Bertram Capital Promotes Jared Ruger to Partner

SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Jared Ruger, a founding member of Bertram Capital's investment team, has been promoted to Partner. Jared leads deal execution and portfolio company management in the business services sector. He oversees the firm's investment in Author Solutions (www.authorsolutions.com), where he serves on the Board of Directors. Author Solutions is the foremost player in the self-publishing industry, representing one of every 15 book titles published in the US every year.

"Jared's leadership and deal-making savvy have directly contributed to our success as a firm," said Jeff Drazan, Managing Partner. "In building the investment team, I sought out private equity professionals who had the vision to transform under-optimized companies into market leaders. Jared directed Author Solution's development from a niche, vanity press to the clear leader in the rapidly expanding independent publishing industry."

Prior to Bertram, Jared was with Oak Hill Capital Management where he evaluated investment opportunities across a broad range of industries. Prior to Oak Hill, Jared worked as a generalist in the Investment Banking group at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Jared earned an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and BA in Economics from Princeton University, cum laude.

About Bertram Capital

Founded in 2006, Bertram Capital's mission is to help profitable companies realize their full potential through a strategy of buy and build and internally generated growth initiatives. Bertram has over $850 million in capital under management and targets investments in lower middle market companies.

More information on Bertram Capital can be found at www.bertramcapital.com.

SOURCE Bertram Capital