Boston-based Watermill Group, a strategy-driven, middle market private investment firm, today announced the promotion of Scott Oudheusden to Partner. In his new capacity, Mr. Oudheusden is responsible for the evaluation, due diligence and execution of potential transactions, as well as providing assistance to portfolio companies. With more than a decade of combined experience as an attorney and investor, Mr. Oudheusden brings essential insight and perspective to his expanded role.

“One of Watermill’s core values is to build empowered teams, and we owe our 45-year track record of success to our exceptional people,” said the firm’s Founder and Managing Partner, Steven Karol. “On behalf of the entire Watermill Group team, I want to congratulate Scott on his well-deserved promotion to Partner. His vision to see opportunity where others may not, creative structuring and exceptional deal execution have been instrumental to Watermill’s growth. We look forward to Scott’s continued contributions to the firm and industry in the years to come.”

“I am thrilled to take on this leadership role and help advance Watermill’s legacy of strategy-led transformation that creates lasting and positive impact for portfolio companies, investors and communities,” said Mr. Oudheusden.

Prior to joining Watermill, Mr. Oudheusden worked as an analyst at Stadium Capital Management, an investment firm based in Connecticut, where he was responsible for evaluating public market investment opportunities. Before that, Mr. Oudheusden was an attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where he advised corporate clients on a variety of transactional matters totaling several billion dollars in transaction value, ranging from initial public offerings to high-yield bond offerings and syndicated loans. He received a B.A. from Northwestern University and graduated with departmental honors in Economics. He received a J.D. from the University of Virginia and was an Editor of the Virginia Law Review.

About Watermill Group

The Watermill Group is a strategy-driven private investment firm that helps companies achieve their full potential through strategic transformation. For more than four decades, the family owned and managed firm has been acquiring, operating and improving companies. Watermill looks for businesses in which it can apply a unique combination of strategic insight and management expertise to re-imagine their future and drive growth. www.watermill.com.

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