Mr. Zepeda founded Cold Bore Capital in 2017. During his 10-year career in private equity, Mr. Zepeda has participated in all aspects of private capital investing, including sourcing and execution, industry and financial due diligence, transaction structuring, and portfolio monitoring.
Cold Bore Capital Leadership
Matt Schachman
Partner
Mr. Schachman joined Cold Bore in September 2017. Prior to joining Cold Bore, Mr. Schachman founded Chamberlain Advisors, a Chicago- based human capital, staffing and placement, firm. Prior to founding Chamberlain Advisors, Mr. Schachman participated in debt and equity capital raising and buy- and sell-side M&A transactions while working at…
Dan Quinn
Partner
Mr. Quinn joined Cold Bore in 2017 as an Operating Partner. Prior to joining Cold Bore, Mr. Quinn was a Managing Partner at DOL Asset Management, a family office where he was the head trader overseeing a $50 million portfolio of equity, fixed income, and derivative investments.
Ben Tombaugh
Managing Director
Mr. Tombaugh joined Cold Bore in 2019. Mr. Tombaugh brings over 20 years of corporate development and M&A experience. Between 2014 and 2019, Mr. Tombaugh was the Senior VP of Corporate Development for Information Resources, Inc (“IRI”), a corporate market research provider where he led over 15 M&A and partnership…
John Kneen
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Kneen joined Cold Bore in 2020. Before joining Cold Bore, Mr. Kneen was the Co-founding Partner, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer of Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company (“BPOC, LLC”), a Chicago-based private equity management firm.
Dan Barnett
Director
Mr. Barnett joined Cold Bore in 2019. Prior to joining Cold Bore, Mr. Barnett was a Senior Associate within Citi’s Investment Banking Division, where he covered the industrials sector. During his time at Citi, Mr. Barnett gained experience in M&A transactions, capital raising, and shareholder activism advisory.
Ben Veitenheimer
Vice President
Mr. Veitenheimer joined Cold Bore in 2019. Prior to joining Cold Bore, Mr. Veitenheimer was an Analyst at Legacy Star Capital Partners, a middle market private equity firm. During his tenure at Legacy Star, Mr. Veitenheimer built experience in M&A transactions, valuation, and asset management/portfolio monitoring.
Chase Zhao
Senior Associate
Mr. Zhao joined Cold Bore in 2020. Before joining Cold Bore, Mr. Zhao was an Analyst within Apria Healthcare’s Corporate Development group where he worked directly with upper management to evaluate and execute M&A transactions, coordinate integration, and assist in strategic planning.
Kurt Schwab
Senior Associate
Mr. Schwab joined Cold Bore in 2020. Prior to joining Cold Bore, Mr. Schwab was an Associate within BMO Capital Markets’ Investment Banking Group, where he covered the healthcare sector. During his time at BMO Capital Markets, Mr. Schwab gained experience executing buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions, and debt and…
Greg Povenski
Operating Partner
Mr. Povenski joined Cold Bore in 2019 as an Operating Partner. Prior to Cold Bore, Mr. Povenski spent 21 years in the U.S. Army, most recently as an officer commanding three different Special Forces elements, including a Joint Command, and serving in multiple strategic-level positions both in the U.S. and…
Ed Hine
Operating Partner
Mr. Hine joined Cold Bore in 2019 as an Operating Partner. Prior to Cold Bore, Mr. Hine was the Vice President of Operations at PrecisionHawk, a commercial drone and data company, where he led a team of 150 pilots, project managers, data analysts, and sales professionals within the firm’s energy…
Frank Baumann
Operating Partner
Mr. Baumann joined Cold Bore in 2019 as an Operating Partner. Prior to Cold Bore, Mr. Baumann was the Director of BHRT at Optio Rx, a CBC platform company. Mr. Baumann managed the organization’s expansion of BHRT by furthering business development strategies and tactics.
Craig Lathrop
Operating Partner
Mr. Lathrop joined Cold Bore in 2019 as an Operating Partner. Prior to joining Cold Bore, Mr. Lathrop was a Senior Director of Project Management at Integrated Device Technology, a manufacturer, of mixed-signal semiconductor solutions communications, computing, and consumer industries.
Sam Giampapa
Data Analyst
Mr. Giampapa joined Cold Bore in 2020 as a Data Analyst. Prior to Cold Bore, Mr. Giampapa was a Business Intelligence Manager at Elite Meet, a veteran-focused non-profit, where he led multiple projects and analytics platform development.