STS CAPITAL PARTNERS

                      HELPING BUSINESS SUCCESS
                      BECOME LIFELONG SIGNIFICANCE

                  Maximizing value for Entrepreneurs,
                  Family Business Owners, and
                  Corporate CEOs through strategic                   merger, acquisition and divestiture
                  services.

Our Partners have the scope and depth of experience needed to ensure the success of every transaction we handle. Through the in-depth management and executive experience each of our Partners bring in a variety of industries, STS Capital Partners can work closely with entrepreneurs and family businesses to help clarify and then meet objectives for a customized strategic transaction. Beyond expertise, our Partners are valued advisors intent on developing relationships with their clients to support many years of successful transactions.

For bios on our supporting team members, please click here.

Founding Partner

Robert C. Follows (Rob)
Rob has an entrepreneurial background, having started his own business in 1981 and then selling it to the largest privately held marketing services provider, the Maritz family, out of St. Louis, MO, in 1992. Rob became a corporate executive in the family business working in several international executive positions with the Maritz family until 2003 when he retired to start STS Capital Partners, focusing on international mid-range mergers and acquisitions - where all of Rob's M&A experience has been focused over his 25 years as a CEO. Rob has been involved with/led over 50 successful M&A transactions in the USA, Canada, Europe, and Latin America. For a more complete bio on Rob Follows, please click here.

Partners

Guy G. Beaudry
Guy has spent a large part of his career working with family controlled organizations, including the Chagnon family of Montreal (Groupe Videotron – www.videotron.com). Guy has also assumed several international executive and advisory roles in California’s Silicon Valley and in The Bahamas. In the first half of this decade, Guy was a senior executive at Canada’s Business Development Bank (BDC – www.bdc.ca). Since 2005, Guy founded his own international advisory firm, THE CABINET, a strategic planning and corporate affairs advisory firm based in Montreal. Guy is perfectly bi-cultural (English and French) and although he was initially trained as a lawyer and was in private practice for a few years in the early eighties with a major law firm, he quickly moved on to become a business executive, managing and dealing with countless highly complex, often international corporate and transactional matters. For a more complete bio on Guy G. Beaudry, please click here.

Christopher Bunting
Christopher Bunting has 25 years experience in executive leadership roles at major public relations firms in Canada and the United Kingdom, where he lives. He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions in the sector as well as international experience consulting to companies and organizations in a range of industries around the world. For a more complete bio on Christopher Bunting, please click here.

Gary Ephraim
In his previous positions as owner and managing director of several manufacturing firms, Gary has extensive operational and strategic transaction expertise in the lighting, electronics, aerospace, telecommunications, and transportation industries. For a more complete bio on Gary Ephraim, please click here.

Jan-Arne Farstad
Jan-Arne has over 30 years of international financial services experience gained from a wide range of senior executive roles in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the UK, Switzerland and the Caribbean. Over the last 10 years, he has been focused on wealth management, corporate finance and investment banking, including numerous successful M&A transactions. Jan-Arne particularly enjoys the technical and cultural complexities of cross-border deals. A Norwegian national, he speaks English, Norwegian, German, Spanish and some French. Jan-Arne splits his time between Europe and the Americas/Caribbean. For a more complete bio on Jan-Arne Farstad, please click here.

John Ferguson
John Ferguson has had a 30-year international career in journalism and business that has taken him to more than 60 countries on every continent. He has broad experience in communications, marketing, investor relations, business development and capital investment in a range of sectors, including banking and finance, telecommunications, e-commerce, health care, hospitality, food, infrastructure, marketing communications, and small manufacturing. For a more complete bio on John Ferguson, please click here.

Rolando Gadala-Maria

Rolando is an entrepreneur and experienced business leader with strong expertise in strategy, franchising, and licensing. He has first-hand experience with Success to Significance, after selling his business and discovering his passion for social enterprise and philanthropy. Rolando is based in Miami, Florida and El Salvador and is President of STS Capital Partners Latin America. For a more complete bio on Rolando Gadala-Maria, please click here.

Ray Gingras
Ray has over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry structuring financing solutions. He is experienced in secured lending, mergers & acquisitions, project financing, structured financing and syndicated lending in various countries including Mexico, China, the United States, and Venezuela. For a more complete bio on Ray Gingras, please click here.

Roberto Interiano
Roberto has extensive international transaction experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and structuring of equity and long-term debt financing. Previous to STS, Roberto was Regional Partner at Ernst and Young, leading M&A and Corporate Finance in Central America. He also developed extensive emerging market experience with the International Finance Corporation (IFC, private sector arm of the World Bank) during most of the 1990s, structuring and leading debt and equity investments in Brazil, Argentina, Hungary, Central America and China. His finance and emerging market experience is complemented by leadership and large scale management roles as Vice-Minister / Under-Secretary of State in El Salvador; Board of Directors member at CTE-Telecom; and also as senior executive with Dell Computers. For a more complete bio on Roberto Interiano, please click here.

Jonathan Jaffrey
Jonathan has over 20 years experience in the private equity sector. Prior to joining STS, Jonathan ran a boutique investment firm and private foundation, responsible for over $4 billion in assets. He is President and a founding partner of Springbanc Social Capital Advisors, a nationally focused social capital intermediary. Jonathan’s experience includes most recently serving as President of a boutique investment company as well as chief operating officer, chief financial officer, and member of the investment committee for the W.M. Keck Foundation, a $1.5 billion private foundation.

Saliya (Jay) Jayaratne
Jay is currently an international business and strategy doctoral candidate at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Professionally, Jay has owned and operated businesses in the telecommunications, software, and services industries. For a more complete bio on Saliya Jayaratne, please click here.

Christian Mancebo
Christian is experienced in cross border transactions between Canada, the US, and Latin America, with a focus on real estate investments. Having been involved with numerous debt/equity cross border placements and served as the president for the American Masters of Laws Association, Christian has gained a deep understanding of the regulatory environments in Canada, the US, and Latin America. For a more complete bio on Christian Mancebo, please click here.

Luis Rio
Luis is an experienced M&A lawyer in the Latin American markets. He has been involved with/led numerous strategic transactions in Latin America. His M&A expertise is in aviation, telecommunication, and trade financing. For a more complete bio on Luis Rio, please click here.

Grant Roberts
Grant brings 30 years experience in the health sciences and pharmaceutical industries to the STS team. His experience ranges from entrepreneurial start-ups to senior management in major multi-national corporations including mergers & acquisitions, licensing, divestitures and the operational management of businesses in North America, Latin America & Europe. For a more complete bio on Grant Roberts, please click here.

Craig R. Savage
Craig is an experienced business builder. As a successful serial entrepreneur, Craig brings together his hands-on experience in launching and growing businesses with his experience at McKinsey & Company to advise clients on structuring and accelerating growth through mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance. For a more complete bio on Craig Savage, please click here.

Lee John (L.J.) Updike
L.J. is a seasoned investment professional who brings a wealth of investing experience to STS Capital Partners where he is highly regarded for his strategic deal making capabilities. He combines his extensive experience in strategy, finance, marketing, and negotiation/deal structuring to ensure successful customized strategic transactions that meet the needs of STS clients. For a more complete bio on L.J. Updike, please click here.