John Lawrence

Bio

John Lawrence has more than fifteen years of experience in finance, accounting, investor relations and operations. As Partner and Chief Financial Officer for Longworth, John is responsible for the Firm's financial, legal and operational functions including limited partner relations and term sheet/closing document structuring and negotiation. John is also active with many of Longworth's portfolio companies with finance and operational related initiatives including capital raising structures and negotiations and internal infrastructural development. Before joining Longworth in 2001, John served as the CFO and member of the Board of Directors of Quail Piping Products, Inc., a venture-backed manufacturer of fiber-optic conduit products. John helped to form Quail in 1999 after raising over $20 million in equity and debt financing to orchestrate a management-led buyout of the company from its then publicly traded parent company. Prior to Quail, John was the Assistant Vice President of Finance of Asahi/America, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed manufacturer and distributor of fluid flow systems. At Asahi, John led all finance, M&A, SEC, and IR activities. John began his career at Arthur Andersen LLP holding various senior audit positions in the Enterprise and Technology Group. John is a member of the Private Equity CFO Association, the VCBC, and the Financial Executives Networking Group. A Certified Public Accountant, John earned his MBA from Suffolk University and his BA degree in accounting from Assumption College.