Ablative Solutions
John Kerschen more than 30 years of financial experience in commercial banking, merger and acquisition advisory, and private capital investment. Since joining Charter Capital Partners in 1996, he has been responsible for more than 200 acquisition transactions with aggregate value of more than $2 billion. These transactions include diverse industries, such as manufacturing of metal parts, plastics, electronics, and medical products, as well as construction services, energy services, business services, and various distribution industries. John’s significant banking and financial background combined with his strong transaction management skills have been instrumental to Charter’s success over the years.
John is general partner and actively manages various investment funds including Charter Growth Capital Fund, a mezzanine debt and minority equity fund, Michigan Accelerator Fund I, an early stage VC fund as well as multiple other private equity investment entities.
He is a current board member for Keystone Solutions, RimGuard, Ablative Solutions and Hastings Mutual Insurance Company and a board observer for Trice Medical and Swift Biosciences. John is a past board member for Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing, Intervention Insights, the Michigan Medical Device Accelerator and the national board for the Association for Corporate Growth.
John has attained FINRA securities registrations including the Series 79, 62, 63 and 65, and earned the Certified Valuation Analyst designation from the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts. He has a BA from Michigan State University and an MBA from DePaul University.
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Ablative Solutions
Ablative Solutions is a clinical-stage medical device start-up that is pioneering the novel approach of Transcatheter Perivascular Alcohol Denervation for the treatment of hypertension.