Jonathan is a Partner at Ropart Asset Management. He began working at Franchise Mortgage Acceptance Company (FMAC), evaluating corporate loans ($3$50 million) in the energy retail sector. After FMAC, he joined UBS Investment Bank, advising corporate clients in Mergers and Acquisitions in New York and Consumer Products & Retail in both New York and London. He executed/announced 30+ deals, including acquisitions/divestitures ($110 million - $18 billion) and equity/debt financings ($100 million - $9 billion). A few notable deals include the sale of Nabisco to Phillip Morris, the sale of Keebler to Kellogg, and the IPO of Kraft.
Jonathan serves on the Board of Digital Traffic Systems and participates on the Boards of US Personnel, Nature Technologies, ViSalus, and PathConnect. He received an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and an M.B.A. from London Business School. He received an MS in Accounting from the Lubin School of Business at Pace where he attended on scholarship. Jonathan graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Rutgers College, completing a BS in Computer Science in three years.
Jonathan is a member of VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance), NYSSA (New York Society of Security Analysts), the CFA Institute, and the American Institute of CPAs. |