Mr. Hollowell is a Managing Director and Co-Founder of Fidus Partners, a Charlotte, North Carolina based investment banking firm. Mr. Hollowell retired in 1999 as Managing Director and Co-Founder of Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. a Charlotte, North Carolina based investment banking company. The company was established in 1975 as an investment banking firm specializing in middle market transactions, advising leveraged buy-out firms and corporations on transactions from $10 million to $150 million in size. Prior to co-founding the firm, he was a member of Arthur Andersen’s tax department (1969-1971), Vice President of Corporate and Public Finance for Interstate Securities Corporation (1971-1975), and Executive Vice President of Textron Inc. in Providence, Rhode Island (1992-1995). Mr. Hollowell earned his Bachelor of Arts in Accounting in 1965, his Juris Doctor in 1968, and his Masters of Law in Taxation in 1969; all degrees from The College of William and Mary. Mr. Hollowell and his wife Lyttleton Rich have six children; Matthew, Mary, Andrew, Elizabeth, Patrick, and Nicholson. |