Fort Washington Capital Partners Group

At Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc., we are a focused investment management firm with dedicated business units that work with institutional clients and their consultants, private equity investors, and individuals and their families. With the strong support of our parent company, Western & Southern Financial Group, we have a stable base of capital that fosters our investment-centered culture, alignment with clients'​ interests, and long-term perspective. We believe our advantage is the ability to focus on investing without distractions from other business activities or short-term objectives. We serve some of the country's largest institutional investors, yet are as approachable and personable as any local firm. We are a registered investment advisor. We were founded in 1990 and are the primary investment arm of Western & Southern Financial Group. As of September 30, we managed $49.5 billion in assets*.
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Tarik Adam

Senior Investment Manager

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Jeff Aebischer

Assistant VP

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Stephen Baker

MD, Co-Head of Private Equity

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Christopher Bearden

Investment Manager, Private Equity

John P. Bessone

VP and Regional Director for Private Equity

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Joe Don Cole

VP Of Investor Relations

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Taylor Cornell

Senior Investment Associate, Private Equity

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Jamie Daugherty

Manager, Private Equity Investor Relations

Roger Lanham

SVP and Co-CIO, Fort Washington

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Robert (Rob) Maeder

MD, Co-Head of Private Equity

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Doris Nelson

Senior Investment Associate, Private Equity

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Andrea Newton

Assistant VP of Finance

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Jonathan David Niemeyer

Associate Counsel of Investments and Director

Maribeth S. Rahe

President and CEO, Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.

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Nicole Robinson

Client Service Associate

David K. Robinson

VP and Senior Portfolio Manager

Kenneth J. Ryan

Assistant VP and Director of Client Service

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Gerald Ulland

MD, Private Client Group and CFO

John A. Wieging

VP and Deputy Head of the Traditional Value Equity Team

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Donald Joseph Wuebbling

Secretary and Director

28 past transactions

Telenisus

Series C in 2001
Telenisus is a technology firm that provides e-commerce internet solutions to its clients. It was founded in 1999 and is based in Illinois.

BlueArc

Series D in 2003
BlueArc is a leading provider of high performance unified network storage systems to enterprise markets, as well as data intensive markets, such as electronic discovery, entertainment, federal government, higher education, Internet services, oil and gas and life sciences. Their products support both network attached storage, or NAS, and storage area network, or SAN, services on a converged network storage platform. Aquired by HDS as of September 7th 2011.

iSqFt

Series C in 2006
Construction Software Technologies, Inc., doing business as iSqFt, provides online bid solicitation and preconstruction management solutions to general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in the United States. Its service products include private construction office that enables general contractors to distribute project plans, specs, addenda, and other documents to subcontractors and suppliers; and Internet Plan Room, which provides subcontractors, suppliers, and professional estimators with access to project information, plans, specs, and addenda for publicly bidding construction projects. The company's products also include SupplyLink LEADS for building product manufacturers to generate and deliver leads through a network of construction plan rooms. Construction Software Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

BlueArc

Venture Round in 2006
BlueArc is a leading provider of high performance unified network storage systems to enterprise markets, as well as data intensive markets, such as electronic discovery, entertainment, federal government, higher education, Internet services, oil and gas and life sciences. Their products support both network attached storage, or NAS, and storage area network, or SAN, services on a converged network storage platform. Aquired by HDS as of September 7th 2011.

AssureCare

Series C in 2007
AssureCare, LLC develops and provides integrated population care management software for healthcare and human services organizations. The company offers MedCompass, a health management software solution that enables its customers to manage their businesses for clients in utilization management, case management, and disease management. AssureCare, LLC was formerly known as CH Mack, Inc. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Aspen Avionics, Inc.

Series A in 2005
Aspen Avionics, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was founded by aviation enthusiasts in 2004. The company specializes in bringing the most advanced technology and capability into general aviation cockpits. Its products increase situational awareness and reduce pilot workload, making it even easier and safer to fly in both VFR and IFR conditions. The company’s philosophy is that getting the latest avionics technology shouldn’t always mean spending a lot of money—on equipment or on installation.

Lumidigm

Series C in 2008
Lumidigm Inc. is a biometric company dedicated to enabling convenient, secure, and reliable identification and verification. Lumidigm powered sensors work because they produce high-quality images every time, in all conditions. Everyone is identifiable. Lumidigm provides biometric identity management for civil ID, point-of-sale, time & attendance, physical and logical access, and portable electronic device applications.

