Our Team

Charles W. Byrge II ("Chuck")
President
Head of Investment Banking
chuck@harpethcapital.com
(615) 296-9848

Mr. Byrge has more than 20 years of experience with capital raising and M&A transactions for middle market companies.

Most recently, Mr. Byrge was the Managing Partner of West End Capital Partners, a boutique investment banking firm that he founded. Previously, he was a Senior Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking at FTN Financial Securities, a subsidiary of First Tennessee Bank. Prior to that, he was Managing Director and Co-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions at SunTrust Equitable Securities (now SunTrust Robinson Humphrey), where he was responsible for directing a wide variety of assignments for both public and private companies. Mr. Byrge has also served as a senior member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Department at Morgan Keegan & Co. and a Vice President at NationsBanc Capital Markets in Dallas, Texas where he co-directed the M&A practice for the Western U.S.

Mr. Byrge received a BA in Economics from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a former Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with a big four accounting firm.

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Adam A. Landa
Director
adam@harpethcapital.com
(615) 296-9849

Mr. Landa has over 13 years of experience in investment banking, accounting and corporate finance.

Most recently, Mr. Landa was a Partner at West End Capital Partners, a boutique investment banking firm. Previously, Mr. Landa was a Vice President in the investment banking group at FTN Financial Securities, the investment banking arm of First Tennessee Bank (NYSE:FHN). Prior to FTN Financial, Mr. Landa was an Associate with SunTrust Equitable Securities (now SunTrust Robinson Humphrey). During his investment banking career, Mr. Landa has worked on a variety of M&A assignments for both public and private companies as well as investor groups and management teams, in addition to several capital raising assignments. Prior to joining SunTrust Equitable, Mr. Landa was a Senior Financial Analyst in the Corporate Finance Department for ClinTrials Research, a publicly-traded clinical research company. Before joining ClinTrials, Mr. Landa was a former certified public accountant with Arthur Andersen, with a variety of public, private and non-profit companies as clients.

Mr. Landa received a BBA in Accounting from the Goizueta Business School of Emory University and is a former Certified Public Accountant (formerly licensed in Georgia).

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Mike Jones
Vice President
mike@harpethcapital.com
(615) 296-9845

Mike joined Harpeth in September 2007 after working at Merrill Lynch & Co. where his focus was on corporate finance and capital raises for middle market companies. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Mike worked for Avondale Partners in Nashville, TN. During his career, Mike has worked on a variety of M&A assignments, in addition to equity and debt assignments. Mike has experience in the technology, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, food/restaurants, and transportation industries. Prior to joining Avondale, Mike served for eight years in the United States Army with combat assignments in both Afghanistan and Iraq where he was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

Mr. Jones received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Military Academy.

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Brian Alldredge
Controller
balldredge@harpethcapital.com
(615) 296-9843

Mr. Alldredge joined Harpeth Capital in 2006 and focuses on financial operations, compliance, transactions and business development. Mr. Alldredge has experience in investment banking and private equity working on early, mid and late stage capital raises, mergers & acquisitions, and financial advisory. Previously, Mr. Alldredge was an Associate at FTN Financial Securities, the investment banking arm of First Tennessee Bank.

Mr. Alldredge earned an MBA from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University where he specialized in accounting and finance. During business school he held positions with Avondale Partners, LLC, Nashville Capital Network and Tennessee Treasury Department. Mr. Alldredge received a BBA in Management from Harding University.

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Grant Jarnigan
Associate
grant@harpethcapital.com
(615) 296-9852

Mr. Jarnigan joined Harpeth Capital in January of 2007. Prior to joining Harpeth Capital, Mr. Jarnigan was a Senior Financial Analyst for Gaylord Entertainment?s ResortQuest business unit, where he focused on strategic planning and corporate finance.

Mr. Jarnigan holds a BS in Finance from Western Kentucky University.

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