Ninth Street Capital brings together a well capitalized group of investors, advisors, and business operators with more than 120 years of experience across multiple industries. With extensive deal-making expertise and more than 30 prior acquisitions, our team is passionate about building and growing small to mid-sized companies. Unlike other traditional private equity firms, Ninth Street Capital is willing to assume senior management roles in the companies we acquire. This forms the foundation of our commitment to grow and improve the value of our investments.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Michael Weiner
Michael Weiner is a founder and Managing Partner of Ninth Street Capital Partners and has extensive expertise in business and financial planning, due diligence, corporate finance, leveraged acquisitions and credit management. Prior to founding Ninth Street Capital, Michael was an investment professional at The Riverside Company, a middle-market private equity fund with $2.5 billion of capital under management. At Riverside, Michael focused on leveraged recapitalizations, management buyouts, and industry build-ups with transaction sizes of up to $100 million and was involved in the ongoing management of Riverside’s investments. Prior to Riverside, Michael worked as an Investment Banker for Citigroup Global Markets where he successfully closed hotel and infrastructure financings totaling over $500 million. Additionally, Michael has managed the start-up of two technology ventures. Michael received a BS in Economics and Mathematics from Duke University and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management.
Patrick Dickinson
Mr. Dickinson is a founder and Managing Partner of Ninth Street Capital Partners and has extensive experience with the acquisition, strategic development and operation of lower middle market companies. Prior to founding Ninth Street Capital, Mr. Dickinson served as an investment professional at Laurel Mountain Partners, a merchant banking group that specializes in acquiring and operating companies in the waste and recycling industries. While at Laurel Mountain, Mr. Dickinson was involved in all aspects of the firm’s activities from the origination, analysis, negotiation, structuring, executing, and financing of transactions, as well as the ongoing management of Laurel Mountain’s investments. During his tenure at Laurel Mountain, Mr. Dickinson participated in the acquisition of over 20 companies worth a combined $200 million and played an integral role in the development and daily operations of one of the largest regional solid waste disposal companies and the largest scrap tire processing company in the United States. Since leaving Laurel Mountain, Mr. Dickinson has worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Co. Mr. Dickinson received a BS in Economics and Mathematics from Duke University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.