Buddy Ortale

Buddy Ortale

Director/Board Member at FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC.

Net worth: 589 757 $ as of 2024-03-30

63 year
Finance
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Consumer Services

Profile

Buddy Horner Ortale is the founder of Sewanee Ventures LLC, which was founded in 1996.
He held the title of President at Sewanee Ventures LLC in 1996.
Mr. Ortale's current jobs include being an Independent Director at Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. since 2016, a Director at TerraCerta, Inc., a Director at Intrensic LLC, a Director at Remote Care Partners, Inc., and an Independent Director at Benefit Street Partners Multifamily Trust, Inc. He also holds the title of Partner at ARMOUR Capital Management LP since 2010.
Mr. Ortale has held various former positions, including being the Chairman of Enliven LLC.
He was also a Managing Director at NationsBank Corp.
from 1993 to 1996 and a Managing Director-Financial Sponsors Group at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. from 2001 to 2002.
He has also served as a Director at Bimini Mortgage Management, Inc., InkStop, Inc., NTR Acquisition Co., Griffin-Benefit Street Partners BDC Corp., Premiere Technologies, Inc., Z-Tel Communications, Inc., Bimini Capital Management, Inc., Phyve Corp., MusicTrust, and Waitr Holdings, Inc. from 2003 to 2008.
Additionally, he was a Vice President at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. from 1987 to 1991 and an Independent Trustee at Broadstone Real Estate Access Fund, Inc.Mr. Ortale obtained an MBA from Vanderbilt University in 1987 and an undergraduate degree from Sewanee-The University of the South in 1984.

Known holdings in public companies

CompanyDateNumber of sharesValuationValuation date
2023-05-30 31,974 ( 0.04% ) 427 173 $ 2024-03-30
2023-05-11 7,900 ( 0.08% ) 161 160 $ 2024-03-30
2023-03-14 16,009 ( 0.12% ) 1 425 $ 2024-03-30

Buddy Ortale active positions

CompaniesPositionStart
FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC. Director/Board Member 2016-08-31
Director/Board Member -
Director/Board Member -
Corporate Officer/Principal 2009-12-31
TerraCerta, Inc. Director/Board Member -
Director/Board Member -
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Former positions of Buddy Ortale

CompaniesPositionEnd
WAITR HOLDINGS INC. Director/Board Member 2024-04-01
Director/Board Member 2009-04-05
Z-Tel Communications, Inc. Director/Board Member 2008-02-26
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Training of Buddy Ortale

Vanderbilt University Masters Business Admin
Sewanee-The University of the South Undergraduate Degree

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Connections

99

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Linked companies

Listed companies3
FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC.

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BIMINI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

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WAITR HOLDINGS INC.

Health Services

Private companies19

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NationsBank Corp.

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Bimini Mortgage Management, Inc.

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Retail Trade

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Miscellaneous

Communications

Z-Tel Communications, Inc.

Communications

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TerraCerta, Inc.

Commercial Services

Phyve Corp.

MusicTrust

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Miscellaneous

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Health Services

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