Jim M. Needham

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Fieldston Investors

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Mr. Jim M.
Needham is Founder at Fieldston Investors.
Prior to founding Fieldston Investors in 1989, Mr. Needham served as Co-Founder at The Park Avenue Bank.
He also worked at Arthur Young & Company (Ernst & Young) where he was National Director of the Merger & Acquisition Group.
He was Director of Business Development at Corning and an auditor and consultant at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell (KPMG) in New York.
He has had a career in private equity investing and advising middle market companies.
Mr. Needham has a BS in Accounting from Fordham University and is a Certified Public Account.

Jim M. Needham active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Fieldston Investors Fieldston Investors Investment ManagersFinance Fieldston Investors is a private equity investor in the New York city that provides a combination of equity and preferred stock and mezzanine debt. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of manufacturing, distribution of industrial products, consumer goods, healthcare, cranes & hoists, material handling, construction materials & reinforced steel bars, mold & die fabrication, high volume metal removal for automotive engine components, oil-related manufacturing, 'last mile' telecommunications hardware products & services and food & beverages. They acquire divisions/subsidiaries of publicly traded companies, and publicly traded companies themselves, if equity control is available. The firm prefer to acquire companies with a purchase price between $10 million and $75 million and they are particularly interested in companies that have the potential for international sales. The firm considers smaller transactions where add-on acquisitions are contemplated. They usually seek a controlling equity interest in the companies in which they invest.	Founder	2010-11-16

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Companies	Position	End
The Park Avenue Bank (New York) The Park Avenue Bank (New York) Regional BanksFinance Operates as a federal-chartered boutique commercial bank	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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The Park Avenue Bank (New York) The Park Avenue Bank (New York) Regional BanksFinance Operates as a federal-chartered boutique commercial bank	Finance
Fordham University Fordham University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Fieldston Investors Fieldston Investors Investment ManagersFinance Fieldston Investors is a private equity investor in the New York city that provides a combination of equity and preferred stock and mezzanine debt. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of manufacturing, distribution of industrial products, consumer goods, healthcare, cranes & hoists, material handling, construction materials & reinforced steel bars, mold & die fabrication, high volume metal removal for automotive engine components, oil-related manufacturing, 'last mile' telecommunications hardware products & services and food & beverages. They acquire divisions/subsidiaries of publicly traded companies, and publicly traded companies themselves, if equity control is available. The firm prefer to acquire companies with a purchase price between $10 million and $75 million and they are particularly interested in companies that have the potential for international sales. The firm considers smaller transactions where add-on acquisitions are contemplated. They usually seek a controlling equity interest in the companies in which they invest.	Finance