Malcolm Appelbaum
Director of Finance/CFO at Gemspring Capital Management LLC
Profile
Malcolm Appelbaum is a Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Gemspring Capital.
Prior to joining Gemspring, Malcolm served as an independent operating partner to H.I.G.
and other private equity sponsors having founded a consulting practice, AppleTree Advisors, to assist middle-market and lower-middle market businesses achieve their profitability, growth and value objectives.
As an operating partner, Malcolm served as interim CFO, restructuring specialist or due diligence and financial consultant on over a dozen H.I.G.
portfolio companies from 2001-2015 as well as restructuring, acquisition and divestiture assignments for other lower-middle market private equity portfolio companies.
In addition, Malcolm previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Globe Specialty Metals, a producer of silicon metal and silicon-based specialty alloys.
Malcolm took the company public on NASDAQ and led the accounting, finance and technology teams, completing numerous acquisitions, effecting divestitures of non-core assets, completing several major debt financings and implementing SAP and SOX compliance.
Earlier, Malcolm was a Partner at Wand Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, where he was responsible for a broad range of activities including sourcing, due diligence, portfolio company management and accounting & administration.
Malcolm began his career as an Accountant at Deloitte and a Financial Analyst at Goldman Sachs.
Malcolm received a BS in Accounting from City University of New York – Brooklyn College and an MBA in finance from Columbia University.
He is a Certified Public Accountant registered in New York.
Malcolm Appelbaum active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Gemspring Capital Management LLC
Gemspring Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Gemspring Capital Management LLC (Gemspring Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Bret Weiner. The firm is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. | Director of Finance/CFO | 2016-06-30 |
Former positions of Malcolm Appelbaum
Companies | Position | End |
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GLOBE SPECIALTY METALS INC | Director of Finance/CFO | 2013-05-21 |
Appletree Advisors LLC | Founder | 2008-08-31 |
Wand Partners, Inc.
Wand Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Wand Partners, Inc (Wand Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1985 by Bruce W. Schnizer. The firm is headquartered in Key Biscayne, Florida. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1999-12-31 |
NewZoom, Inc.
NewZoom, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade NewZoom, Inc. develops and operates an automated retail platform for vending machines. The firm provides solutions for device management, In-Store retail and satellite retail. The company was founded by Gower Smith and Michael Gill in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. Regional BanksFinance Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. operates as a state chartered commercial bank. The firm provide banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and commercial financial services. It also provides cash management, digital banking, business financing, treasury management and merchant services. The company was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Malcolm Appelbaum
Brooklyn College | Undergraduate Degree |
Columbia Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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Linked companies
Listed companies | 1 |
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M&T BANK CORPORATION | Finance |
Private companies | 7 |
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Wand Partners, Inc.
Wand Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Wand Partners, Inc (Wand Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1985 by Bruce W. Schnizer. The firm is headquartered in Key Biscayne, Florida. | Finance |
Globe Specialty Metals, Inc.
Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. Other Metals/MineralsNon-Energy Minerals Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. produces and distributes silicon metal, silicon-based specialty alloys, and silicon-fume ingredients. The company was founded by Alan Kestenbaum in December 2004 and is headquartered in Waterford, OH. | Non-Energy Minerals |
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. Regional BanksFinance Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. operates as a state chartered commercial bank. The firm provide banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and commercial financial services. It also provides cash management, digital banking, business financing, treasury management and merchant services. The company was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY. | Finance |
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
NewZoom, Inc.
NewZoom, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade NewZoom, Inc. develops and operates an automated retail platform for vending machines. The firm provides solutions for device management, In-Store retail and satellite retail. The company was founded by Gower Smith and Michael Gill in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Retail Trade |
Appletree Advisors LLC | |
Gemspring Capital Management LLC
Gemspring Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Gemspring Capital Management LLC (Gemspring Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Bret Weiner. The firm is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. | Finance |
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