Westport: Gemspring Capital Expands Senior Investment Team

WESTPORT, Conn., Dec. 3, 2021  — Gemspring Capital, a middle market private equity firm, announced today that Russ Spieler has joined the team as a Managing Director.

Prior to joining Gemspring, Russ was a Managing Director at Heartwood Partners (formerly Capital Partners), a lower middle market private equity firm focused on making investments in management, family, and founder owned companies. While at Heartwood, Russ led all aspects of the investment process including origination, due diligence, structuring and transaction financing, in addition to driving portfolio company value enhancement strategies. Prior to Heartwood Partners, Russ was Director at Black Diamond Capital Management. Earlier in his career, Russ was a Director at AlixPartners and a Senior Consultant with Tigris Consulting.

Bret Wiener, Managing Partner of Gemspring Capital, commented: “We are thrilled to welcome Russ to the team. He is a seasoned investor with extensive investing and operating experience who enhances our transaction execution and value creation capabilities.” 

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