The 5th Annual Buyouts West.
November 18 - 19, 2008. Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles

Buyouts West 2008

Michael Mauze: Managing Director, VMG Partners

Prior to co-founding VMG Partners, Mr. Mauzé spent over 20 years in the consumer products industry as a principal and advisor to companies. Mr. Mauze was a Managing Director at The Shansby Group, where he was integrally involved in all aspects of the investment process and served as a member of the Investment Committee. Prior to The Shansby Group, Mr. Mauzé was at Lehman Brothers Inc. advising consumer product companies in mergers and acquisitions and capital raising activities. Before joining Lehman Brothers, Mr. Mauzé worked in the mergers and acquisitions group of PaineWebber with a special focus on the consumer products industry. Mr. Mauzé also co-founded of the Asian operations for PaineWebber Inc. He received his A.B. in Economics from Davidson College and his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.