Meet Our Team

Matt currently serves as Managing Partner for West Allen Capital. He is a career finance professional with extensive investment experience across nearly 50 lower middle market transactions totaling over $700 million in transaction value.  Matt is a well-rounded investor with investment experience across the entire capital structure including control equity, minority equity, mezzanine debt, and senior debt.  Matt is truly passionate about investing in lower middle market businesses and helping management teams execute their growth strategies.

Prior to West Allen Capital, Matt was a Partner with Fox Three Partners, a Virginia based private equity firm that acquired lower middle market businesses. Prior to his role with Fox Three Partners, Matt worked at Tecum Capital Partners which is a multi-strategy investment firm focused on making mezzanine debt, minority equity, and majority equity investments in lower middle market companies across a variety of sub-sectors.

Prior to Tecum, Matt held multiple investment banking positions focused on advisory services for sell-side, buy-side, and recapitalization transactions for middle market firms.  Matt began his career with PNC Bank and completed PNC’s Credit Training Program and worked as a Credit Officer for PNC’s insurance and asset securitization credit group.  Matt currently resides in Florida near Tampa with his wife and two children.

MBA, University of Pittsburgh, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

BS, Westminster College

Dave is a Vice President at West Allen Capital. He is an investment professional and former practicing attorney with a background in mergers and acquisitions and experience in sourcing, evaluating, and executing lower middle market transactions. 

In addition to his role at West Allen Capital, Dave is a member of the investment team at Westshore Capital Partners, a lower middle market Tampa-based independent sponsor. Prior to Westshore and West Allen Capital, Dave was an Investment Associate at a private U.S.-based family office. While in business school, Dave was a Summer Associate at Rock Island Capital LLC, a Chicagoland-based private equity fund.  Dave began his career as a corporate mergers and acquisitions attorney at Quarles & Brady LLP and McDermott Will & Emery LLP in Chicago. 

 JD, Georgetown University Law Center

 MBA, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

 BA, DePaul University