Oak Hill Capital Management has promoted Tyler J Wolfram from partner to managing partner of the firm, effective immediately.
Since joining Oak Hill Capital in 2001, Wolfram has led the investment activities in the firm’s consumer, retail and distribution vertical, and he has been an active member of the executive committee and the investment committee.
"We are delighted to announce Tyler’s appointment to managing partner," says J Taylor Crandall, a managing partner of Oak Hill Capital. "Tyler has contributed significantly to Oak Hill Capital’s success over the past twelve years, sourcing and leading several highly successful transactions while establishing himself as a leader in the firm’s management, and we expect him to assume an even greater role leading the Oak Hill Capital franchise going forward."
Wolfram has more than 20 years of private equity and leveraged finance experience. While at Oak Hill Capital, he has managed private equity investments in a number of companies, including Earth Fare, Dave & Buster’s, The Hillman Group, Duane Reade Holdings, NSA International, The Container Store, Caribbean Restaurants Holdings, and Oreck Corporation.
Prior to joining Oak Hill Capital, Wolfram served as a managing director at Cornerstone Equity Investors and as a vice president in the high yield group of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.