Seth I. Friedman
Private Equity Investor at Abacus Finance Group LLC
Profile
Seth Friedman joined Abacus in 2019 as a Managing Director.
He is responsible for originating, structuring, underwriting, and executing new investments.
Seth has over 20 years of investment experience in leveraged finance and investment banking in the lower middle market.
Seth was previously a Managing Director at GB Capital, LLC, where he led the firm’s lower middle market business development efforts.
Prior to GB Capital, he spent over five years as a Managing Director at RLJ Credit Management, LLC, leading the firm’s originations efforts.
Prior to RLJ Credit, Seth co-founded Perseus Finance, LLC and served as a Managing Director.
Prior to that, Seth worked at MetLife Investments as an Associate Director in the Mezzanine Equity Finance Group, principally focused on sourcing, underwriting, executing, and monitoring direct mezzanine and equity co-investments, as well as fund investments.
Earlier in his career, Seth worked in The 1818 SBIC Fund of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., worked as an investment banker with Mesirow Financial, and was employed as a Credit Analyst in the Leveraged Finance Group at LaSalle Bank, NA.
He holds a BS from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Seth I. Friedman active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Abacus Finance Group LLC
 Abacus Finance Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Abacus Finance Group LLC (Abacus Finance) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Tim Clifford and Sean McKeever. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 01/07/2019 |
Goulston & Storrs PC
 Goulston & Storrs PC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Goulston & Storrs PC provides legal services. It offers banking and finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, capital markets, litigation, data privacy, hospitality and recreational, innovation development and licensing, real estate, and public law and partnership solutions. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Former positions of Seth I. Friedman
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
MD SolarSciences Corp.
 MD SolarSciences Corp. Specialty StoresRetail Trade MD SolarSciences Corp. manufactures and distributes skin care products. Its products include sunscreens, anti-aging moisturizer, eye repair emulsion and facial repair serum. The firm sells its products through stores and online. The company was founded by Robert J. Friedman and Bruce A. Deitchman in 2007 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 30/09/2019 |
| GB Capital LLC | Private Equity Investor | 31/07/2019 |
RLJ Credit Management LLC
 RLJ Credit Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance RLJ Credit Management LLC (RLJ Credit Management) is a private debt/equity division of RLJ Cos. founded in 2011 by Trevoir D. Gregg and Robert L. Johnson. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. | Private Equity Investor | 31/03/2018 |
Perseus LLC
 Perseus LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1995, Perseus LLC(Perseus) is a merchant banking and private equity fund management firm located in Bethesda, Maryland. | Private Equity Investor | 31/08/2012 |
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
 Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance, annuities, and employee benefits programs. It operates through the US, and MetLife Holdings segments. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/05/2010 |
Training of Seth I. Friedman
| University of Wisconsin | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 10 |
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MD SolarSciences Corp.
MD SolarSciences Corp. Specialty StoresRetail Trade MD SolarSciences Corp. manufactures and distributes skin care products. Its products include sunscreens, anti-aging moisturizer, eye repair emulsion and facial repair serum. The firm sells its products through stores and online. The company was founded by Robert J. Friedman and Bruce A. Deitchman in 2007 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT. | Retail Trade |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (Investment Management)
 Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (Investment Management) (BBH-IM) is the investment management division of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1931 and do-business-as Brown Brothers Harriman Mutual Fund Advisory Department. BBH-IM advises or sub-advises Mutual Funds, an ETF, and UCITS Funds. | Finance |
Mesirow Financial, Inc.
 Mesirow Financial, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance A subsidiary of Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc., Mesirow Financial, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Chicago with an additional office in New York City. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. Mesirow was founded in 1937 by Norman Mesirow. | Finance |
| LaSalle Bank NA | Finance |
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance, annuities, and employee benefits programs. It operates through the US, and MetLife Holdings segments. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
RLJ Credit Management LLC
RLJ Credit Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance RLJ Credit Management LLC (RLJ Credit Management) is a private debt/equity division of RLJ Cos. founded in 2011 by Trevoir D. Gregg and Robert L. Johnson. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. | Finance |
Abacus Finance Group LLC
Abacus Finance Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Abacus Finance Group LLC (Abacus Finance) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Tim Clifford and Sean McKeever. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Perseus LLC
Perseus LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1995, Perseus LLC(Perseus) is a merchant banking and private equity fund management firm located in Bethesda, Maryland. | Finance |
| GB Capital LLC | |
Goulston & Storrs PC
Goulston & Storrs PC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Goulston & Storrs PC provides legal services. It offers banking and finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, capital markets, litigation, data privacy, hospitality and recreational, innovation development and licensing, real estate, and public law and partnership solutions. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Commercial Services |
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