John Purdy
Consultant / Advisor chez Kinetic Capital Partners
Profil
Mr. Purdy has had a highly successful career acquiring, building and selling private businesses.
Previously, he acquired Wesgar Industries in 1968 and has built it into a dominant supplier of custom mechanical components for the technology sector in Western Canada.
Between 1986 and 1997, Mr. Purdy was a principal shareholder of Dees Communications Engineering, which was sold to Nice Systems in 1997.
As part of the disposition, Mr. Purdy and others retained an interest in an investment made by Dees in Hothaus Technologies.
Hothaus Technologies was a pioneer in the development of embedded digital signal processing software.
Hothaus was subsequently acquired by Broadcom Corporation in 1999 for approximately $420 million.
Postes actifs de John Purdy
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
Kinetic Capital Partners
 Kinetic Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Kinetic Capital Partners (KCP) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Dallas Ross and Frank Barker. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Anciens postes connus de John Purdy
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
ViSalus, Inc.
 ViSalus, Inc. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services ViSalus, Inc. operated as a direct-to-consumer personal health product company. It offered a suite of branded weight-management products, nutritional supplements, and energy drinks. It markets its products through the Body by Vi 90-Day Challenge, a platform that focuses on helping its customers achieves their health and fitness goals over a 90-day period. The company was founded by Ryan J. Blair, Nicklas Sarnicola, and Blake Mallen in 2005 and was headquartered in Troy, MI. | President | 11/06/2012 |
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| Entreprise privées | 2 |
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ViSalus, Inc.
ViSalus, Inc. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services ViSalus, Inc. operated as a direct-to-consumer personal health product company. It offered a suite of branded weight-management products, nutritional supplements, and energy drinks. It markets its products through the Body by Vi 90-Day Challenge, a platform that focuses on helping its customers achieves their health and fitness goals over a 90-day period. The company was founded by Ryan J. Blair, Nicklas Sarnicola, and Blake Mallen in 2005 and was headquartered in Troy, MI. | Distribution Services |
Kinetic Capital Partners
Kinetic Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Kinetic Capital Partners (KCP) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Dallas Ross and Frank Barker. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. | Finance |