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Benjamin R. Jacobson, Managing General Partner. Since 1978,
Mr. Jacobson has acquired all or part of several companies ranging
in size from $15 million to $250 million in revenue. Mr. Jacobson
started his career in investment banking, first at Paine Webber,
Inc. from 1969-1971 and later at White, Weld & Co. from 1972-1976,
where he became First Vice-President in the Investment Banking Department.
In 1976, Mr. Jacobson left White, Weld to start his own investment
banking firm, Jacobson, Gollust & Co. From 1983-1984, he was a Managing
Director of Donaldson Enterprises, Inc., which managed a private
equity fund. Mr. Jacobson founded Jacobson & Co. in 1984 for the
purpose of acquiring companies, as well as providing investment
banking services. In 1989, he formed Jacobson Partners to make direct
equity investments.
Mr. Jacobson recently served as Chairman of the Board of the YMCA of Greater New York and as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Union College. He has also served as a visiting professor at the University of Virginia's Darden Business School.
Mr. Jacobson graduated with a B.S. from Union College and holds an M.B.A. with Honors from New York University Graduate School of Business Administration.
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