Jeff Brock

About Jeff Brock

Private Equity professional with 30 years of strategic investment experience in the restaurant, food, and beverage sectors. As Founder & Managing Partner of Hargett Hunter Capital Management since 2015, specializes in identifying and scaling emerging restaurant concepts through the deployment of strategic capital and operational expertise.

Experience

1. Founder & Managing Partner

   Hargett Hunter

   Jul 2015 — Present · Raleigh-Durham, NC, US

   The home of Intentional Hospitality.Hargett Hunter invests exclusively in emerging restaurant concepts generating a minimum of $10 million of annual revenue where $10 to $50 million of capital can be deployed over time. We provide the requisite capital and operational capability to support growth, acquisitions and recapitalizations of emerging restaurant concepts with less than one hundred units. We produce exceptional long-term, risk-adjusted investment returns by delivering a commitment to operational support that drives value for all stakeholders.Our playbook is built to support a people-focused, engaged approach to partnership that recognizes potential and unlocks value through custom-built growth strategies in the hospitality industry; and our singularity of focus builds unparalleled domain expertise that is sought by lower middle market investors and emerging restaurant chains.With resources across the United States, Hargett Hunter is headquartered in Raleigh, NC and has offices in Dallas, TX.

Education

• North Carolina State University

  BA, Business w/ Concentrations in Finance & HR Management

  1989 — 1993

• UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

  MBA, Corporate Finance

  1999 — 2001

Skills

• Corporate Finance
• Relationship Management
• Credit
• Financial Modeling
• Recruiting
• Valuation
• Strategy
• Capital Markets
• Team Building
• Commercial Banking
• Business Development
• Due Diligence
• Corporate Development
• Portfolio Management
• Cash Flow
• Crm
• Banking
• Communication
• Private Equity
• Analysis