Bio

Mr. Benford founded Benford Capital Partners in 2004 and has over 16 years of lower middle market private equity experience. He has played key roles in acquiring and building more than 25 niche businesses. Prior to founding Benford Capital, Mr. Benford was a Principal at Prospect Partners, LLC, a Chicago-based lower middle market private equity firm. Mr. Benford joined Prospect Partners at its inception in 1998 and served on the Board of Directors of seven portfolio companies. Prior to joining Prospect Partners, Mr. Benford worked at Lazard Frères & Co., LLC in the Investment Banking Group working on merger & acquisition and corporate finance transactions. Prior to Lazard, he worked at Morgan Stanley & Co. and at the Northern Trust Company. Mr. Benford earned a BA from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.