Professionals
Paul J. Huston, Partner and Chairman
As Chairman, Mr. Huston is responsible for overseeing firm activities and monitoring current and new investments. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Laguna Tools and Tri-W.
Prior to co-founding Hudson Ferry Capital, Mr. Huston was a Managing Director and founding member at Liberty Capital Partners, a leading middle market private equity firm. Preceding Liberty's founding, he was an investment banker at Merrill Lynch Interfunding and a staff accountant and then audit manager with Coopers & Lybrand.
Mr. Huston has served on the boards of numerous privately held companies and served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Fairfield University. Mr. Huston received an MBA from Columbia University and a BS in Accounting, magna cum laude, from Fairfield University.
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Timothy R.G. Ross, Partner
Timothy R.G. Ross is a Partner at Hudson Ferry Capital where he focuses on sourcing, structuring and creating value in private equity investments. Mr. Ross is a member of the Board of Directors of VIRA Insight and Percheron Holdings.
Prior to co-founding Hudson Ferry Capital, Mr. Ross spent seven years at Liberty Partners making investments in lower middle market companies and three years as an investment banker at Lazard Frères. Previously, Mr. Ross was President of Bayamon Steel Processors, a portfolio company of Merrill Lynch Interfunding. He also held operating positions at Thypin Steel Company, including product manager, plant manager and industrial engineer.
Mr. Ross received his MBA, MS in Industrial Engineering, and BS in Industrial Engineering with Academic Honors with Distinction from Columbia University.
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Andrew Fleiss, Partner
Andrew Fleiss is a Partner at Hudson Ferry Capital where he focuses on sourcing, structuring and creating value in private equity investments.
Prior to Hudson Ferry Capital, Mr. Fleiss spent over 20 years in senior positions at GP Investments making private equity investments and managing a special purpose acquisition company and at Liberty Partners making investments in lower middle market companies. Mr. Fleiss began his career in the investment banking division at UBS Warburg.
Mr. Fleiss has served on the boards of multiple private and public companies across his career. Mr. Fleiss received his BS in Psychology from Amherst College.
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Dean Pernisie, Partner
Dean Pernisie is a Partner at Hudson Ferry Capital where he focuses on sourcing, structuring and creating value in private equity investments.
In the 18 years prior to joining Hudson Ferry, Mr. Pernisie has closed over 30 platform investments across industrial, healthcare and consumer sectors working with Gemini Investors, Asydan Capital Management and VSS Capital Partners. Previously, Mr. Pernisie was a consultant at IGS, serving private equity and corporate clients.
Throughout his investing career, Mr. Pernisie has served on the boards of numerous privately held businesses. As a member of the Management & Technology Program at the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pernisie earned both a BSE in Mechanical Engineering and a BS in Economics (Wharton).
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Stephen J. Fisher, Partner
Stephen J. Fisher is a Partner at Hudson Ferry Capital and is focused on monitoring current and new investments. Mr. Fisher is a member of the Board of Directors of VIRA Insight and Percheron Holdings.
Prior to co-founding Hudson Ferry Capital, Mr. Fisher was a Managing Director at Liberty Capital Partners. Previously, Mr. Fisher was an attorney for five years with the private equity practice group of Kirkland & Ellis where he structured, negotiated and closed over 50 private equity transactions.
Mr. Fisher has served on the boards of numerous privately held companies throughout his investment career. Mr. Fisher received his JD, cum laude, from Boston University School of Law. He received an MBA and a BS in Business Administration, summa cum laude, from Washington University in St. Louis.
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Bruce B. Robertson, Jr., Partner
Bruce B. Robertson, Jr. is a Partner at Hudson Ferry Capital and is focused on monitoring current and new investments. Mr. Robertson is a member of the Board of Directors of Laguna Tools and Tri-W.
Prior to co-founding Hudson Ferry Capital, Mr. Robertson spent over 20 years in senior positions at GE Capital, Heller Financial and Bank of Scotland providing capital to middle market and lower middle market companies. During his career, Mr. Robertson closed in excess of $3.0 billion of committed financing to over 100 middle market companies.
Mr. Robertson received an MBA from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a BA in Economics, cum laude, from State University of New York at Oswego.
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