Paine & Partners’ approach benefits from a rich network of industry veterans, including a team of operating directors, to identify companies, make introductions, offer strategic input, join management teams and participate on boards.

JOHN J. NOVAK

Principal

Mr. Novak was raised in Fairfield, Connecticut. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University (B.A. in Economics).

After graduation from Vanderbilt, Mr. Novak joined Banc of America Securities in their Consumer & Retail Investment Banking group in Chicago. While there, he worked to provide debt and equity financing and mergers & acquisitions advice for Consumer Products companies.

In 2004, Mr. Novak joined Swander Pace Capital, a middle-market private equity firm in San Francisco. While at Swander Pace, he focused on investing in manufacturers, marketers and distributors of consumer products.

Mr. Novak joined the firm’s Chicago office in 2010. He is focused on management of existing portfolio companies as well as new investment opportunities.

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John J. Novak