Contact Info
- Email: krodger@spirecapital.com
- Phone: 212-218-5454
Bio
Karl joined Spire Capital in 2015. At Spire, Karl plays an active role in sourcing transactions, executing investments, and working alongside portfolio company investments.
Prior to joining Spire, Karl was a Vice President at Dubin Clark & Company, a private equity group making control investments in middle market companies. During his two years at Dubin Clark, Karl helped acquire four new investment platforms, close and integrate over ten add-on acquisitions, refinance a number of portfolio companies, and successfully divest one portfolio investment. Karl played an active role on the Board of Directors for a number of Dubin Clark portfolio companies.
Prior to Dubin Clark, Karl gained middle market private equity experience with The Riverside Company, where he invested out of their $1.2 billion fund. Prior to Riverside, Karl worked at Harris Williams & Co., where he advised public and private clients on mergers and acquisitions.
Karl received a BA, magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University, where he majored in Economics and minored in Corporate Strategy. He has a Master of Business Administration degree from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
