Robert J. McParland

Bob joined TL in 2001. Bob's direct venture capital experience began in 1995, when he joined Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE: SFE), a publicly traded private equity company. As a Vice President at Safeguard, Bob was responsible for numerous financial functions related to portfolio companies including financial and operational due diligence, operational restructuring, temporary portfolio management roles, financing and fund raising, initial public offerings, and sales and divestitures, among others. While at Safeguard, Bob worked on numerous co-investments with TL, primarily interfacing with Bob Keith and Mark DeNino. Prior to joining Safeguard, Bob was a Senior Manager with Price Waterhouse LLP, working with its audit and assurance group from 1982 to 1993, and also spent two years in financial and operational roles with Masland Corporation (NASDAQ: MSLD), a $500 million manufacturer, including integral roles in the Company's initial public offering and merger and acquisition activity.

Additionally, Bob became the first Business Fellow at Villanova University in 2001, teaching several courses in advanced accounting, cost accounting and entrepreneurial accounting and finance along with public accounting firm liaison and other responsibilities. Based upon the position Bob created, Villanova School of Business has since expanded this program to create a Business Fellow position for each department.

Bob's primary responsibilities at TL include performing diligence on potential investments and working with existing portfolio companies to improve operational and financial performance, financial management and accounting assistance, financing and fundraising, and merger and acquisition activities.

Bob has a BS in Accountancy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a certified public accountant.