Team
Experienced
EBF is led by six partners with experience averaging greater than 20 years.
Team
Michael Frey
A broad range of alternative investing has been the focus of Mr. Frey's professional career for 24 years. Prior to forming EBF in 1988, Mr. Frey managed capital as well as commodity processing operations at Cargill.
- BS - Business Administration, University of Minnesota, 1979
David Ericson
Private asset and distressed debt investing have been the focus of Mr. Ericson's professional career for 23 years. Prior to joining EBF in 2001, Mr. Ericson managed capital at Morgens-Waterfall-Vintiadis, Touchstone Capital, and Cargill.
- BA - International Relations, University of Minnesota, 1983
- MBA - University of Chicago, 1987
Stuart Brown
Distressed investing has been the focus of Mr. Brown's professional career for 20 years. Prior to joining EBF in 2003, Mr. Brown managed capital at Avenue Capital, Touchstone Capital, Morgens-Waterfall-Vintiadis, and Cargill.
- BA - Economics, Northwestern University, 1986
- MBA - Northwestern University, 1988
Thomas Rock
Transactional and other legal work have been the focus of Mr. Rock's professional career for 22 years. Prior to joining EBF in 2005, Mr. Rock was Associate General Counsel at GE Capital, General Counsel at Smarte Carte, and a partner at Oppenheimer Wolf & Donnelly and at Rider Bennett, Egan & Arundel.
- BA - English, Carleton College, 1984
- JD - Boston College Law School, 1987
Vincent Vertin
A wide range of finance and investing activity has been the focus of Mr. Vertin's professional career for 12 years. Prior to joining EBF in 2004, Mr. Vertin was an analyst at Providence Capital, an investment banker at JP Morgan and at Dain Rauscher Wessels, a math instructor at the United States Naval Academy, and a Captain in the US Marine Corps.
- BS - Mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1992
- MS - Applied Mathematics & Business, George Washington University, 1993
Hendrik Vroege
Wind and other energy-related investing have been the focus of Mr. Vroege's professional career for 21 years. Prior to joining EBF in 2004, Mr. Vroege managed capital at Fortis Group.
- BA - Finance, University of Oregon, 1986
- MBA - Rotterdam School of Management, 1988
