Charles Ayres

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Charles Ayres
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Duke University
Dartmouth College
Occupation Financier
Known forChairman of Trilantic Capital Partners

Charles "Charlie" Ayres is a managing partner, Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Trilantic Capital Partners, formerly known as Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking. [1]

Early life and career

Ayres obtained a B.A. in economics, magna cum laude, from Duke University and an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business. [2] [3]

Ayres joined Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking in 2003. He also sits on the board of Celerity Group Inc.

Charlie was a founding partner of the private equity investment company MidOcean Partners, founded in February 2003.

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References

  1. "Lehman's Legacy: Charles Ayres". Wsj.com. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2018 via www.wsj.com.
  2. "Trilantic Capital Partners". Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  3. "Sara Stowe, Charles Ayres". The New York Times. 16 May 1999. Retrieved 20 July 2018.