Steve joined Spectrum in July of 2005. Previously, Steve was an associate at Trident Capital, a private equity firm focused on information and business services. Prior to Trident, Steve was an analyst in the Media and Communications group at Thomas Weisel Partners, where he worked on a number of mergers and acquisitions and both public and private equity financings. Steve began his career at The Beacon Group, a private equity firm acquired by JP Morgan Chase in 1999. At Spectrum, Steve focuses on buyout investments in the media, information and business services (including healthcare and financial services) industries.