Mr. Puglisi, a Founding Partner at CORE, is responsible for the sourcing and evaluation of investment opportunities, valuation, transaction structuring and the securing of acquisition financing. Before joining CORE, he most recently served as a Vice President at Peak Rock Capital, an Austin-based middle-market private equity firm, where he was responsible for identifying, evaluating, executing and actively monitoring investments. Prior to joining Peak Rock Capital, Mr. Puglisi worked at Wind Point Partners and the investment banking division of Citigroup in Chicago. He currently serves on the boards of the following CORE portfolio companies: Fathom, Vantage, Cohere, Kelvix, Cadrex, 3dxtech, Uptive, and PrecisionX Group.
Mr. Puglisi received a Master in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accountancy, summa cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame. He previously served on the Auxiliary Board of Youth Outreach Services and has held steering committee and team captain roles for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.
CORE strives to partner with business owners and management teams to build the strategies that can bring your company to the next level.
We seek deals in lower middle market manufacturing, industrial technology, and industrial services businesses and we highly value our relationships with the intermediary community.
CORE is continuously seeking the best and most experienced leaders to join our network of current and future portfolio companies across a variety of roles including CEO, CFO, and other C-suite positions.