Matt Farron
Principal
Joined Gryphon: 2005
Industry Group: Consumer Products & Services
Currently serves on Gryphon Company Boards:
Desserts Holdings (The Original Cakerie and Lawler’s Foods)
Matrixx Initiatives, Inc.
Milani Cosmetics
Matt is responsible for analyzing and executing new investments in the Consumer Products sectors for Gryphon and is currently focused on new investment platforms in the CPG and Beauty categories. Matt currently monitors Gryphon’s control investments in The Original Cakerie (Desserts Holdings) and Matrixx Initiatives (Zicam). Matt co-led Gryphon’s 2010 investment in Flagstone Foods through its successful exit to TreeHouse for $860 million in 2014. Matt also co-led investments in K&N Engineering (2011) and Fleet Laboratories (2014) and served as a Director of both companies through their successful exits in 2016 and 2017 to Goldman Sachs and Prestige Brands, respectively. Previously, Matt assisted with the monitoring of Gryphon portfolio companies Sheplers, TrustHouse Services, Joe’s Sports, and Eight O’Clock Coffee.
Prior to Gryphon, Matt’s experience included:- CIBC World Markets, Investment Banker
BS, Business Administration, Boston University, Summa Cum Laude
Community Outreach:- San Francisco University High School, Trustee
- SFMOMA, Contemporaries Committee Member