Lenox Partners

APPROACH

Lenox Partners is focused on making equity investments across all stages of the private equity and venture capital continuum. From seed stage to pre-IPO, up through growth equity and traditional buyouts, Lenox Partners is focused on partnering with entrepreneurs whose mission and business model align with Mo’s core values.

In addition to our for-profit endeavors, 10% of our investments are dedicated solely to accelerating philanthropic innovation in communities, with a special focus on strategies that are centered on access to education and resources for skilled trades. Lenox Partners teams up with leading industry experts to provide managerial support, board oversight, and best business practices to select organizations that are dedicated to improving social outcomes.

EXPERIENCE

Mo Bamba

Founder & Chairman

Experience: Mo’s dominance on the basketball court is the engine that ultimately drives his business endeavors. As such, he’s invested in his basketball above all else but he makes time to oversee all community and investment initiatives.

Education: The University of Texas McCombs School of Business (BBA – pursuing)

Fun Fact: By age 11 Mo was taller than Coach Love, by age 13 Mo could dunk on him, and at age 18 Mo surpassed his ACT score

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Greer Love

Founder & Managing Partner

Experience: Greer oversees all day-to-day business operations at Lenox Partners. Greer has over 13 years of investment banking and private equity experience, having closed 40+ transactions valued at over $1.5 billion. Greer began his career in New York at Citigroup Investment Bank, followed by Watch Hill Partners, a boutique M&A advisory firm. After obtaining his MBA full-time from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Greer joined Huron Capital in Detroit where he spent nearly 7 years partnering with entrepreneurs and executives to recapitalize and grow their businesses in the lower-middle market.

While in New York, Greer founded an after-school program called “Locke’s Lions” at P.S. 208, Alain L. Locke Elementary School, based on his experience as a student-athlete tutor at Indiana University. With mandatory study tables after school, followed by basketball practice and weekly competition in a local league, the Lions forged supportive relationships and daily contact that would carry them through middle school, high school, and now college.

Education: Indiana University (BA, Sociology – magna cum laude); University of Michigan (MBA)

Fun Fact: After amassing a 12-2 record and an appearance in the tournament finals, one may think Greer was a decent coach. Turns out that 3 Locke’s Lions have gone on to play high-major Division 1 basketball or football, including a guy who “Coach Love” famously cut from the first Locke’s Lions team…some kid named Mo Bamba.

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PRINCIPLES

MISSION:

To create and sustain championship-level outcomes in all our investments

PRINCIPLES

We are always intentional – every second we spend on due diligence is purposeful. Explosive growth is the result of sustained intentional work

We know what we don’t know – we leverage the vast intellectual and relationship capital of our expert networks, which is the most critical component to the way we manage and mitigate risk

Feedback is our food – we crave it, we need it, we appreciate it, and it shows us the path toward progress

We are willing to ask the difficult questions – this allows us to be creative with our solutions and ensures that our processes produce consistent results

There is no finish line – we have never “arrived” and we always strive for a state of continuous improvement

We are great partners – we are responsive, we thrive on collaboration, and we operate with intellectual honesty and personal integrity