The LFM Quarterly // Not all Heroes Wear Capes
Check out this edition to learn more about our recent transactions, newest faces, and more!
Our LFM Superhero:
The Kevin Bradley Story
LFM's Senior Vice President of Finance, Kevin Bradley, is often the first person to arrive and the last to leave at night. We're pretty sure he wasn't born on Krypton, but where did he come from?
After growing up outside of Nashville, Kevin’s passion for playing soccer led him to Union University, where as a freshman, he busted the curve on the first accounting test. EUREKA! Kevin discovered one of his many superpowers: ACCOUNTING!
He enjoyed this newfound aptitude so much that he saved his accounting homework for last, as a reward. He continued to play soccer and developed his leadership skills on and off the pitch as Team Captain (not THAT Captain) and through coaching. Kevin shared, “Whether you’re on the field or in the office, a team is a team. What makes a good coach, makes a good manager: providing immediate positive feedback and making thoughtful adjustments in real time.”
After graduation, Kevin began his accounting legacy at the Tennessee Department of Treasury and got to work on earning his CPA license. At Parker, Parker, and Associates (not THAT Parker) he worked as a Staff Accountant until returning to the Treasury Department. Over the following decade, he went from Assistant Director of Accounting to Deputy Director of Accounting, then Deputy Chief Operating Officer, and finally, Deputy Treasurer.
He was even the Interim Director of Information Systems, what can’t he do?! Kevin had always been interested in private equity and was excited to learn about LFM. In 2022, he joined our team and has been saving the day for us ever since.
At a high level, Kevin oversees our compliance, tax, human resources, and accounting functions. His day-to-day is never the same, and as he describes it, “I usually plan my time based on the calendar – for example, where we are relative to taxes being due and having to file various compliance forms – so I try to assign myself tasks based on each month, quarter, and year."
"A large part of my job is interacting with various service providers like our accounting firm and fund administrator. I also get take on ad-hoc projects like sourcing a new technology service provider for the firm. I also get to interact with almost every LFM employee either as part of my job or because they like to stop by to sample the various (and typically uncommon) treats I keep in a bowl on my desk.”
His favorite part of working at LFM is the people, “even if it sounds cheesy, LFM has assembled an awesome group of people with different backgrounds and skill sets and I love to find opportunities to chat with people throughout the day.
Not everyone knows this, but I am a bit of an office prankster, and I love that the team plays along.” His best prank so far? “I started moving a wooden Pelican that one of our associates keeps on his desk to random places around the office to see how long it would take him to notice. We’ve shared a lot of laughs over that one.”
His favorite superhero? “That’s a tough one. I’m a pretty traditional guy so I think I have to go with Superman. Super strength, super speed, x-ray vision. Superman’s abilities are multi-faceted – which is exactly what it takes to do my job. Like Superman always says, I’m helping to instill ‘truth, justice, and a better tomorrow’ – right here at LFM Capital!”
New Faces
Lexie de Roziere
Analyst, Business Development
Lexie is an Analyst on the Business Development team at LFM Capital. She focuses primarily on the Firm’s sourcing efforts. Before LFM Capital, Lexie interned at Hood River Capital Management in Palm Beach, focusing on lower and middle-market equity research across various industries. Read More...
Phil Swire
Portfolio Chief Marketing Officer
Prior to LFM, Phil spent 28 years driving brand and marketing strategy, leading consumer-focused brand and digital transformations, building digital and e-commerce-focused businesses, and designing and building digital products for a variety of companies including private equity-owned and public companies, consulting firms, digital and marketing agencies, and venture-backed startups. Read More...
Ryan Gebhardt
Associate
Before joining LFM, Ryan was an Investment Banking Analyst at Piper Sandler in Boston, MA, his focus was on middle market M&A and equity transactions in the technology industry. Ryan received his MS in Finance from MIT Sloan and his BS in Finance from Stevens Institute of Technology. Read More...
LFM In the News
Transactions
Weller Metalworks, an LFM portfolio company, acquired DROP Sprockets, a leading manufacturer of high-quality, customizable, made-to-order sprockets Read More...
LFM Capital added Technical Beverage Services, based in Telford, TN to their automated packaging platform Read More...
Podcasts and Press
LFM portfolio company, Rainier, completed the rebranding of its shade division to Eclipse Outdoor Read More...
The "Karma School of Business" podcast featured LFM's own Jessica Ginsberg for a deep dive into the world of private equity within the manufacturing sector Listen Here...
LFM’s Annual Meeting
ABOUT LFM CAPITAL
LFM Capital is a private equity firm based in Nashville, Tennessee. The firm’s mission is to partner with portfolio company management to develop and build world-class operations through a combination of manufacturing and operations excellence and targeted growth and expansion strategies.