Clear thinking, extensive hands-on knowledge and sophisticated database management are distinguishing attributes of Chestnut Hill Partners. Our continued success over the years comes from our systematic approach to initiating contact, maintaining dialogue and confidentiality, avoiding problems and successfully dealing with unforeseen events.

Paul Schaye, Managing Director

Paul L. Schaye, the founding partner of Chestnut Hill Partners, has spent more than 25 years in investment banking and management consulting. He has been responsible for completing transactions with a value in excess of $3 Billion dollars.

Paul began his career as a management consultant at A. T. Kearney and Booz Allen & Hamilton. Subsequently, he held executive positions at PepsiCo, Viacom and Brookhill Capital Resources. Paul received a BA from the University of Massachusetts graduating Summa Cum Laude, and continued through its Ph.D. program in Business.

Peter M. Wright, Managing Director

Peter M. Wright started his investment career as vice president of a private equity firm, Holding Capital Group...and as an operating officer of two of its portfolio companies. He has 20 years' experience as both a middle-market intermediary and as a strategic business consultant to private equity portfolio companies. Before associating with Chestnut Hill, he had completed more than two dozen transactions...plus numerous related consulting assignments. His M&A specialty is in finding strategic fits between sellers and private equity acquirers.

He is a graduate of Princeton University (B.A.) and Columbia University (M.B.A.)

Myra E. Turoff, Managing Director

Myra Turoff brings to Chestnut Hill Partners over 25 years of experience in finance and banking. Prior to joining Chestnut Hill, she spent four years as Chief of Staff and Manager of Investor Relations at Belco Oil & Gas Corp., a publicly held independent exploration and production company.

Myra began her career at The Chase Manhattan Bank where she served as Vice President in the Real Estate Finance Department. After Chase, she spent nine years as Senior Vice President-Finance at Tollman-Hundley Hotels, a privately held hotel company. In this capacity she was responsible for raising construction, acquisition and mortgage financing.

Ms. Turoff holds a BA degree from Brooklyn College and an MBA in Finance from the New York University Graduate School of Business.