Matt Farron
Deal Partner & Head of Consumer Group
Joined Gryphon: 2005
Industry Group: Consumer Products & Services
Currently serves on Gryphon Company Boards:
Mechanix Wear
Metagenics
Milani Cosmetics
Revision Skincare & Goodier Cosmetics
RoC Skincare
Vetnique Labs
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 Mechanix Wear, Metagenics, Milani Cosmetics, Revision Skincare & Goodier Cosmetics, RoC Skincare, and Vetnique Labs. He is also Co-Head of Gryphon’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. 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 Dessert Holdings, K&N Engineering, Fleet Laboratories, and Matrixx Initiatives/ZICAM, and served as a Director on their respective company boards. 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
B.S., Business Administration, Boston University, Summa Cum Laude
Community Outreach:SFMOMA, Co-Chair Contemporaries Committee
San Francisco University High School, Former Vice Chair
Year Up Bay Area, Former Leadership Council
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