Our investment professionals collectively possess senior-level operations, advisory and investment experience across a spectrum of industries and growth situations. And we have a particular appreciation for the challenges and opportunities faced by entrepreneurial companies.

Leland Miklovic, Managing Director

Mr. Miklovic has over 20 years of transaction advisory, principal investment and operating experience primarily focused on the middle market. He has worked extensively with boards and senior management teams on strategic growth and value creation initiatives as well as numerous financing and change-of-control transactions. Mr. Miklovic previously served as a Director in the middle market investment banking groups of Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, and was a Managing Director with Caymus Equity Partners, a middle-market private equity firm. He began his career as an engineer for The Timken Company. Mr. Miklovic has an M.B.A. from Cornell University and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University.

Dennis Bergquist, Managing Director

Mr. Bergquist has over 25 years of operational and consulting experience as both a senior executive and an advisor to boards, investors and senior management of mid-sized private and publicly held companies. He previously held CEO and CFO positions where he had responsibility for revenue growth and operations expansion, including the sourcing of capital to fund those initiatives. Mr. Bergquist also has experience in turnaround assignments and restructurings and previously served on the board of Adco Manufacturing, Inc., a packaging machinery manufacturer. Mr. Bergquist has an M.B.A. from Cornell University and a B.S. in business administration from California State University (Fresno). Mr. Bergquist is a former CPA.