Chicago, IL – January 3, 2019 – Svoboda Capital Partners LLC (“SC”) is pleased to announce the promotion of David Rubin to Principal. David joined the SC team as a Vice President in 2015. In addition to evaluating investment opportunities, leading due-diligence efforts and structuring and negotiating transactions, David has become instrumental in helping manage SC portfolio company investments. David serves as a Director on the Board for Cigar Accessories Holdings, Inc., as a board participant for Strategic Marketing, Inc. and Sonoma Creamery, and was actively involved with former SC portfolio companies One North Interactive and SWC Technology Partners.

“We are grateful for David’s valuable contributions over the past 4 years. He is a respected teammate whose high-quality work product and pivotal participation on portfolio initiatives and new deal origination and evaluation have aided our success,” said John Svoboda, Managing Director. “We are proud of what David has accomplished to date and are excited to reward him with this much deserved promotion.”

Prior to joining SC, David worked at Stone Arch Capital and as an Investment Banking Analyst with Harris Williams & Co. (“HW”), both in Minneapolis, Minnesota. David holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance with honors from George Washington University and an MBA with concentrations in Accounting, Finance and Organizational Management from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.