BUFORD H. ORTALE

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BIMINI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

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2005-02-11 He is currently President of Sewanee Ventures, a private equity and investment banking firm that he founded in 1996... He founded and was ultimately a managing director of the high yield bond group of NationsBanc Capital Markets from 1993 to 1996.
2006-03-15 Mr. Ortale received an MBA from Vanderbilt University in 1987.
2007-04-04 He is currently President of Sewanee Ventures, a private equity and investment banking firm that he founded in 1996. He has been involved in numerous private equity investments over the years, including start-ups in which he was the original stockholder. His pre-IPO investments include iPayment, Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Z Tel Technologies, Premiere Technologies, Texas Capital Bancshares, HealthStream and the Company. Mr. Ortale has served on the board of directors of several companies, including Z Tel Technologies, Premiere Technologies, Phyve Corporation and MusicTrust. He currently sits on the boards of NTR Acquisition, InkStop, TerraCerta and The Enliven Partnership. Mr. Ortale began his career with Merrill Lynch’s Merchant Banking Group in New York, and was subsequently a Managing Director with both NationsBanc Capital Markets and Deutsche Bank. Mr. Ortale received an MBA from Vanderbilt University in 1987.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-02-08