Jan 18, 2017

Marcia Hooper Appointed Senior Advisor CHARLESTON, SC, January 17, 2017-– Bowside Capital ("Bowside"), a private investment firm that specializes in the North American private equity, small capitalization market, is pleased to announce that Marcia J. Hooper was recently appointed senior advisor. Ms. Hooper has over 30 years of investing experience and is the president of Hooper Lewis, LLC, a private investment and advisory firm. She was formerly a partner at Castile Ventures, Advent International, Viking Capital and Ampersand Ventures/Paine Webber Ventures and has extensive public and private company board experience. She earned a M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business, a M.A. from Columbia University and a Sc.B. from Brown University. "We have had a strong working relationship with Marcia for many years as she is an investor in each of the Bowside funds and was formerly a member of the Advisory Board of each Bowside fund until her appointment as senior advisor," said Christian Albert, Bowside's managing partner. "Her increased involvement will expand our capacity to meet the growth in Bowside's activity. " About Bowside Capital Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Charleston, SC, Bowside Capital is a private investment firm that specializes in the North American private equity, small capitalization market. Bowside invests in private equity funds with capital commitments of $150 million or less located in the U.S. or Canada, makes secondary purchases of limited partner interests in funds that meet its target criteria, co­invests alongside these small funds in direct transactions and invests in fundless sponsor transactions. Contact: For further information, please contact: Christian H. M. Albert