Thomas Westbrook

Bio

Prior to joining BB&T Capital Partners, Tom was a Managing Director of Allied Capital Corporation (NYSE: ALD), a publicly traded $4.5 billion business development company. During his 14 year tenure at Allied, Tom directly invested over $500 million in over forty mezzanine and buy-out transactions. He served on ALD's investment and due diligence committees and was responsible for all aspects of the investment process. Tom served on numerous portfolio company Boards of Directors and assisted with strategic decisions including evaluating acquisitions, financing alternatives and exit opportunities. Prior to joining Allied Capital, Tom was an Associate with the North Carolina Enterprise Fund and a corporate lending officer with NCNB (now Bank of America). BA in Economics from Wofford College, where he was Cum Laude graduate. MBA with a concentration in finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler School of Business.