Tim Gottfried

Mr. Gottfried has over 20 years of principal investing and corporate finance experience, most recently as a co-founder and senior investment professional at Stonegate Capital Holdings, LLC.
While at Stonegate, Mr. Gottfried was responsible for the formation of the company, raising debt and equity capital, reviewing and approving investment opportunities as a member of the investment committee, external communications, team building, and establishing operating and investment policies a nd procedures.
Prior to Stonegate.
Prior to CDW, Mr. Gottfried was employed at Cerberus Capital Chicago, LLC, an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, LP.
While at Cerberus, Mr. Gottfried was responsible for originating and structuring second lien and equity transactions, primarily for distressed targets and borrowers.
In addition, Mr. Gottfried was the primary liaison responsible for oversight and deal origination through Cerberus’ equity investment in Hilco Trading, LLC, a business services company focused on asset appraisal and liq uidation.
During his association with Hilco, Mr. Gottfried assisted in the structuring of the in-court acquisition of all or a portion of the assets of several national retailers.
Mr. Gottfried’s credit experience also includes over $2 billion of bank loans and high yield securities underwriting while working in the Leveraged Finance group of JPMorgan Chase in New York.
Mr. Gottfried has additional experience originating, structuring and negotiating M&A transactions while working at middle market broker/dealers including William Blair & Company and Mesirow Financial.
Mr. Gottfried holds a Masters Degree in Finance from the University of Michigan, a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Honors) from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is a Chartered Financial Analyst