ROBERT WARSHAUER - Corporate Board Profile

Portman Ridge Finance Corp

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2019-01-15	Mr. Warshauer is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the Restructuring Practice and Head of Investment Banking in New York at Imperial Capital. He has over 25 years of experience in financings, mergers and acquisitions, and restructurings. Prior to joining Imperial Capital, he was a Managing Director at Kroll Zolfo Cooper, where he advised clients on operational issues, acquisitions and recapitalizations. He was a Managing Director and member of the Board of Directors and the Commitment Committee of Giuliani Capital Advisors LLC, and its predecessor firm, Ernst & Young Corporate Finance LLC. He has also held the position of CEO and President of a branded retail business with over 500 locations and 5,000 employees, been the CEO of an international business services and manufacturing company with operations in 16 countries, and served as President and a member of the Board of Directors of a publicly traded technology company. He is a former member of the board of directors of the American Bankruptcy Institute and currently serves on several corporate and charitable boards of directors, including the board of directors of BC Partners Lending Corporation, a BDC affiliated with BC Partners.
2019-05-24	Warshauer is Head of the Investment Banking Group – New York and Co-Head of the Restructuring Practice in Imperial Capitals New York Investment Banking Group. He has over 25 years of experience in financings, mergers and acquisitions, and restructurings.
2020-04-29	Head of the Investment Banking Group – New York and Co-Head of the Restructuring Practice in Imperial Capital’s New York Investment Banking Group. He has over 25 years of experience in financings, mergers and acquisitions, and restructurings.
2021-04-23	Mr. Warshauer is Head of the Investment Banking Group – New York and Co-Head of the Restructuring Practice in Imperial Capital's New York Investment Banking Group. He has over 25 years of experience in financings, mergers and acquisitions, and restructurings.
2022-04-22	Mr. Warshauer is the CEO of BLST Holdings, LLC and has over 25 years of experience in financings, mergers and acquisitions, and restructurings. He has served as President and a member of the board of directors of a publicly traded technology company.
2023-04-28	Mr. Warshauer has over 25 years of experience in finance, investment banking, and has served as CEO of various companies.
2024-04-29	Mr. Warshauer is the chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of PTMN. Mr. Warshauer also serves on the Nominating and Governance Committee and Compensation Committee of the Board of PTMN. Mr. Warshauer is the Chief Executive Officer of BLST Holdings, LLC. Formerly, he was Head of the Investment Banking Group – New York, and Co-Head of the Restructuring Practice in Imperial Capital’s New York Investment Banking Group from 2007 to 2020. He has over 25 years of experience in financings, mergers and acquisitions, and restructurings. Prior to joining Imperial Capital, he was a Managing Director at Kroll Zolfo Cooper, where he advised clients on operational issues, acquisitions and recapitalizations. He was a Managing Director and member of the Board of Directors and the Commitment Committee of Giuliani Capital Advisors LLC, and its predecessor firm, Ernst & Young Corporate Finance LLC. He has also held the position of CEO and President of a branded retail business with over 500 locations and 5,000 employees, been the CEO of an international business services and manufacturing company with operations in 16 countries, and served as President and a member of the board of directors of a publicly traded technology company. He is a former member of the board of directors of the American Bankruptcy Institute, Global Knowledge (education service), MD America (energy company), and Estrella Broadcasting (Spanish language media), and currently serves on several corporate and charitable boards of directors. Mr. Warshauer received his M.B.A. from New York University and his B.S.B.A. from Bucknell University.