Mr. Melchiorre has developed a unique combination of both investment-banking and private equity investing experience. Since 1985, Mr. Melchiorre has been actively involved in corporate finance, investment-banking, private equity investing, and business valuations in the middle-market arena. During this time, Mr. Melchiorre has been involved in the origination, analysis, and closure of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, the private placement of senior debt, mezzanine, and equity capital, including taxable & tax-exempt securities, the management & investment of private equity capital as a principal, and business valuations for both transactional and compliance purposes. As a result of Mr. Melchiorre’s diverse background, he has developed a broad range of industry experiences with manufacturing, distribution, and service businesses.

Prior to forming MelCap Partners, Mr. Melchiorre was a Senior Vice President at Laux, Holmes & Company (“LH&C”) and a Managing Member of LHM Capital Partners, LLC where he led a number of successful merger, acquisition, and divestiture transactions. Prior to LH&C, Mr. Melchiorre was a Vice President at Bruml Capital Corporation (“BCC”) where he was a member of the Investment Committee of BCC’s private equity acquisition fund as well as a partner in the fund. During his tenure at BCC, Mr. Melchiorre was actively involved in investment-banking, private equity, and business valuations. Prior to BCC, Mr. Melchiorre was a Director in the Investment Banking Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (formerly Price Waterhouse) where he was involved in the management of corporate finance and investment-banking transactions. Prior to PwC, Mr. Melchiorre was a senior officer in the investment-banking groups of Banc One Capital Corporation and Huntington Bancshares.

Mr. Melchiorre obtained a BSBA in both Finance and Marketing from The Ohio State University and has successfully completed the Series 7 NASD securities license exam. Mr. Melchiorre is active in a number of leadership positions in both profit and non-profit organizations, including current or prior involvement on the Boards of: Autus Capital, LLC, Aztec Concrete Accessories, Inc., the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (President in 1997-1998), and Cascade Capital Corporation. In addition, Mr. Melchiorre is also a member of the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors, American Bankruptcy Institute, Ohio Venture Association, and the Turnaround Management Association. Mr. Melchiorre has successfully completed the AM&AA’s Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor program, thereby obtaining the “CM&AA” designation. Mr. Melchiorre was born on March 9, 1963, has been married since 1986, and has been blessed with four children.

Set forth below is a list of engagements in which Mr. Melchiorre was involved prior to forming MelCap: