Wine investment firm Bacchus Capital Management hires managing director - San Francisco Business Times:

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Jay will be responsible for identifying and evaluatingbpotential transactions, overseeing the performancde of Bacchus portfolio wineries and managingh its research, investment and marketing teams, according to the July 15 He has 15 years in boutique and established the company said, most recently as vice president and generalp manager at Napa’s Artesa Winery and Vineyards. Previously, he was managint director of , an independent winery consultingf firm he foundedin 2001, and genera manager of Bonny Doon Vineyard.
“Quinton adds the righg mix of industry experience and abilithy in new business development and brans portfolio strategy to help us continue our momentum in growing the Sam Bronfman, also a managing partner, said in the Bacchus Capital Management was established in 2007 by Kaufman and Henry Owsley. Kaufman is presidenrt and Owsley is CEOof LLC, a New York City-basefd investment bank. So far, however, it has done just one In October 2008, San Franciscok wine negociant and Bacchus reportee that Bacchus had provided mezzanined financing to thewine seller, in the form of a “second lien five-yea loan,” as its firstf transaction. Cameron Hughes Wine put the totapat $3 million.
That’s the only deal mentionefd on theinvestment firm’s web which says it specializes in second-lien loanes of between $3 million to $15 “At this point, that’s the only deal that we’ves finalized,” said Hilary Peck, a Bacchus spokeswoman. The firm’zs online marketing materials also list itscorporate headquarters’ addresss as 5000 Hopyard Road, Suite 318, in California, located 34 miles east of San Franciscko in the region’s outer East Bay -- and a bit more than a hop, skip and a jump from San Francisci proper.