James Guddy Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Co-Founder, Mana...

  • Primary Industry
  • B2B

James Guddy General Information

Biography

Mr. James Guddy is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Director & Managing Partner at Watervale Equity Partners. His primary responsibilities include acquisition searches, deal execution (including due diligence, negotiations, and financing) and portfolio company oversight. Mr. Guddy served as Principal at Linsalata Capital Partners. He served as a director of RANDYS Worldwide Automotive. Mr. Guddy joined Linsalata Capital Partners in 2010 following three years at Symmetry Advisors where he was the President. Symmetry Advisors assisted companies in operational and financial management, transaction support, organizational design, financial restructuring and strategy development and execution. Prior to founding Symmetry Advisors, Mr. Guddy was the Director of Strategy and Finance at a subsidiary of GrafTech International Ltd., where he oversaw the financial processes and the planning and execution of strategic initiatives that led to the commercialization of new technologies. Mr. Guddy began his professional career at Ernst & Young where he spent seven years and rose to the level of Manager. At Ernst & Young, he spent two years in the Audit practice working on manufacturing companies followed by five years providing M&A transaction support services to both U.S. and international clients. Mr. Guddy has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Ohio University. He is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

Contact Information

Primary Position
Co-Founder, Managing Director & Managing Partner, Watervale Equity Partners
Education
Ohio University, BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration)
Gender
Male
Email
jg
Address
  • 30100 Chagrin Boulevard
  • Suite 320
  • Pepper Pike, OH 44124
  • United States

James Guddy Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Watervale Equity Partners Investor Co-Founder, Managing Director & Managing Partner Pepper Pike, OH PE/Buyout

James Guddy Lead Partner on Deals (4)

James Guddy has been the lead partner on 4 deals. Their latest deal was with Mis Controls, a industrial supplies and parts company. The deal was made on 29-Apr-2024.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Mis Controls 29-Apr-2024 Buyout/LBO Completed Industrial Supplies and Parts Rochester Hills, MI
PGF Technology Group 29-Apr-2024 Completed Electrical Equipment Rochester Hills, MI
Zumbrota Drivetrain 13-Apr-2017 Buyout/LBO Completed Automotive Everett, WA
RANDYS WorldWide 13-May-2015 Buyout/LBO Completed Automotive Everett, WA

James Guddy Network (17)

Portfolio Executives (11)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Naji Gebara PGF Technology Group Chief Executive Officer & Co-Owner 29-Apr-2024 Rochester Hills, MI
Celine Gebara Mis Controls President and Chief Executive Officer 29-Apr-2024 Rochester Hills, MI
Zumbrota Drivetrain President & Principal 13-Apr-2017 Everett, WA
RANDYS WorldWide Vice President of Finance and Corporate Development 13-May-2015 Everett, WA
RANDYS WorldWide Co-Owner & Chief Financial Officer 13-May-2015 Everett, WA

Fund Team Members (6)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Stephen Perry Linsalata Capital Partners LinCap VI Mayfield Heights, OH
Gregory Taber Linsalata Capital Partners LinCap VI Mayfield Heights, OH
Linsalata Capital Partners Mayfield Heights, OH
Linsalata Capital Partners Mayfield Heights, OH
Linsalata Capital Partners Mayfield Heights, OH

James Guddy Affiliated Funds (1)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
LinCap VI Linsalata Capital Partners Buyout Closed 2012

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