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 Robert I. Knibb
Bob is a Co-Founder and Partner of the Firm. In total, Bob has over 23 years of private equity experience in a variety of industries. He has been involved in more than 20 acquisitions representing in excess of $4.2 billion in aggregate enterprise value.
Prior to co-founding Arlington, Bob was a senior member of the investment team at MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc., a diversified investment company, which is the principal investment vehicle of Ronald O. Perelman. As a member of the senior management of MacAndrews & Forbes, Bob worked with management and the boards of directors of portfolio companies implementing strategic initiatives, acquisition and divestiture programs, recapitalizations and refinancings. Notable transactions which Bob led include the $655 million acquisition of The Coleman Company, the $140 million recapitalization of MacAndrews & Forbes Company and the restructuring and sale of Genstar Rental Electronics. In addition, during his 13 years with MacAndrews & Forbes, Bob also was very involved in more than 20 other successful deals including Consolidated Cigar, First Gibraltar, Revlon, Toy Biz and Frigitronics.
Prior to MacAndrews & Forbes, Bob was an associate in the Corporate Development Department of Warner-Lambert, a multinational pharmaceutical company. Bob began his business career as a securities analyst in the Pension Investment Department of Warner-Lambert.
Bob earned an M.B.A. from Columbia University Graduate School of Business and holds a B.S. degree, magna cum laude, from Union College with a major in Mathematics. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Bob is currently on the Board of Directors of TSI Group, Inc. He has previously been a member of the Board of Directors of NLX Holdings Corporation, Stonebridge Technologies, Genstar Rental Electronics and John Patrick Publishing. He is a trustee of Eastern States Exposition.
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