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Previous to founding Grandwood Capital LLC, Mr. Mortell was a Managing Director and Group Head of the Private Equity Financing Group (PEFG) at Prudential Securities’ Investment Banking Division. Under Mr. Mortell’s rein, the PEFG became one of Prudential’s strongest franchises closing over 27 deals in a variety of industries and raising over $750 million of capital. Additionally, Mr. Mortell was involved with a number of other transactions including mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, private debt and restructurings. Mr. Mortell was promoted to Group Head after just two years at Prudential and served on a number of different committees including the Roman Arch Fund investment Committee, the Management Committee responsible for running the investment bank and the Fairness Opinion Committee. Mr. Mortell was also a frequent lecturer at Private Equity Conferences and was widely quoted in industry magazines and periodicals. Previous to Prudential, Mr. Mortell spent six years working for Zolfo, Cooper & Co. as a management consultant specializing in corporate turnarounds and restructurings. While at Zolfo, Cooper & Co., Mr. Mortell represented numerous debtor organizations including bankruptcy and out-of-court restructurings, in addition to representing creditors and creditor committees, both secured and unsecured, and also in and out of bankruptcy. Mr. Mortell also served as an interim chief financial officer for a $120 million specialty retailer. Mr. Mortell began his career at the General Electric Company (GE) graduating from GE’s financial management program with honors and spending two years with GE’s highly-regarded corporate international audit staff. Mr. Mortell received a B.S. degree from Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT. and received an MBA in marketing and finance from the University of Chicago. Mr. Mortell was also an instructor in Finance and Accounting at University of Chicago’s School of Continuing Education. | 