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Franklin H. Foster
Founder at
Essex Bay Capital LLC
Profile
Franklin has led direct investments into private companies for the last 17 years, and has been in the finance industry for over 20 years.
Prior to founding Essex Bay, Franklin was a Managing Director at Audax Private Equity, a leading middle market investment firm with over $9 billion of capital under management.
At Audax, he led investments in the industrial, business services, healthcare and technology markets, among others, completing over 60 acquisitions.
Representative investments include Aavid Thermalloy (sold to Boyd), Astrodyne TDI (sold to Tinicum), Gabriel Performance Products (sold to Huntsman), Northern Digital (sold to Roper) and Winchester Electronics (sold to Snow Phipps).
In addition to leading investments for the bulk of his career at Audax, Franklin also was a member of the Business Development team, maintaining relationships with a variety of deal intermediaries.
Prior to Audax, Franklin was Interim CFO and VP of Corporate Development at Coast Crane Company, then an Audax portfolio company.
Earlier, Franklin worked in investment banking in New York, London and Providence.
Franklin H. Foster active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Essex Bay Capital LLC
 Essex Bay Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Essex Bay Capital invests in small to mid-sized companies located in the United States. The firm target companies operating in the field of software, services, medical devices, industrial technologies, and food and consumer with and EBITDA of USD 2 to USD 10 million and enterprise value of USD 10 to USD 100 million. It provides financing for buyout capital requirements, growth equity investments, and add-on acquisitions. | Founder | 2020-12-31 |
Former positions of Franklin H. Foster
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Audax Group LLC
 Audax Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Operates as alternative investment manager | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2020-12-31 |
Coast Crane Co.
 Coast Crane Co. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Distributes and leases cranes and personnel lifts to the construction industry | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2004-12-30 |
NEBCO, Inc.
 NEBCO, Inc. Construction MaterialsNon-Energy Minerals Manufactures and supplies concrete and construction-related products | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Smith Barney Asset Management
 Smith Barney Asset Management Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment services | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Franklin H. Foster
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1st degree connections
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Linked companies
| Private companies | 6 |
|---|---|
Smith Barney Asset Management
Smith Barney Asset Management Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment services | Finance |
NEBCO, Inc.
NEBCO, Inc. Construction MaterialsNon-Energy Minerals Manufactures and supplies concrete and construction-related products | Non-Energy Minerals |
Coast Crane Co.
Coast Crane Co. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Distributes and leases cranes and personnel lifts to the construction industry | Distribution Services |
Middlebury College
 Middlebury College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Audax Group LLC
Audax Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Operates as alternative investment manager | Finance |
Essex Bay Capital LLC
Essex Bay Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Essex Bay Capital invests in small to mid-sized companies located in the United States. The firm target companies operating in the field of software, services, medical devices, industrial technologies, and food and consumer with and EBITDA of USD 2 to USD 10 million and enterprise value of USD 10 to USD 100 million. It provides financing for buyout capital requirements, growth equity investments, and add-on acquisitions. | Finance |
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