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Argosy Healthcare Partners
Argosy Healthcare Partners is a healthcare investor focused on supporting founder-owned companies.
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Vac2Go acquired by Argosy Capital
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Vac2Go
Vac2Go is a vacuum truck rental company that provides the latest model trucks and equipment to various industries across the United States.
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Kirk Griswold
Kirk B. Griswold, Founding Partner, co-founded Argosy in 1990 and is responsible for general fund administration, developing and assessing investment opportunities, providing strategic management support and monitoring investments. His experience encompasses a successful track record investing in over 90 companies. Previously he was a Manager and Consultant with Corporate Decisions, Inc. (now Mercer Management Consulting, Inc.), a Boston-based international management consulting firm. He managed client engagements, trained and managed Consultants and Associates, and worked with the CEO and Board of Directors of businesses in various industries. Mr. Griswold also has previous experience as President of a niche manufacturing company and as a manager and avionics engineer with the Integrated Logistics Support Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp. He earned an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, with a dual major in Management and Finance, and a Bachelor of Science, Physics, from the University of Virginia. He has served as President of the Northeastern Regional Association of SBICs, on the board of the Greater Philadelphia Venture Group, Team Captain for the MS150 Bike Tour, and has been a guest lecturer for the Finance Department of the Wharton School. He has been a director or participated as a board observer on many of his investments.
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John Paul Kirwin
John P. Kirwin, III, Founding Partner, co-founded Argosy in 1990 and is responsible for general fund administration, developing and assessing investment opportunities, providing strategic management support, and monitoring investments. He previously had a 14 year career as an attorney specializing in mergers, acquisitions, and corporate law. For nine years he was a Partner with McCausland, Keen & Buckman in Radnor, Pennsylvania, where he did extensive work on public and private securities offerings, as well as venture capital and buyout transactions. His experience encompasses a successful track record investing in over 90 companies and includes sourcing, reviewing, negotiating, performing due diligence, and monitoring various private investment transactions. Mr. Kirwin holds a Juris Doctris from the George Washington University National Law Center, and a Bachelor of Arts from Dickinson College. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of The Church Farm School and has previously served as a director on the Boards of four public companies.
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John Paul Kirwin
Founding Partner & Executive Chairman