Timothy Weld

BancBoston Capital provides a variety of financing options including early-stage venture capital for emerging growth companies, later-stage investments in more mature companies in consolidating industries and investments in growth companies requiring capital for expansion or ownership transitions. The firm focuses on investments in information technology, healthcare and communications companies and on small to middle-market manufacturing and service sector companies.

Shields believes that a mid-cap value equity strategy can enhance investment performance in up markets and help protect capital in down markets by focusing on stocks that are significantly undervalued by the market, have the liquidity and financial stability associated with large-cap companies and possess the attractive growth characteristics of small-cap companies. The firm believes that investment risk can be managed by over- and underweighting economic sectors in accordance with economic conditions. The firm's investment process combines economic and industry insights with rigorous fundamental, quantitative and technical analysis of individual companies and their stocks. They identify economic sectors most likely to benefit from market conditions. Shields economic analysis looks at interest rate forecast, inflationary outlook and probable market direction. They next analyze the impact of interest rates on industries. Shields industry analysis also includes reviewing and analyzing industry reports and trade publications to identify major trends. Next, the firm narrows their universe of mid-cap stocks value stocks employing a multi factor model that seeks low price-to-cash flow, low p/e, moderate debt-to-total capitalization, high ROE and low price-to-asset value. Shields then reduces the value subset to a buy list via fundamental analysis that looks at balance sheets, income and cash flow. Their active due diligence process includes meeting with management, contacting competition and performing a quantitative/technical review. These analysis criteria include relative performance, insider trades, earnings momentum and technical position. For their sell process, every stock is assigned a two-year price objective. Via fundamental analysis, Shields determines whether a stock is overvalued and will sell if fundamentals have not changed. They liquidate their position in a company if its management loses focus, diversifies into unrelated business or sells off its best assets. All research is conducted in-house.

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Parish Capital Advisors seeks to provide a level of service comparable to in-house staff. They limit the number of institutional investors participating in the partnership. The firm is an active participant on the advisory boards of their portfolio funds. When appropriate, they may proactively serve as lead investor. Parish Capital Advisors maintains a commitment to small, early-stage venture and small and middle-market buyout funds. In order to identify and participate in top tier emerging funds, the firm applies a combination of sector experience, hard work, rigorous due diligence and business intelligence.

Alternative investment manager

StepStone Group invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on clean energy, power & utilities, telecommunications, transport, social & natural capital. It provides financing for buyouts, early, secondary purchases and growth stage capital requirements. It also makes co-investments.

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Functions as a College/University