Bio

Mr. Fisher is the founder and has been managing partner of SouthPointe since 2003. Ed has been involved as a principal, financier and investment banker in small and middle-market companies since 1985. Prior to co-founding SPV, Ed was a Partner with EGL Holdings, Inc., an Atlanta-based merchant banking firm with a $20 million equity fund. At EGL, Ed was responsible for all aspects of M&A deal sourcing, financing, and closings for clients, both domestic and European, ranging in size from $3-$250 million. Prior to EGL, Ed was a portfolio partner for Atlanta-based Prometheus Partners, a $22 million leveraged buyout fund. Ed was responsible for all aspects of the acquisition process for deals up to $20MM, from identification and negotiation to financing and closing, as well as integrating and managing the companies post-acquisition. From 1993 – 1999, Ed held several corporate operating roles, including as CFO for the 3rd-largest Wendy's restaurant franchisee in the U.S., with over 60 locations and $60MM in revenue, headquartered in Knoxville, TN. While at Wendy's, Ed established and ran a multi-subsidiary holding company accounting and finance department, oversaw California real estate investments, and pursued several large-market acquisitions. Following Wendy’s, Ed was CFO and V.P. of Sales for Big A Distributors, a $10-million family-owned food service facility renovation and equipment distribution business in Atlanta. From 1989 to 1993, Ed was a managing partner of a boutique merchant banking firm, Phoenix Capital Group, providing M&A advisory services and principal investing in deals valued from $1-$50 million. Ed began his career as a commercial lender with First Union National Bank (now Wells Fargo) and C&S Bank (now Bank of America), responsible for credit analysis, underwriting and loan approval in the north Georgia region from 1984 to 1989.