Manel Sweetmore

Managing Partner

2023 - Current

Senior Vice President

2019 - 2022

Focused on deal qualification, transaction structure & execution, leading due diligence, and portfolio monitoring of domestic and international leveraged buyouts, corporate divestitures, carve-outs, operational restructurings, and add-on acquisitions. Post-transaction responsibilities include portfolio company value creation strategy, financial and operations improvements, and general oversight.

Advisor and Executive Director

2017 - 2019

Strategic Advisor

2017 - 2017

CEO

2015 - 2017

COO/CFO

2013 - 2015

CFO

2009 - 2013

Cleantech / Residential Solar Integrator. Key Executive leading growth of 15x in 3 years to over $100M Revenue

CFO

2005 - 2009

California Cryobank, Inc. is a leading reproductive tissue services company and its subsidiary, Family Cord Blood Services is a Stem Cell Blood banking and related services provider. Hired to improve infrastructure and grow profitability accomplished the following: - EBITDA increase of 160% - Rebuilt entire Financial & Accounting infrastructure including company wide ERP system - Established analytics infrastructure and a metrics based culture - Numerous other process & systems improvements in finance, HR, Sales, and Online Marketing,

President/CFO

2001 - 2005

Acquired company in Nov 2001 in partnership with the designer of the line. Focused on growing sales and establishing infrastructure and processes to support growth. Sold out to partner.

Sr. Director, Business Development

2000 - 2001

Yopa developded a Software Platform for Wireless applications. Developed relationships with Wireless Carriers and other telecomunications service and software providers. Assisted with company strategy and marketing initiaitves. Assisted with fund raising / sale of company.

Director, Business Development

1999 - 2000

Key member of the team that developed the strategy and business plan to take the company from seed funding to acquisition that resulted in an annualized return to investors greater than 95%. Directed a 4 member Business Development team that sourced, executed, and implemented 11 acquisitions, and numerous strategic deals that increased monthly page views from 2M to over 20M, and monthly user sessions from 0.2M to 2+M in less than a year, making eteamz the #1 amateur sports site and one of the top 20 most-trafficked sports sites overall.