J. Patrick Galleher is the CEO & Managing Partner of Boxwood Partners, an
investment bank headquartered in Jupiter, FL, where he leads transactions for
Boxwood's M&A advisory services.
Over the past 25 years, Patrick has led sell-side transactions on over 70
engagements. At Boxwood Partners, he and his team focus on transactions in the
lower middle market between $50-$500m in Enterprise Value. Since 2011, Boxwood
has successfully completed over 35 Franchisor sell-side transactions, assisting
founder and private equity-owned businesses to find strategic or private equity
partners for their next stage of growth.
Prior to joining Boxwood, Patrick was CEO of WILink plc (WLK:LSE), a global
financial communications and compliance business which is headquartered in
London, with operations in the United State, Canada, United Kingdom, Continental
Europe, and Sweden. Through its IPO in 2000, Patrick became the youngest CEO
on the London Stock Exchange. In 2006, he successfully led the Company through a
public-to-private transaction with SVIP, a NYC-based private equity group, and
delisting it from the London Stock Exchange.
Patrick made a minority investment in sweetFrog Franchising, LLC in 2012. During
his investment, sweetFrog grew from 15 locations to over 380 locations. In 2015,
Patrick stepped in as Chairman & CEO, until completing a successful transaction
with MTY / Kahala Brands in September of 2018.
Patrick served on the Board of Directors for Issuer Direct (ISDR:NYSE), since 2014.
He was Chairman of the Strategic Advisory and Compensation Committees.
Patrick holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Richmond,
where he played golf for the Spiders. He also holds a degree from the London
Business School, as well as attending the Centre for Creative Leadership (CCL) in
Belgium. He is a founder of the Virginia Chapter of Young President's Organization
(YPO), member of CEO.org and the former Finance Chair of the Southeast U.S. and
Caribbean (SEC) Region of YPO.
