Ralph Gidwitz - Managing Partner
Mr. Gidwitz co-founded Financial Capital LLC (Capital Results’ former name) in 1995. Prior to 1995 he served as CEO of Rich Ladder Co., a major manufacturer of wood ladders.

Mr. Gidwitz also filled many positions at Consolidated Packaging Corporation lastly as Non-executive Chairman. During the course of his career Mr. Gidwitz has been in involved in many acquisitions and divestitures both for his own account and for others. Mr. Gidwitz serves on the Board of Continental Materials Corporation an AMEX listed company and several privately held companies. He is also active in community and industry affairs.

Mr. Gidwitz earned his MBA at the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago and his Bachelor of Arts at Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois.

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Warren Jacobsen - Partner
Mr. Jacobsen joined Capital Results in September 2004. Previously he was Managing Director of Valuemetrics Capital, LLC, a Chicago based investment banking firm. While at Valuemetrics he was responsible for the firmwide M & A practice, as well as providing valuation advisory and fairness opinions for a variety of client engagements.

From 1990 to 1995 Mr. Jacobsen was founder and President of Horizon Capital Management, Inc. where he provided merger/acquisition advisory and valuation opinions for privately held middle market companies. Prior thereto, Mr. Jacobsen held similar positions at Arthur Andersen & Co, and Arthur D. Little Valuation where he provided valuation opinions for shareholder disputes, litigation support, intangible assets, estate/gift tax reporting, buy/sell agreements, and ESOPs.

Mr. Jacobsen’s career spans over 20 years of a wide range of corporate finance engagements including valuation, merger/acquisition advisory and private placement of debt and other securities. He earned an MBA from Loyola University and a BS in Civil Engineering from Valparaiso University.

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