Jonathan Martin

Jonathan Martin is a Fund Advisor at Amherst Fund, LLC, a privately held investment company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Amherst Fund says it has provided capital to privately held Midwestern companies since 1998 and operates as a closely held, closely capitalized fund with no outside or institutional investors.

Martin’s Amherst Fund bio describes his experience in corporate financial management and strategic transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. He is also listed as Corporate Development Officer of PIDC, an advanced materials company, and as an advisory board member of Omnex, Inc., a training and consulting company focused on quality management systems.

Earlier in his career, Martin served as CFO and interim management in multiple situations and advised clients on consulting and transactional assignments for Amherst Partners, a Michigan-based investment banking and advisory firm that Amherst Fund explicitly says is unrelated to Amherst Fund. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

• Amherst Fund’s historical focus was investing in privately held Midwestern companies across sectors and stages.
• The firm describes its approach as “We invest in potential.”
• Amherst Fund made both early-stage venture capital investments and later-stage private equity investments.
• The firm used flexible capital structures, including equity, subordinated debt, and senior debt where appropriate.
• Amherst Fund’s equity investments could be controlling or non-controlling, but the firm typically required board representation.
• The firm emphasized strategic patience and says it was not bound by a target investment horizon.
• Current status: Amherst Fund says it has largely exited control investments and is not currently considering new investments in privately held ventures.