Private equity firm VMG Partners has promoted Jarom Fawson to principal.
Fawson joined VMG in 2012 as a vice president with significant experience in corporate finance and has since worked on sourcing new investment opportunities, due diligence, deal execution and portfolio company oversight.
He oversees the firm's current investment in Kernel Season's, a maker of popcorn seasonings, and serves on the board of directors of Speck Products.
Michael L Mauze, a managing director at VMG, says: "Jarom is a key member of our team whose transaction expertise and investment judgment are great assets to our firm. We are confident that his leadership and strategic contributions will continue to drive value creation for our investors."
Prior to joining VMG, Fawson was a senior vice president in the investment banking practice at Moelis & Company where he worked on the sale transaction of VMG portfolio company Waggin' Train to Nestle Purina PetCare Company.
Prior to that he was a director in the mergers and acquisitions group at UBS Investment Bank and earlier served in the treasury division of American Express.
