Rick Gaenzle

Chief Executive Officer at PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. III

60 year

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Rick Gaenzle is the founder.
Mr. Gaenzle is the founder of Gilbert Global Equity Partners LLC, serving as Managing Director since 2013.
Mr. Gaenzle is also the founder of Gilbert Global Equity Capital LLC.
Current jobs include Chief Executive Officer & Director at Perception Capital Corp.
III since 2023, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Perception Capital Corp.
IV, Chairman at Lake Street Homes, Director at True Temper Sports, Inc., Director at Spectaire Holdings, Inc. starting in 2024, and Operating Partner at Rock-Tenn Retail Solutions Co. Former jobs include Chief Executive Officer & Director at Perception Capital Corp.
II, Chief Executive Officer & Director at RCF Acquisition Corp., Vice Chairman at Fusion Cloud Services LLC, Vice Chairman at Lasersharp Corp., Vice Chairman at Retelit Digital Services SpA, Vice Chairman at Optical Capital Group, Inc., Vice Chairman at Tinka-Servicios de Consultoria SA, Director at True Temper Corp., Director at CPM Holdings, Inc., Independent Director at Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp., and Principal at Soros Capital LP from 1992 to 1997.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from Hartwick College and an MBA from Gabelli School of Business.

Rick Gaenzle active positions

Companies	Position	Start
PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. III	Chief Executive Officer	21/07/2023
Gilbert Global Equity Partners LLC Gilbert Global Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Gilbert Global is an institutional investment firm that makes private equity and equity-related investments in both public and private companies around the world. They make Individual controlling or non-controlling direct investments generally ranging from $20 million to $150 million. Their portfolio companies span a range of industries, including telecommunications equipment and services, financial and business services and traditional industrial and consumer-related businesses. They participate in a variety of transaction types including (1) growth companies formed around outstanding management teams with unique products and/or services (2) privatizations of franchises (3) strategic alliances with entities that can be used as acquisition and/or consolidation vehicles (4) established businesses that produce high levels of cash flow to repay acquisition indebtedness and (5) operational turnarounds of distressed, underperforming companies with overleveraged capital structures.	Founder	01/01/1997
True Temper Sports, Inc. True Temper Sports, Inc. Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Manufactures and sells golf & hockey steel products	Director/Board Member	-
Gilbert Global Equity Capital LLC Gilbert Global Equity Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of Gilbert Global Equity Partners LLC, Gilbert Global Equity Capital LLC is a company based in DE. The American company was founded by Rick Gaenzle.	Founder	-
Lake Street Homes	Chairman	-
Rock-Tenn Retail Solutions Co. Rock-Tenn Retail Solutions Co. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Provides printing services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Former positions of Rick Gaenzle

Companies	Position	End
Soros Capital LP	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/1997
True Temper Corp. True Temper Corp. Tools & HardwareConsumer Durables Manufactures and supplies hand tools	Director/Board Member	-
Optical Capital Group, Inc. Optical Capital Group, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management services	Director/Board Member	-
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Private companies	20
Soros Capital LP
True Temper Sports, Inc. True Temper Sports, Inc. Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Manufactures and sells golf & hockey steel products	Consumer Durables
Gilbert Global Equity Partners LLC Gilbert Global Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Gilbert Global is an institutional investment firm that makes private equity and equity-related investments in both public and private companies around the world. They make Individual controlling or non-controlling direct investments generally ranging from $20 million to $150 million. Their portfolio companies span a range of industries, including telecommunications equipment and services, financial and business services and traditional industrial and consumer-related businesses. They participate in a variety of transaction types including (1) growth companies formed around outstanding management teams with unique products and/or services (2) privatizations of franchises (3) strategic alliances with entities that can be used as acquisition and/or consolidation vehicles (4) established businesses that produce high levels of cash flow to repay acquisition indebtedness and (5) operational turnarounds of distressed, underperforming companies with overleveraged capital structures.	Finance
Rock-Tenn Retail Solutions Co. Rock-Tenn Retail Solutions Co. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Provides printing services	Commercial Services
PaineWebber, Inc. PaineWebber, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides stock brokerage and asset management services	Finance
True Temper Corp. True Temper Corp. Tools & HardwareConsumer Durables Manufactures and supplies hand tools	Consumer Durables
Hartwick College Hartwick College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Birch Communications LLC Birch Communications LLC Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides managed communications and information technology services	Communications
Gilbert Global Equity Capital LLC Gilbert Global Equity Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of Gilbert Global Equity Partners LLC, Gilbert Global Equity Capital LLC is a company based in DE. The American company was founded by Rick Gaenzle.	Finance
CPM Holdings, Inc. CPM Holdings, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures industrial equipment and technology, delivering sustainable solutions & full lifecycle support across feed, food, green energy, advanced materials and packaging industries	Producer Manufacturing
Lasersharp Corp.
Retelit Digital Services SpA Retelit Digital Services SpA Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides digital services based on infrastructures and platforms	Technology Services
Gabelli School of Business Gabelli School of Business Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Optical Capital Group, Inc. Optical Capital Group, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management services	Commercial Services
Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp. Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a blank check company	Finance
Tinka-Servicios de Consultoria SA
Perception Capital Corp. II Perception Capital Corp. II Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a blank check company	Finance
Lake Street Homes
Portage Fintech Acquisition Corp. Portage Fintech Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a blank check company	Finance
RCF Acquisition Corp. RCF Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a blank check company	Finance