Bio

Mr. Barfield has significant experience in the origination and comprehensive execution of a broad range of middle market transactions. Prior to BlueArc Mezzanine Partners, Mr. Barfield was in the debt investment group at H.I.G. Capital and, prior to that, spent five years at Nancy Creek Capital, a lower middle market mezzanine fund. From 1997 until joining Nancy Creek Capital in 2008, Mr. Barfield held various positions within Wachovia Securities. From 1997 until 2003, he worked within a range of transaction execution groups, including M&A, debt capital markets, and private equity and mezzanine placement. From 2003 to 2008 he was the Investment Banking origination officer for the Southeast, responsible for Florida, Georgia and Alabama. During this time, he closed eight to 12 transactions per year ranging in size from $30 million to $500 million. Prior to joining Wachovia, Mr. Barfield was a Manager in Ernst & Young’s National Corporate Finance Group. His responsibilities included strategic planning, corporate finance consulting, and merger and acquisition transaction execution, specifically large-scale consolidation deals. Before that Mr. Barfield spent two years in Ernst and Young’s National Tax Practice Group developing business and tax planning and compliance strategies for corporations and shareholders. ​Mr. Barfield holds a MAC in Accounting and a BS in Business Administration from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina.