Mr. Patrick A. Schuele Joins Jordan Knauff & Company as Manager of Contact Networks

Jordan Knauff & Company (JKC), a middle-market investment bank based in Chicago, Illinois, is pleased to announce that Mr. Patrick A. Schuele has joined the firm as Manager of Contact Networks. In this role, Mr. Schuele will conduct research and data management, and perform analytics regarding capital market participants in the U.S. middle-market. As part of his responsibilities, he will build and maintain data and information related to the JKC Referral Partner Network consisting of private equity firms, family offices and their respective portfolio companies, as well as attorneys, accountants, and wealth managers.

Mr. Schuele has over fifteen years of data information management and real world leadership experience with a reputation for meeting the most challenging organizational goals and objectives.

Prior to joining JKC, Mr. Schuele was a building/facilities manager where he was responsible for the setup and oversight of a 55,000 square foot production facility and grounds, and an additional 110,000 square foot fulfillment center. He supervised the installation and maintenance of over $2 million dollars in production/manufacturing machinery.

Mr. Schuele served in the United States Army for ten years.  As a member of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, he served as both a Battalion Scout/Sniper and G3 Ground Liaison Officer. As the primary U.S. Army liaison to the U.S. Air Force for the division, Mr. Schuele was responsible for support planning, information management, and coordination and execution of all air movement and airspace management plans. He is also a Combat Infantry Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom 1, where he supported numerous combat operations with a direct involvement in the liberation of a number of Iraqi cities.

Mr. Schuele spent another three years at Ft. Campbell as a Department of the Army Civilian supervising the artillery, aerial, and fixed ranges, along with the training areas. His responsibilities included the supervision of more than 20 active duty military personnel. Prior to enlisting in the U.S. Army, Mr. Schuele served as a firefighter in North Aurora, Illinois, for six years.

Mr. Schuele is a graduate of the College of Dupage (A.A.S. Manufacturing Engineering Technology) and holds a Lean Six Sigma White Belt.

“We are delighted that Patrick has joined our firm. He brings significant leadership, data management experience, and discipline to his role as Manager of Contact Networks,” said Mr. G. Cook Jordan, Jr., Co-founder and Managing Principal of Jordan Knauff & Company.

 

About Jordan Knauff & Company

Jordan Knauff & Company is a knowledgeable and experienced provider of a comprehensive line of investment banking services to private companies. Services include mergers and acquisitions advisory, debt and equity capital formation, and strategic financial advisory services to companies in a variety of industries. Typical transaction sizes range from $10 million to $300 million in total consideration.

Mr. G. Cook Jordan, Jr. has over 28 years of private equity and investment banking experience, and seven years of executive and operations experience in middle-market companies. JKC’s entire professional team have spent their careers in the middle-market and offer that expertise and knowledge to our clients. It is their mission to provide the best transaction advisory services along with in-depth industry specific research to middle-market companies and the entrepreneurs who lead them.