Over the course of their careers, the principals have invested in companies in a variety of industries, including:
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John Cullinane
Prior to co-founding Islington Capital Partners, John was President and Chief Executive Officer of BancBoston Capital, where he oversaw all aspects of a $5.5 billion private equity portfolio. He joined BancBoston Capital in 1987 and spent most of his career directly involved in the sourcing, due diligence, structuring, execution and management of lower middle market buyout investments. Beginning in 1998 until his promotion to President and CEO in 2002, John managed several venture capital portfolios.
John has served on the board of directors of Bright Star Industries, Clareon Corporation, Enigma Information Services, KP Holdings and Masterview Window Company. He currently serves on the boards of Library Systems and Services and Superwinch. He graduated from Harvard College in 1986 and received an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1993. He is married with three children.
Contact John at or (617) 558-3200
Paul Spinale
Prior to co-founding Islington Capital Partners, Paul was a Managing Director of Audax Group's $500 million private equity fund. This fund targeted investments in middle market companies that faced operating challenges and/or involved particularly complex transaction dynamics. Paul's primary role involved the sourcing, due diligence, structuring, execution and management of investments. He also had a variety of responsibilities relating to the management of a 20-person investment team. Prior to his position at Audax, he worked as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company beginning in 1985 and joined Bain Capital in 1992. At Bain Capital, from 1992 to 1999, Paul focused on lower middle market private equity investments.
Paul has served on the board of directors of Athens Paper Mill, Endurance International Group, Herald Media, JTECH Communications, MacGregor Group, Nash_Elmo, Overton's, Pirod and Swissray International. He currently serves on the boards of Library Systems and Services and Superwinch. He graduated from Amherst College in 1985 and received an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1990. He is married with three children.
Contact Paul at or (617) 558-3211