Paul Carpenter

Chief Executive Officer at

Flat Footed LLC

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Consumer Services

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Paul J.
Carpenter was the founder of Semaphore Management LLC, founded in 2003, where the title held was Managing Member in 2013.
Mr. Carpenter is the founder of Flat Footed LLC, founded in 2016, holding the title of Co-Chief Executive Officer & Co-Portfolio Manager since 2016.
Mr. Carpenter completed undergraduate education at Princeton University in 1995.

Paul Carpenter active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Flat Footed LLC Flat Footed LLC Investment ManagersFinance Flat Footed’s strategic approach is to invest each portfolio in accordance with the investment plan that has been developed specifically for each Client or Fund. The firm has historically focused on a select few, heavily researched, high conviction ideas. They view this model as a superior way to invest as compared to managing an evergreen portfolio of 30-40 names.	Chief Executive Officer	2016-07-31

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Semaphore Management LLC Semaphore Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Semaphore Management employs a low net exposure, fundamental research-driven U.S. long/short investment strategy. The firm seeks to capture returns by investing in the equities and fixed-income securities of highly leveraged companies. Semaphore monitors the debt markets and combines credit research with traditional equity analysis to identify investments. On the long side, they invest in companies with improving credit profiles, typically those that generate meaningful free cash flow and have the ability to reduce outstanding debt. Conversely, Semaphore sells short companies with deteriorating credit profiles, declining or negative free cash flow, and increasing balance sheet leverage.	Founder	-

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Princeton University Princeton University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Semaphore Management LLC Semaphore Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Semaphore Management employs a low net exposure, fundamental research-driven U.S. long/short investment strategy. The firm seeks to capture returns by investing in the equities and fixed-income securities of highly leveraged companies. Semaphore monitors the debt markets and combines credit research with traditional equity analysis to identify investments. On the long side, they invest in companies with improving credit profiles, typically those that generate meaningful free cash flow and have the ability to reduce outstanding debt. Conversely, Semaphore sells short companies with deteriorating credit profiles, declining or negative free cash flow, and increasing balance sheet leverage.	Finance
Flat Footed LLC Flat Footed LLC Investment ManagersFinance Flat Footed’s strategic approach is to invest each portfolio in accordance with the investment plan that has been developed specifically for each Client or Fund. The firm has historically focused on a select few, heavily researched, high conviction ideas. They view this model as a superior way to invest as compared to managing an evergreen portfolio of 30-40 names.	Finance