of White
& Case where he drafted and negotiated private
placements, public securities, leveraged lease
transactions and provided general corporate counsel.
Mr. Shaffer is a cum laude graduate of Cornell
Law School where he earned a J.D. degree and has
served on the Board of Editors on the Cornell
International Law Journal; he is a magna cum laude
undergraduate from Colgate University where he
was elected Phi Beta Kappa.
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Philip
A. McNeill, Managing Partner
and Chief Investment Officer—SPP Mezzanine
Partners
Mr. McNeill is currently the Chief Investment Officer
for SPP Mezzanine Partners. Prior to joining SPP
Mezzanine Partners, Mr. McNeill served as a Managing
Director and co-head of mezzanine investing at Allied
Capital Corporation where he was co-head of its
Private Finance and Mezzanine activities and a member
of its Investment Committee. Before joining Allied
Capital in 1993, Mr. McNeill served as Vice President
of M&T Capital Corporation, the SBIC investment
division of M&T Bank. Prior to entering the
private finance industry in 1988, he developed,
founded, managed and owned a Boston-based retail
and manufacturing company and was a founding director
of City National Bank of Weatherford, Oklahoma.
Mr. McNeill holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business
School and a B.S. in Finance, Accounting, and Law
& Public Policy from Syracuse University.
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Amy
S. Lazarus, Chief Financial
Officer
Ms. Lazarus was a founding partner of SPP Hambro,
SPP Capital’s predecessor, and originally
served as the firm’s head of distribution.
Prior to joining the firm as a principal, Ms. Lazarus
was a Vice President in the Private Placement Group
at Bankers Trust Company. Her responsibilities included
the structuring and execution of transactions for
both U.S. and international clients in all types
of issues including senior and subordinated notes,
equities, LBOs, project financing and ESOPs. Ms.
Lazarus has extensive experience in structuring
private placements and derivative products.
A certified public accountant, she began her career
at Arthur Andersen. Ms. Lazarus holds an M.B.A.
degree in finance from The Columbia Graduate School
of Business and a B.S. in Business Administration
from the University of Vermont. She graduated both
Beta Gamma Sigma and magna cum laude, respectively.
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Donald
W. Graham, CFA, Partner
Mr. Graham has been involved in originating, structuring
and distributing private placement transactions
for the last 14 years. Prior to joining SPP Capital
in 2000, Mr. Graham was a senior member of the
private placement group at RBC Dominion Securities
(an affiliate of Royal Bank of Canada). Prior
to this, Mr. Graham was with Prudential Securities
where he was involved in a wide variety of corporate
finance transactions. Mr. Graham began his career
in finance as an investment manager for Prudential
Capital Group, one of the largest investors in
private placements in the United States.
Mr. Graham holds a B.A. degree in Economics and
Biology from the University of Virginia and a
M.B.A. degree in finance from Cornell University.
Mr. Graham is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
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John
Cable, Vice President
Mr. Cable joined SPP Capital as an Associate in
June 2006. Before joining the firm, Mr. Cable held
various corporate finance positions at Nike and
Coach and was most recently Manager, Operations
Finance for Coach, Inc. Mr. Cable began his career
as an Investment Banking Analyst with Deutsche Bank
Alex. Brown. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Art
History from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from
Dartmouth’s Amos Tuck School of Business Administration.
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Elizabeth
Carmany Perreten, Vice President
Ms. Perreten joined SPP Capital in 2004. Prior to
joining the firm, Ms. Perreten was a Summer Associate
in Global Markets at Merrill Lynch and was previously
in the Investment Services Group at Donaldson, Lufkin
& Jenrette. She received a B.A. with honors
in International Relations from Brown University
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Brad
Crispin, Associate
Mr. Crispin joined SPP Capital as an Analyst in
2007. Mr. Crispin was previously the Deputy Press
Secretary for a national Senate campaign in the
2006 election cycle. He is a graduate of Dartmouth
College where he received a B.A. in Classical Studies
with a concentration in Latin.
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