More than 700 professionals who worked at Heller Financial in the 1980s and 1990s are still involved in middle-market M&A and private equity today. Here are some of the best-known folks and �rms that got their start at Heller.

Ultimate Incubator

AMHERST ADVISORSAndy Chidester Transaction Adv.

Chris Gillock Principal

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COLONNADE ADVISORS

Lauralee Martin CEOJONES LANG LASALLE

Eric Malchow Managing Dir.LINCOLN PARTNERS

John Ebe DirectorSIKICH INVESTMENT BANKING

Phillip Clarke III Managing Dir.

THE CHICAGO CORP.

TYGRIS ASSET FINANCE

ADAM STREET PARTNERS

Timothy Kelly Partner

CAPITALSOURCEMaureen Carr Lending Team Managing Dir.

Charles HuebnerManaging Principal

RCP ADVISORS

David Asmann Co-FounderTRITON CAPITAL PARTNER

Brian Demkowicz FounderHURON CAPITAL

Dan Marszalek Leverage LendingDennis Roblesky Leverage Lending

BMO HARRIS BANK

ANTARES CAPITAL ’96–’05Acquired by GE Capital in 2005

GE CAPITAL

Tim Ervin Managing DirectorABN AMRO — La Salle Bank

INVISION CAPITALRobert Castillo Founder

Steven Brown PartnerThomas Formolo PartnerMarcus George PartnerDavid Hawkins Partner

CHS CAPITAL

John Turner General PartnerWESTVIEW CAPITAL

BOUNDS EQUITYPARTNERS

Mark Bound Founder

GENEVA GLEN CAPITALJeff Gonyo Managing Director

Bradley Dorchinecz Senior V.P.Robert Morgan Dir. of Private Equity

NORTHERN TRUST GLOBAL ADV.

Julie Goodman Managing Dir.Kevin Kenning Managing Dir.

Bradley Ament MemberNEW CANAAN FUNDING

Earl Mix Founding MemberMark Thies Founding Member

Dan Barry Sr. Managing Dir.Dave Brackett Sr. Managing Dir.Michael Chirillo Sr. Managing Dir.Timothy Lyne Sr. Managing Dir.John Martin CEODavid Swanson Managing Dir.

Jeannie Douglas Executive V.P. OrginationsStephen O’Connor Executive V.P., CEORobert Wilie Director, Healthcare Leveraged FinanceLaird Boulden President

Ryan Golding Managing Dir., Leveraged FinanceChristopher Hague Lending Team Group HeadChris Kelly Lending Team Managing DirectorRhonda Martin V.P., Business Development OfficerBrian Skurnik Director of Orgination & CreditJohn Delaney CEOAmy Heller Managing Dir., Healthcare Credit

NXT CAPITALCraig Andreed Sr. Managing Dir., Real Estate Finance

Kevin Rostowsky Sr. Managing Dir.

Bruce Frank General CounselMike Litwin Chief Credit & Risk OfficerRobert Radway Chairman & CEOJohn Finnerty Sr. Managing Dir., Corp. Fin.Neil Rudd Chief Financial & Admin. Officer

Tricia Marks Managing DirectorMADISON CAPITAL FUNDING

Ken Leonard Co-Managing PartnerKAYNE ANDERSON CAPITAL ADVISORS

DYMAS CAPITAL

Anne Lanser Senior V.P.MESIROW FINANCIAL

Colin Cross FounderCRYSTAL FINANCIAL

Tim Costello Co-FounderNEWSTONE CAPITAL

Gail Fitzpartick Managing Dir.Farhaan Hassan Managing Dir.Mark King Managing Dir.Michael Marziani Managing Dir.

BLUE CREST

Patrick Hayes PrincipalGOLUB CAPITAL

HELLER FINANCIAL 1919–2001 Acquired by GE Capital in 2001

MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL ’02–’08Acquired by Bank of America 2008

LENDINGINSTITUTIONS

INVESTMENTBANKS

PRIVATEEQUITY

LIMITEDPARTNERS