ANALYSTS

Patrick C. Clark, Associate
Prior to joining Fidus Partners in 2005, Mr. Clark was a financial analyst at Wachovia Securities where he worked on capital raising transactions and strategic advisory assignments in the defense, aerospace, and homeland security industries. Previously, Mr. Clark served as an aide to the Governor and First Lady of South Carolina. Mr. Clark earned a bachelor of arts degree in Spanish, cum laude with high honors, from Davidson College.

Phone: (704) 334-2215
Email: pclark@fiduspartners.com

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Charles A. Cox, Associate
Prior to joining Fidus Partners, Mr. Cox was an associate in the media & communications investment banking group at Wachovia Securities. Prior to Wachovia Securities, Mr. Cox was an attorney in the corporate department of Proskauer Rose LLP, working in the firm’s M&A, capital markets and sports practices. Before attending graduate school, Mr. Cox spent two years at Williams & Connolly LLP, working in the firm’s sports and litigation practices. Mr. Cox earned a master of business administration and a juris doctor from the University of Virginia and bachelor of arts degrees in economics, with honors, and political science, at the University of North Carolina, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Phone: (704) 334-3966
Email: ccox@fiduspartners.com

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Matthew R. Culbertson, Associate
Mr. Culbertson joined Fidus Partners in 2006 and has since worked on transactions in both the U.S. consumer / retail and business services sectors. He graduated from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia with dual concentrations in finance and management. Mr. Culbertson is also a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and has previously worked as a summer intern for Smith Barney.

Phone: (212) 750-6521
Email: mculbertson@fiduspartners.com

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William S. Brown, Analyst
Mr. Brown joined Fidus Partners in 2007. Prior to joining Fidus, he earned a bachelor of science degree in finance, magna cum laude, as well as a master of science of accountancy degree from the Wayne Calloway School of Business and Administration at Wake Forest University. He was a merit scholarship recipient, a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society for Business and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.

Phone: (704) 334-4329
Email: wbrown@fiduspartners.com

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Jonathan S. Hammill, Analyst
Mr. Hammill graduated with highest distinction from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration with a concentration in finance. He is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society for Business and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Prior to joining Fidus Partners in 2007, Mr. Hammill worked as a summer analyst at Banc of America Securities in the leveraged finance group focusing on syndicated loans.

Phone: (704) 334-5942
Email: jhammill@fiduspartners.com

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Peter E. Ostergard, Analyst
Prior to joining Fidus Partners in 2008, Mr. Ostergard worked as an analyst at KeyBanc Capital Markets where he focused on capital raising transactions and strategic advisory assignments in the industrial technology, transportation & logistics, and oil & gas industries. Previously, Mr. Ostergard worked in the investment management and trust department at KeyBank. Mr. Ostergard earned a bachelor of arts degree in Economics and History from Vanderbilt University.

Phone: (212) 750-6481
Email: postergard@fiduspartners.com

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Brian T. Rourke, Analyst
Prior to joining Fidus Capital in 2007, Mr. Rourke graduated from the University of Texas with a major in economics and a minor in business administration. He also worked in real estate brokerage and as a summer intern at UBS in the risk arbitrage group.

Phone: (312) 284-5206
Email: brourke@fiduspartners.com

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Jefferson B. Shaw, Analyst
Prior to joining Fidus Partners in 2008, Mr. Shaw graduated cum laude from Duke University with dual concentrations in Economics and Spanish/European Studies. He also completed Duke's Markets and Management program. Previously, Mr. Shaw worked as a summer intern at American Capital Strategies in Bethesda, Maryland.

Phone: (704) 334-3974
Email: jshaw@fiduspartners.com

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Justin D. Wright-Eakes, Analyst
Mr. Wright-Eakes joined Fidus Partners in 2008. Prior to joining Fidus, he earned a bachelor of science in business administration from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina. Previously, Mr. Wright-Eakes worked as an intern with The Aurora Funds, a venture-capital fund in Durham, NC and with the asset-backed securities team at Smith Breeden Associates, a global fixed-income asset manager in Chapel Hill, NC.

Phone: (212) 750-6446
Email: jwrighteakes@fiduspartners.com

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