Vinum Capital Management, LLC ("VCM") in San Anselmo, CA, has announced the formation of Vinum Capital Partners I, LP ("VCP"), a $250 million control and buyout private equity fund. VCP will be the leading equity capital fund focused solely on acquiring and operating mid-size premium and super-premium wine properties producing between 20,000 and 150,000 cases per annum.
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Vinum Capital Management, LLC | Stephen Kuhn at 415-295-4650
FIRMS Vinum Capital Management, LLC, is an equity fund management company. Currently focused on its first fund, Vinum Capital Partners I, LP, the company makes control and buyout investments in wineries, wine properties, and strategically related businesses in California, Oregon and Washington.
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Stephen Kuhn, general manager and Managing Partner of VCM
Thomas Thornhill, Managing Partner of VCM, who is also Chairman of the Mendocino Wine Company and a former partner at Montgomery Securities
VCM's Investment Partners include Justin Faggioli, formerly COO of Ravenswood; Scott Setrakian, formerly Director of Golden State Vineyards; and G. Craig Vachon, a financing and M&A expert. The fund's portfolio management team includes Bill Foster, formerly from Beringer; Jonathan Pey, formerly from Robert Mondavi and Fosters Wine Estates; Doug Rogers, formerly from Gallo, Southcorp, and Brown-Forman Wines; and Bob Steinhauer, formerly from Beringer and one of the leading viticultural experts in the world. Strategic Advisors include Don Brain with VinREIT and Global Wine Partners; and Tom Hakel, formerly with Stag's Leap Wine Cellars.
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