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Combining nearly 20 years of experience in strategic management, operational excellence, and value creation, Jake Bennett and Sean Kelleher have partnered to identify and acquire an American business through Wells Street Partners. They are supported by a committed group of experienced investors, including Alza Capital Partners, Aspect Investors, The Cambria Group, Colca Capital, Legate Partners, M2O, MER Entreprises, Northspring Partners, Red Forest Capital, Search Fund Partners, WSC & Company, Steuart Botchford, Sam Hyde, and Ned Tomasevic.
A Virginia native, Jake studied Systems Engineering at West Point before serving five years in the U.S. Army. He later earned his MBA from the Michigan Ross School of Business and worked at McKinsey’s Chicago office, focusing on operational transformations for lower- and middle-market industrial companies and cross-industry procurement strategies.
Originally from Boston, Sean studied Economics at Duke University before moving to Wisconsin in 2011 to work for Epic Systems, the leading provider of healthcare software. He spent eight years at Epic as an implementation lead before earning his MBA at Michigan Ross. Since graduating, Sean has worked in Deloitte’s strategy consulting practice, specializing in growth strategy for healthcare clients.
Wells Street Partners is focused on identifying and investing in companies within the healthcare, industrial, and B2B services sectors that demonstrate strong fundamentals and generate annual EBITDA of more than $3M. Target companies should have recurring revenue, low customer concentration, a clear competitive advantage, and sustained performance.
