David Woodward Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Co-Founder & Man...

  • Primary Industry
  • B2B

David Woodward General Information

Biography

Mr. David Woodward is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Director at Socius Capital. He served as Board Member at Pioneer Recycling Services. He has led the firm's investments in the Pacific Northwest that include Pioneer Recycling, Western Machine Works, Town & Country Fence and Precision Machine and Manufacturing. He has spent the last 25+ years investing in smaller middle-market companies in a senior management capacity. Dave began his direct investing career in 1987 as an investment manager and later as a General Partner of Amsterdam Pacific Corporation, a San Francisco-based merchant bank. He later co-founded and served as a General Partner of an affiliated entity, Pacific Mezzanine Fund. In 1999, he was recruited by GATX Capital to serve as the co-head of a recently formed Mezzanine Investment Group. Just prior to the formation of Socius Capital, Dave was a Managing Director with Vintage Capital, a structured debt and equity fund based in Los Angeles. At Socius Capital, Dave served on the board of four portfolio companies that have now been fully exited, OTSP, Wazee Companies, Pioneer Recycling, and Western Machine Works. . He currently serves on the board of Precision Machine and Manufacturing and Town & Country Fence. Before becoming involved in direct investing, he was a consultant with Bain and Company as well as had a successful stint in sales for General Electric. At Bain and Company, he was part of a three-person team that relocated to Australia to establish operations in that country. Dave graduated with a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Yale University in 1978 and received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1984. He currently divides his time between San Francisco and Ketchum, Idaho where he enjoys a number of outdoor pursuits including fishing, hiking, biking hunting and golf. He also serves as a board member, member of the executive committee and Treasurer of the Wood River Land Trust.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Socius Capital
Education
Harvard Business School, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Yale University, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Email
dw
Phone
+1 (415)
Address
  • P. O. Box 7680
  • Ketchum, ID 83340
  • United States
+1 (415)

David Woodward Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Socius Capital Investor Co-Founder & Managing Director Ketchum, ID PE/Buyout

David Woodward Lead Partner on Deals (4)

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Western Machine Works 02-Apr-2018 Buyout/LBO Completed Other Commercial Services Portland, OR
Pioneer Recycling Services 05-Dec-2014 Completed Environmental Services (B2B) Tacoma, WA
Precision Machine & Manufacturing 14-Mar-2014 Buyout/LBO Completed Machinery (B2B) Eugene, OR
OTSP Holdings 17-Jul-2006 Buyout/LBO Completed Media and Information Services (B2B)

David Woodward Network (26)

Portfolio Executives (25)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Frank van Liew Western Machine Works Sales Manager 02-Apr-2018 Portland, OR
Greg Allen Western Machine Works President, General Manager, Senior Vice President & Vice President of Engineering 02-Apr-2018 Portland, OR
Western Machine Works Owner 02-Apr-2018 Portland, OR
Pioneer Recycling Services Chief Executive Officer, President & Board Member 05-Dec-2014 Tacoma, WA
Pioneer Recycling Services Co-Founder 05-Dec-2014 Tacoma, WA

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