Leonard LaPorta
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Leonard LaPorta is a Managing Director at Pickwick Capital Partners. With 30 years of experience in manufacturing, operations and investment banking, he specializes in financing and M&A transactions involving the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) and highly-engineered capital equipment sectors. Prior to joining Pickwick, Mr. LaPorta’s focus included cross-border M&A transactions in the manufacturing and industrial sectors for investment banks including Oberon Securities, Capstone Headwaters and Cypress Associates. He received M&A Advisor and Atlas Award recognition as the 2014 Cross-Border Deal of the Year winner in the category of Corporate/Strategic Acquisition between $50 to $100 million.
Previously, Mr. LaPorta owned a precision contract manufacturing firm that focused on aerospace and medical device – both requiring the most stringent quality systems to support their highly engineered client product applications. He sold the firm in 2006. Mr. LaPorta is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and received his MBA from Boston College. |