TOA Technologies

Series D in 2011
TOA Technologies provides field service management software for businesses that operate in the field. Natively delivered through the cloud and the only solution using a patented time-based predictive analytics platform, TOA's ETAdirect provides a new way to manage mobile field service operations. ETAdirect learns how work is done in the field according to each individual employee, creates patterns, and then predicts the most optimized routes available based on real-time, actual data communicating this information with consumers throughout the service process every step of the way. With ETAdirect's unique approach to field service management, TOA's customers are able to empower their field service teams to be more effective, resulting in reduced customer wait times and increased field service productivity.

TruTouch Technologies

Venture Round in 2009
TruTouch Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets networked and noninvasive alcohol testing systems for worksite safety applications. It offers TruTouch, a networked biometric alcohol sensor that uses light through the skin to measure and quantify blood alcohol content while simultaneously verifying user identity with biometrics. The company offers products for energy, transportation, warehousing, and community sectors. TruTouch Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Sudbury, Massachusetts with a research and development center in Riverside, California.

TruTouch Technologies

Seed Round in 2005
TruTouch Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets networked and noninvasive alcohol testing systems for worksite safety applications. It offers TruTouch, a networked biometric alcohol sensor that uses light through the skin to measure and quantify blood alcohol content while simultaneously verifying user identity with biometrics. The company offers products for energy, transportation, warehousing, and community sectors. TruTouch Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Sudbury, Massachusetts with a research and development center in Riverside, California.

BlueArc

Series C in 2001
BlueArc is a leading provider of high performance unified network storage systems to enterprise markets, as well as data intensive markets, such as electronic discovery, entertainment, federal government, higher education, Internet services, oil and gas and life sciences. Their products support both network attached storage, or NAS, and storage area network, or SAN, services on a converged network storage platform. Aquired by HDS as of September 7th 2011.

Novarra

Series D in 2003
Novarra, Inc. provides wireless Internet solutions. It offers mobile search, portals, advertising, and Web access in mobile phones. The company provides Internet Mobility that deploys of wireless networks and devices, including mass-market phones, Smartphones, and PDAs. It also offers Vision Platform, which provides solutions for mobile data services, such as mobile Internet, video, Web 2.0, advertising, location, and ODPs; and Vision Mobile Web platform, a carrier-grade content transformation server. In addition, the company offers Vision Multimedia Platform that provides real-time transformation of video, audio, and flash animation content; and Vision Advertising Platform, which offers an advertising engine component for the delivery and management of graphical and animated advertisements. It serves mobile network operators, wireless handset manufacturers, Web content providers, and enterprises. Novarra, Inc. was formerly known as Infospeed Communications, Inc. and changed its name in 2000. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. It has locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Thailand.

Novarra

Series C in 2001
Novarra, Inc. provides wireless Internet solutions. It offers mobile search, portals, advertising, and Web access in mobile phones. The company provides Internet Mobility that deploys of wireless networks and devices, including mass-market phones, Smartphones, and PDAs. It also offers Vision Platform, which provides solutions for mobile data services, such as mobile Internet, video, Web 2.0, advertising, location, and ODPs; and Vision Mobile Web platform, a carrier-grade content transformation server. In addition, the company offers Vision Multimedia Platform that provides real-time transformation of video, audio, and flash animation content; and Vision Advertising Platform, which offers an advertising engine component for the delivery and management of graphical and animated advertisements. It serves mobile network operators, wireless handset manufacturers, Web content providers, and enterprises. Novarra, Inc. was formerly known as Infospeed Communications, Inc. and changed its name in 2000. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. It has locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Thailand.

Sirrus Technology (dba : Alluxa)

Venture Round in 2007
Sirrus Technology, Inc. offers precision optical thin film interference filters for laser systems, telecommunications equipment, and biomedical instruments. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Santa Rosa, California.

Asterand

Series C in 2003
Asterand Bioscience is the leading global provider of high quality, well characterized human tissue and human tissue-based research solutions to drug discovery scientists. Our mission is to provide human-based solutions to accelerate the identification and validation of drug targets and enhance the selection of drug candidates with an increased likelihood of clinical success. Asterand Bioscience has a well-established human tissue heritage, having been formed in 2006 through the merger of Asterand (founded 2000), a human tissue biorepository and Pharmagene (founded 1996) a human tissue-based drug discovery company. With this background and capability in human tissue procurement, characterization and research tools, Asterand Bioscience is uniquely positioned to provide a comprehensive approach to meet the research needs of pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostic companies, as well as academia. From our offices in Detroit, MI and Royston, U.K., our employees focus on providing services and products to accelerate drug discovery research from target identification through compound evaluation and drug safety.

