Gregory Barger

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Biography

Mr. Gregory Barger serves as General Partner at NewSpring Capital. Mr. Barger also serves as a Board Member at Prospect and Incorp Industries. He serves as a Board Member at Conteras Industrial Group. He joined NewSpring in 2009 and has more than 30 years of experience in the financing of middle-market and growth-stage businesses. From 2006 to 2009, he was a Managing Director with Calvert Street Capital Partners, Inc. ("CSCP"), a private equity and mezzanine capital fund, where he helped to complete the investment of their $130 million mezzanine fund. Before joining CSCP, from 1996 to 2006 he was a Senior Vice-President at Mercantile Bank and launched its in-house private equity group. In this capacity, he grew the bank's portfolio of funds and direct investments to nearly $70 million. Before Mercantile, he was Director of Equity Research at Wilen Management Co. Inc., an investment advisory company. He also worked at MNC Financial Corporation, a predecessor of Bank of America, from 1987 to 1995 where he held positions in credit, structured finance, workout, and private banking. He received a BS in Finance from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from Loyola College. He also earned a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) credential (non-active). He served as a Board Member at Zentech Manufacturing and South Moon Under.