Tom Keene

Founder at

Southlake Equity Group LLC

Finance

Producer Manufacturing

Consumer Services

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Tom is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Southlake Equity Group, where he leads deal sourcing, value creation planning, portfolio company performance improvement and investor relations.
Tom previously worked at Bain & Co., where he focused on global strategy development and post-merger integration, and The Carlyle Management Group, a turnaround-focused private equity fund that spun out of Carlyle in 2004 as EMG.
After accumulating 5 million American Airlines miles, he concluded that there was ample opportunity to create extraordinary companies right in the central United States.
Eventually, he gets to the right answer.
Tom served as Chairman of the Board for Southlake’s exited investments, Waples Manufacturing, American Trailer Works, and Titan Spine.
He is currently Chairman of the Board of Silica Services and Karavan Trailers.
Tom believes great teams working together always outperform the best solo operators, and he puts that belief to work in his professional and personal life.
At home, he is the member of a team of 5 other boys led by his wife of 30 years.

Tom Keene active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Southlake Equity Group LLC Southlake Equity Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Southlake Equity Group in invests in lower middle market companies located in the United States with enterprise values of USD 20-200 million. The firm targets the companies operating in the fields of manufacturing, distribution and business service . It provide financing for growth and buy-out transactions with an investment size ranging form USD 20-50 million and also make both majority and minority investments.	Founder	2006-12-31
American Trailer Works, Inc. American Trailer Works, Inc. Trucks/Construction/Farm MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures cargo trailers and related parts	Chairman	-
Titan Spine, Inc. Titan Spine, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Designs and manufactures inter body fusion devices for the spine	Chairman	-
Karavan Trailers, Inc. Karavan Trailers, Inc. Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Manufactures and distributes boat, personal watercraft and utility trailers	Chairman	-

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Companies	Position	End
Challenger Capital Group Ltd. (Private Equity) Challenger Capital Group Ltd. (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Challenger provides financial services to middle-market companies seeking growth through market and/or product expansion, as well as advisory services for those looking to enhance shareholder value through strategic transactions. The firm offers advisory services including M&A, asset divestitures, restructuring and distressed situations, corporate real estate and business strategy. They also provide placements of equity, mezzanine and debt. Challenger's targeted transaction guidelines include equity/mezzanine placements of $25 million to $100 million, senior debt placements of $50 million to $200 million, M&As of $50 million to $500 million and corporate real estate valued at $25 million to $150 million. They focus on an array of industry sectors including retail and retail food service, financial services, technology, industrial products and services and consumer products.	Private Equity Investor	2008-02-28
Carlyle Management Group Carlyle Management Group Investment ManagersFinance Acts as an alternative investment manager	Private Equity Investor	2006-12-31
Waples Precision Manufacturing LLC Waples Precision Manufacturing LLC Metal FabricationProducer Manufacturing Manufactures precision machining	Chairman	-
Bain & Co., Inc. Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides strategy, marketing, organization, operations, IT and M&A consulting services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Ewing Management Group Ewing Management Group Investment ManagersFinance Ewing Management Group seeks to acquire controlling investments in companies around the world with an emphasis on Asia and a specific interest in China. They invest in private or publicly-traded companies with $15 million to $500 million in revenue. The firm also invests in divisions, subsidiaries or individual plants of larger companies that are capable of operating stand-alone. Companies should have a strong market position or franchise value and operate in a sustainable industry	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Titan Spine, Inc. Titan Spine, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Designs and manufactures inter body fusion devices for the spine	Health Technology
American Trailer Works, Inc. American Trailer Works, Inc. Trucks/Construction/Farm MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures cargo trailers and related parts	Producer Manufacturing
Bain & Co., Inc. Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides strategy, marketing, organization, operations, IT and M&A consulting services	Commercial Services
Carlyle Management Group Carlyle Management Group Investment ManagersFinance Acts as an alternative investment manager	Finance
Ewing Management Group Ewing Management Group Investment ManagersFinance Ewing Management Group seeks to acquire controlling investments in companies around the world with an emphasis on Asia and a specific interest in China. They invest in private or publicly-traded companies with $15 million to $500 million in revenue. The firm also invests in divisions, subsidiaries or individual plants of larger companies that are capable of operating stand-alone. Companies should have a strong market position or franchise value and operate in a sustainable industry	Finance
Kenyon College Kenyon College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Tufts University Tufts University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Challenger Capital Group Ltd. (Private Equity) Challenger Capital Group Ltd. (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Challenger provides financial services to middle-market companies seeking growth through market and/or product expansion, as well as advisory services for those looking to enhance shareholder value through strategic transactions. The firm offers advisory services including M&A, asset divestitures, restructuring and distressed situations, corporate real estate and business strategy. They also provide placements of equity, mezzanine and debt. Challenger's targeted transaction guidelines include equity/mezzanine placements of $25 million to $100 million, senior debt placements of $50 million to $200 million, M&As of $50 million to $500 million and corporate real estate valued at $25 million to $150 million. They focus on an array of industry sectors including retail and retail food service, financial services, technology, industrial products and services and consumer products.	Finance
Karavan Trailers, Inc. Karavan Trailers, Inc. Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Manufactures and distributes boat, personal watercraft and utility trailers	Consumer Durables
Southlake Equity Group LLC Southlake Equity Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Southlake Equity Group in invests in lower middle market companies located in the United States with enterprise values of USD 20-200 million. The firm targets the companies operating in the fields of manufacturing, distribution and business service . It provide financing for growth and buy-out transactions with an investment size ranging form USD 20-50 million and also make both majority and minority investments.	Finance
Waples Precision Manufacturing LLC Waples Precision Manufacturing LLC Metal FabricationProducer Manufacturing Manufactures precision machining	Producer Manufacturing

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