Edward Benford

Edward founded Benford Capital Partners in 2004 and has over 22 years of lower middle market private equity experience. He has played key roles in acquiring and building more than 25 niche businesses. Prior to founding Benford Capital, Edward was a Principal at Prospect Partners, LLC, a Chicago-based lower middle market private equity firm. Edward joined Prospect Partners at its inception in 1998 and served on the Board of Directors of seven portfolio companies.

Prior to joining Prospect Partners, Edward worked at Lazard Frères & Co., LLC in the Investment Banking Group working on merger & acquisition and corporate finance transactions. Prior to Lazard, he worked at Morgan Stanley & Co. and at the Northern Trust Company.

Edward earned a BA from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.