Managing Director
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Russ Spieler is a Managing Director and a member of the Investment Committee at Gemspring Capital. Russ has 20 years of experience in private equity investing, strategic M&A, and driving operational improvements and has focused on diversified industrials including packaging, automotive, e-commerce and lab science. Russ has executed over 15 acquisitions over the course of his career and has driven impactful post-closing operational and growth initiatives. Russ complements his private equity investing experience with a decade of experience as an operations consultant. Prior to joining Gemspring, Russ was a Managing Director at Heartwood Partners (formerly Capital Partners), a lower middle market private equity firm focused on making investments in management, family, and founder owned companies. While at Heartwood, Russ led all aspects of the investment process including origination, due diligence, structuring and transaction financing, in addition to driving portfolio company value enhancement strategies. Prior to Heartwood Partners, Russ was Director at Black Diamond Capital Management. Earlier in his career, Russ was a Director at AlixPartners and a Senior Consultant with Tigris Consulting. Russ received a BS in Civil Engineering and a Masters of Engineering in Information Technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
