Wine investment firm Bacchus Capital Management hires managing director - San Francisco Business Times:

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Jay will be responsible for identifyintg and evaluatingpotential transactions, overseeing the performance of Bacchus portfolio wineries and managing its investment and marketing teams, according to the July 15 He has 15 years in boutique and establishe d wineries, the company said, most recently as vice presidenty and general manager at Napa’s Artesa Winergy and Vineyards. Previously, he was managing director of , an independentr winery consulting firm he founded in and general manager of BonnyDoon “Quinton adds the right mix of industrt experience and ability in new businessa development and brand portfolio strategy to help us continue our momentuj in growing the business,” Sam Bronfman, also a managing said in the statement.
Bacchuss Capital Management was established in 2007by Bronfman, Kaufmam and Henry Owsley. Kaufman is presideng and Owsley is CEOof LLC, a New York City-basedr investment bank. So far, however, it has done just one In October 2008, San Francisco wine negociant and Bacchus reporterd that Bacchus had provided mezzaninew financing to the wine in the form ofa “seconcd lien five-year loan,” as its first transaction. Cameron Hughes Wine put the totalat $3 That’s the only deal mentioned on the investment firm’s web site, which says it specializews in second-lien loans of between $3 millioj to $15 million.
“At this that’s the only deal that we’ve finalized,” said Hilary a Bacchus spokeswoman. The firm’s online marketing materialws also list itscorporate headquarters’ address as 5000 Hopyarfd Road, Suite 318, in Pleasanton, California, located 34 milesw east of San Francisci in the region’s outer East Bay -- and a bit more than a hop, skip and a jump from San Franciscl proper.