ThinkVine

Series B in 2009
ThinkVine Corporation develops marketing planning, attribution, forecasting, and optimization solutions for marketers and analysts. It provides marketing and data science, scenario-driven software, and tailored advisory services for B2C organizations. The company also offers various marketing trends; technologies; and marketing tactics, such as online, offline, digital, and traditional for customers. It serves consumer packaged goods, retail, financial services, travel and entertainment, and household goods sectors. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. As of October 18, 2016, ThinkVine Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Ignite Marketing Analytics.

Candera,Inc.

Venture Round in 2004
A Milipitas, Calif.-based provider of storage solutions for IT infrastructures

TruTouch Technologies

Venture Round in 2005
TruTouch Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets networked and noninvasive alcohol testing systems for worksite safety applications. It offers TruTouch, a networked biometric alcohol sensor that uses light through the skin to measure and quantify blood alcohol content while simultaneously verifying user identity with biometrics. The company offers products for energy, transportation, warehousing, and community sectors. TruTouch Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Sudbury, Massachusetts with a research and development center in Riverside, California.

Novarra

Series E in 2007
Novarra, Inc. provides wireless Internet solutions. It offers mobile search, portals, advertising, and Web access in mobile phones. The company provides Internet Mobility that deploys of wireless networks and devices, including mass-market phones, Smartphones, and PDAs. It also offers Vision Platform, which provides solutions for mobile data services, such as mobile Internet, video, Web 2.0, advertising, location, and ODPs; and Vision Mobile Web platform, a carrier-grade content transformation server. In addition, the company offers Vision Multimedia Platform that provides real-time transformation of video, audio, and flash animation content; and Vision Advertising Platform, which offers an advertising engine component for the delivery and management of graphical and animated advertisements. It serves mobile network operators, wireless handset manufacturers, Web content providers, and enterprises. Novarra, Inc. was formerly known as Infospeed Communications, Inc. and changed its name in 2000. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. It has locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Thailand.

Advent Solar

Series B in 2004
Advent Solar produces silicon photovoltaic cell-to-module technology. Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A., the company focuses on delivering intellectual property (IP) for intelligent, high-energy silicon photovoltaic (PV) solutions. With patented, advanced technologies, Advent Solar enables higher value products that are Beautiful by Design™, changing the rules for smart grid economics. Advent Solar provides its industry-leading Ventura™ Technology through a licensing model. Ventura Solar Technology is a comprehensive cell-to-module architecture for high-performance solar modules that deliver the industry’s best value for silicon PV modules.

Aspen Avionics, Inc.

Series B in 2007
Aspen Avionics, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was founded by aviation enthusiasts in 2004. The company specializes in bringing the most advanced technology and capability into general aviation cockpits. Its products increase situational awareness and reduce pilot workload, making it even easier and safer to fly in both VFR and IFR conditions. The company’s philosophy is that getting the latest avionics technology shouldn’t always mean spending a lot of money—on equipment or on installation.

Comet Solutions, Inc.

Series A in 2006
Comet Solutions provides software applications that enable manufacturers to develop product development process. Its mission is to deliver innovative technology that changes the landscape of how simulation can be used in the product development process. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Aspen Avionics, Inc.

Series C in 2012
Aspen Avionics, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was founded by aviation enthusiasts in 2004. The company specializes in bringing the most advanced technology and capability into general aviation cockpits. Its products increase situational awareness and reduce pilot workload, making it even easier and safer to fly in both VFR and IFR conditions. The company’s philosophy is that getting the latest avionics technology shouldn’t always mean spending a lot of money—on equipment or on installation.

Lumidigm

Series B in 2005
Lumidigm Inc. is a biometric company dedicated to enabling convenient, secure, and reliable identification and verification. Lumidigm powered sensors work because they produce high-quality images every time, in all conditions. Everyone is identifiable. Lumidigm provides biometric identity management for civil ID, point-of-sale, time & attendance, physical and logical access, and portable electronic device applications.

Comet Solutions, Inc.

Series A in 2007
Comet Solutions provides software applications that enable manufacturers to develop product development process. Its mission is to deliver innovative technology that changes the landscape of how simulation can be used in the product development process. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Capture Media

Seed Round in 2013
Capture has created a platform for news and media publishers to search, request and publish users social media photos/videos on their websites, tv stations and other properties.