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Dan is a managing partner of the Polaris Growth Fund in the Boston office.
He joined Polaris in 2015 and leads investments in software and technology-enabled services.
Dan currently represents Polaris on the boards of Avolve Software, B2Gnow, Baxter Planning, ESO, LCvista, and TransACT Communications, and has also served on the boards of Cityworks (Trimble), Dealer Spike (LeadVenture/True Wind Capital), Emergency Reporting (ESO/Vista Equity Partners), Iridium Technology (BigHand/LLCP), MGA Systems (Vertafore/Roper Technologies), and TRG (Pamlico Capital).
Prior to joining Polaris, Dan was a vice president with H.I.G.
Growth Partners, a private equity firm focused on recapitalizations of growth-oriented, lower middle market businesses.
While at H.I.G., Dan was responsible for sourcing, executing and monitoring investments in software, internet, and business services.
He also served on the boards of several companies.
Previously, Dan served as an associate at Symmetric Capital, where he sourced and executed investments in software, healthcare, and business services.
He also was an investment-banking analyst at Bank of America in San Francisco, where he worked with growth-oriented technology and healthcare companies on private capital raises and recapitalizations.
Dan received his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, where he was recognized as an Edward Tuck Scholar, and a BA from Yale University.
Prior to entering the real world, Dan played 3 seasons of professional hockey in the US and Europe.
He and his wife Chandra have three young children.
Dan Lombard active positions
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Polaris Growth Management LLC
Polaris Growth Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Polaris Partners invests primarily in companies in the consumer technology, digital media/entertainment, e-Commerce, network hardware, software and semiconductors sectors. They invest in seed, early-stage and high growth, middle-market companies. The firm's early-stage investments focus on information technology and life sciences companies. Within the information technology sector, Polaris looks for companies that are developing Internet and broadband infrastructure, enterprise software products, e-Commerce products/services, digital media/entertainment, consumer software, network hardware and network software. In the life sciences sector, the firm looks for companies that are developing medical devices, pharmaceuticals, genomics, proteomics, drug delivery, medical services and consumer products and services. Polaris' private equity efforts focus on high-growth, middle-market companies in industries including technology, healthcare, digital media, consumer products and services and business services. Polaris serves as the lead or co-lead investor in the vast majority of their portfolio companies. The firm participates in minority growth equity investments, recapitalizations with liquidity and LBOs. | Private Equity Investor | 2014-12-31 |
Baxter Planning Systems, Inc.
Baxter Planning Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software solutions for inventory planning and execution | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Dan Lombard
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Symmetric Capital LLC
Symmetric Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Symmetric Capital invests in companies located in the United States and Canada with an EBITDA of USD 2 million and revenues of USD 10 million. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It participates in It provides financing for buyout, equity, debt and growth transactions with an investment size of USD 5 - 25 million. It acquires majority and minority interests. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Bank of America NA (Toronto Branch)
Bank of America NA (Toronto Branch) Major BanksFinance Foreign branch of American bank | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
H.I.G. Growth Partners LLC
H.I.G. Growth Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance H.I.G. Growth Partners seeks investment opportunities in companies located throughout North America, Latin America and Europe with revenues of USD 10 - 100 million. It focuses on companies operating across a broad range of sectors. It provide financing for recapitalizations, growth or expansion, and acquisition with an investment size up to USD 75 million. It takes majority and minority interest. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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Polaris Growth Management LLC
Polaris Growth Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Polaris Partners invests primarily in companies in the consumer technology, digital media/entertainment, e-Commerce, network hardware, software and semiconductors sectors. They invest in seed, early-stage and high growth, middle-market companies. The firm's early-stage investments focus on information technology and life sciences companies. Within the information technology sector, Polaris looks for companies that are developing Internet and broadband infrastructure, enterprise software products, e-Commerce products/services, digital media/entertainment, consumer software, network hardware and network software. In the life sciences sector, the firm looks for companies that are developing medical devices, pharmaceuticals, genomics, proteomics, drug delivery, medical services and consumer products and services. Polaris' private equity efforts focus on high-growth, middle-market companies in industries including technology, healthcare, digital media, consumer products and services and business services. Polaris serves as the lead or co-lead investor in the vast majority of their portfolio companies. The firm participates in minority growth equity investments, recapitalizations with liquidity and LBOs. | Finance |
Yale University
Yale University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Bank of America NA (Toronto Branch)
Bank of America NA (Toronto Branch) Major BanksFinance Foreign branch of American bank | Finance |
Baxter Planning Systems, Inc.
Baxter Planning Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software solutions for inventory planning and execution | Technology Services |
Symmetric Capital LLC
Symmetric Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Symmetric Capital invests in companies located in the United States and Canada with an EBITDA of USD 2 million and revenues of USD 10 million. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It participates in It provides financing for buyout, equity, debt and growth transactions with an investment size of USD 5 - 25 million. It acquires majority and minority interests. | Finance |
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
H.I.G. Growth Partners LLC
H.I.G. Growth Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance H.I.G. Growth Partners seeks investment opportunities in companies located throughout North America, Latin America and Europe with revenues of USD 10 - 100 million. It focuses on companies operating across a broad range of sectors. It provide financing for recapitalizations, growth or expansion, and acquisition with an investment size up to USD 75 million. It takes majority and minority interest. | Finance |
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