About Brian Boorstein

Brian B. Boorstein has spent his career in the private equity, investment banking and consulting fields. He has been a principal equity investor for nearly 30 years, and has participated in leveraged buyouts, growth equity, venture capital and leveraged build-up transactions. Brian currently is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Granite Creek Partners, an investment fund that provides equity and debt capital to public and private companies and innovative specialty finance for underserved industries. Brian began his career in private equity with Golder, Thoma & Cressey, one of the largest and most successful investment firms in the country. In 1988, he was one of the three founding members of Heller Equity Capital Corporation, where he was responsible for executing a middle-market equity investment strategy and overseeing the entire portfolio. That business grew from the start-up stage to a portfolio of 22 companies.

In 1995, Brian formed Dakota Capital Partners, L.L.C. to focus on leveraged buyouts and growth equity investments in industrial and business service companies. Prior to the formation of Granite Creek Partners, Brian ran his principal investing activities through his investment vehicle, Montana Street Holdings, L.L.C. Brian’s early professional experiences include consulting at Arthur Andersen and investment banking at Merrill Lynch Capital Markets.

Brian received a B.S. in biological sciences from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.