Brett Keith
Founder at Rockwood Equity Partners LLC
Profile
Brett Keith co-founded Rockwood in 1999 to focus on the acquisition of companies in the lower middle market.
Since then, he has focused on deal flow generation, the analysis, due diligence and financing of pending transactions, and the oversight and monitoring of portfolio companies.
In conjunction with the other principals, Brett has developed and refined Rockwood’s “value orientation,” resulting in the investment track record and existing portfolio the firm has today.
Prior to forming Rockwood, he worked as an investment banker in the Mergers & Acquisitions group of Lehman Brothers’ New York office, and as the Controller of Jacobson Machine Works, a turnaround company owned by a private equity firm.
Brett also served in an advisory role on the sale of his family-controlled pharmaceutical services company to American Medserve Corporation, an industry consolidation sponsored by the private equity firm of GTCR.
He began his career as a financial consultant and Certified Public Accountant at Grant Thornton LLP and Arthur Andersen LLP.
Brett received a B.A., with dual degrees in finance and accounting, from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, and an M.B.A.
from Harvard Business School.
He currently serves on the Global Board of Directors of YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization), was an adjunct professor at his undergraduate alma mater, where he taught an M.B.A.
course on Private Equity, and serves (and has served) as a Director of multiple Rockwood portfolio companies.
Brett Keith active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Rockwood Equity Partners LLC
 Rockwood Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Rockwood Equity Partners LLC (Rockwood Equity Partners) is a private equity firm is founded in 1999 .The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | Founder | 01/01/1999 |
Johns Creek Partners LLC
 Johns Creek Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded by Ruben F. Salinas III, Johns Creek Partners LLC is a private equity firm located in Kansas City, Missouri. | Private Equity Investor | 19/07/2010 |
Young Presidents' Organization, Inc.
 Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Brett Keith
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Grant Thornton LLP
 Grant Thornton LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison, Inc.
 Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc. (Goldner Hawn Johnson) is a private equity firm is founded by Van Zandt Hawn, Timothy Daniel Johnson, John Lewis Morrison, and Michael Goldner in 1989. The firm is headquarter in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Lehman Brothers, Inc.
 Lehman Brothers, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Mt. Auburn Partners LLC
 Mt. Auburn Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2004 by Malte Bernholz and Joel Milne, Mt. Auburn Partners LLC is a private equity firm located in Charlotte, North Carolina. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
InvestRx LLC
 InvestRx LLC Investment ManagersFinance InvestRx LLC is a San Francisco-based private equity investment firm. | Chairman | - |
Training of Brett Keith
| University of St. Thomas | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard University | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 8 |
|---|---|
InvestRx LLC
InvestRx LLC Investment ManagersFinance InvestRx LLC is a San Francisco-based private equity investment firm. | Finance |
Rockwood Equity Partners LLC
Rockwood Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Rockwood Equity Partners LLC (Rockwood Equity Partners) is a private equity firm is founded in 1999 .The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | Finance |
Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Lehman Brothers, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues. | Finance |
Mt. Auburn Partners LLC
Mt. Auburn Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2004 by Malte Bernholz and Joel Milne, Mt. Auburn Partners LLC is a private equity firm located in Charlotte, North Carolina. | Finance |
Johns Creek Partners LLC
Johns Creek Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded by Ruben F. Salinas III, Johns Creek Partners LLC is a private equity firm located in Kansas City, Missouri. | Finance |
Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison, Inc.
Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc. (Goldner Hawn Johnson) is a private equity firm is founded by Van Zandt Hawn, Timothy Daniel Johnson, John Lewis Morrison, and Michael Goldner in 1989. The firm is headquarter in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Finance |
Grant Thornton LLP
Grant Thornton LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Commercial Services |
Young Presidents' Organization, Inc.
Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007. | Commercial Services |
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