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Making Private Equity Invesments Work For You |
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Sixforces Inc. |
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ABOUT US
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| Sixforces projects and investments are identified, executed and managed by a group of highly experienced and qualified professionals. The backgrounds of our practice leaders are described below: |
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Gary Green
Managing Director, Philadelphia
Gary is the Managing Director of Sixforce's Philadelphia office. The company's office is co-located in the Aramark Tower with the law firm of Sidkoff, Pincus & Green. In addition to being Sixforce's general counsel, Gary has been President of Sidkoff, Pincus & Green since 1983. As an attorney, Gary has distinguished himself in the areas of complex litigation and corporate law, earning an international reputation for his expertise and creativity in negotiating and structuring mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructurings. Gary has been counsel to several public companies, including LVI Industries (NYSE), Cyber-Care Inc. (NASDAQ), Pharmaceutical Marketing Service Inc. (NASDAQ) and The Bethlehem Corporation (AMX). Gary is a graduate of Temple University and Villanova Law School. He is a member of many professional associations, and has lectured professionally to business leaders, lawyers and students.
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Werner von Pein
Underperforming Assets
Werner has successfully implemented change in both private and public corporations resulting in profitable growth and increased shareholder values. He is a highly respected and skilled operational executive with a global perspective, having led organizations in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Latin America.
Werner’s expertise in turnarounds and enhancement of underperforming entities spans a broad range of industries with a special focus on the Food Industry and products distributed and merchandised in supermarkets. He has worked closely with independent bottlers (Pepsi) and farming interests (Planters Peanuts and Folger's Coffee) in establishing and growing commodity businesses into strong consumer franchises.
Subsequent to graduating with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Master’s in Business Administration in 1969, Werner joined Procter & Gamble in Marketing. Between 1982 and 1987, as an Executive Vice President of Nabisco, he was responsible for 11 subsidiary companies. Most recently he has successfully managed the growth of Lavazza Premium Coffees and Hedstrom Corporation, a leading leisure products company. Werner has served as a director or advisor to the Board of Directors of 10 diverse companies and is able to conduct business in several foreign languages.
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Our Company History
Jay Moulton founded Sixforces in 1992 with the objective of directly investing in mid-cap and small-cap private companies to realize superior equity returns. Sixforces was founded shortly after Jay and his partner, John MacBain, sold their interest in Plastifab Industries, culminating a successful leveraged buy-out of one of North America’s most important extruders of specialized plastics. Sixforces sought to extend this success by investing in a portfolio of private companies that featured direct or indirect control, reasonable capital structures, and companies that would benefit from new ownership’s active involvement.
During the next decade, Sixforces invested directly in a variety of companies and add-on acquisitions, including mail-order companies, distribution companies, service companies, software companies and manufacturing companies. During this period, Sixforces was also engaged by wealthy investors to implement acquisition, turnaround and divestiture programs for them. Over the ten-year period, Sixforces has consistently achieved superior equity returns for its clients and its own account. Sixforces applies experience, gained from its numerous private company investments, to actively help investee companies’ management meet their objectives, so that shareholders can realize superior returns. |
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The Sixforces Name and Logo
Five forces analysis is a widely accepted method of analyzing a company’s competitive position in the market place. Attributed to Michael Porter of Harvard Business School , the five forces analysis assesses five key areas including the power of buyers, the power of suppliers, the threat of substitutes, the threat of entry, and competitive rivalry. Sixforces evaluates its prospective target investments using the five forces framework, and although we believe that this comprehensive analysis helps one to understand company performance, we also believe that there is an important sixth force that drives performance. Effectiveness of the senior management – CEO – Directors – Shareholders chain constitutes this sixth force. We believe that pro-active and responsible asset management by directors representing shareholder interest, and the directors’ skills in analyzing, constructively interacting with management, and marshalling the shareholders’ investment is as important a force as any of the other five. |
Our logo reflects this belief. In it, the five steel blue wedges represent the five forces from which a “diamond” can be created. Upon the fulcrum of the sixth force, representing Sixforces Inc.’s deal identification, deal-making and active representation of shareholder interests, a fine gem is set.
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