Woodbridge Opens Boston Office

December 8, 2008

New Haven, Connecticut – December 8, 2008 – Woodbridge, LLC., an innovative mergers and acquisition firm serving middle market companies, has opened an office in Boston. The new office will be headed by longtime dealmakers Brace Carpenter and Tom Hawke, who will serve Woodbridge’s sell-side and buy-side clients throughout New England.

Mr. Carpenter and Mr. Hawke have been advising middle market clients on M&A transactions for over 20 years and have completed hundreds of deals in the U.S. and U.K. across a broad range of industries.

“The Woodbridge alliance will enable us to offer in-depth merger and acquisition resources and results when selling middle market companies both locally, nationally and globally,” said Tom Hawke.

“Woodbridge also brings marketing expertise and an unprecedented level of in-house talent to better serve our present and future clients,” added Brace Carpenter.

Said Robert Koenig, president of Woodbridge, “Brace and Tom’s entrepreneurial spirit and M&A expertise will result in outstanding service to our clients in and around Massachusetts. We are delighted to welcome them to Woodbridge and to have such highly skilled professionals based in a key city such as Boston.”

Woodbridge, LLC., an international M&A firm, was founded in 1993 to provide divestiture and acquisition services to middle market companies.