James Murphy has over 25 years of experience in corporate finance and middle market investment banking. For the past 18 years hehas spearheaded de Visscher & Co.’s debt and equity fundraising activities and designed liquidity and capital solutions for medium-sized family-owned and closely-held companies. In the transaction advisory area, he has been involved in sourcing and structuring mergers, acquisitions, ESOP’s, private equity transactions and recapitalizations for both familyownedand closely-held businesses. He is also a General Partner of the affiliated private equity firm, Family Capital Growth Partners L.P., which invests long-term, minority investment capital in family businesses to foster growth or provide liquidity to shareholders.
Mr. Murphy, who has spoken at various conferences on the financial solutions to the capital and liquidity needs of family-owned businesses,is a Certified Public Accountant and was previously affiliated with Goldman Sachs & Co. and Ernst & Whinney’s Privately-Owned Business Group. He holds an MBA in Finance from New York University and a BA from Yale University. He is a past Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors of the Family Firm Institute. He is also a Director of Blessing White, Inc., Velocity Print Solutions, Oneida Plastics, and Guida Dairy. He is the past Chairman of the Yale Hockey Association.
