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James T. Farrell




James T. Farrell


James T. Farrell is a Managing Partner of Calera Capital and a member of the General Partner.

Before joining Calera Capital in 1991, Mr. Farrell served as an independent investor assisting Rainwater, Inc. in a private equity transaction that led to the successful restructuring of AmeriCredit (NYSE, consumer finance company). Previously, Mr. Farrell was an Associate at ESL Partners, a private investment partnership pursuing value-oriented investments in private and public equity and debt securities. He began his career in 1985 at Copley Real Estate Advisors.

Mr. Farrell serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Modular Space Corporation (lessor of modular assets); is a Director of LoopNet, Inc. (leading information services provider to the commercial real estate industry); and serves as a member of the board for Rock-It Cargo (leading provider of specialty freight forwarding and logistics services). He is the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tapco International Corporation (accessory products and professional installation tools for residential exteriors), and a former Director of Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE, international healthcare services and medical devices) and of Coldwell Banker Corporation (nationwide residential real estate services). He currently serves as a Director of the nonprofit Pacific Research Institute.

Mr. Farrell received an A.B. from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.