Bio

Patrick Galleher is the Managing Partner for Boxwood Partners; a merchant bank in Richmond, Virginia, where he leads sell-side transactions for Boxwood’s M&A advisory services. He has led several transactions including the sale of Parker Products, NSC Technologies, reQuire, Dorsey Wright & Associates, the capital raise for Digital Risk, the minority investment in Sweet Frog Yogurt alongwith the co-investments in Dorsey, the buy-outs of Yoga Direct, Yoga Accessories, Everything Yoga and Red Rock Products. Prior to joining Boxwood, Patrick was CEO of WILink plc (now known as PrecisionIR), a global financial communications business with operations in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Continental Europe, and Sweden. During Patrick’s 12 year tenure with the Company, he quickly progressed from a top salesperson to product management to Chief Operating Officer to CEO, and was actively involved in all aspects of the business. Patrick was COO/President at the time WILink went public on the London Stock Exchange, and led and integrated 5 acquisitions during his tenure to expand the Company’s core capabilities and client base. In 2006, as CEO, he successfully led the Company through a public-to-private transaction / sale to a NY-based private equity group. Patrick holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Richmond and a degree from the London Business School as well as attending the Centre for Creative Leadership in Belgium. He is a board member and founder of the Virginia Chapter of Young President’s Organization (YPO) and is a board director for Sweet Frog Enterprises, Issuer Direct (NYSE: ISDR), Midlothian Athletic Club and Shockoe Commerce Group; a rapidly growing online multi-channel retailer and portfolio company of Boxwood Capital Partners. Patrick, his wife Julia and four children all live in Midlothian, VA.