Jay Reynolds joins Westport’s Gemspring Capital as managing director

Gemspring Capital, a Westport-based middle-market private equity firm, has hired Jay Reynolds as a managing director.

Prior to joining Gemspring, Reynolds was with The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm, where he worked for nearly a decade with a focus on all aspects of the investment process, including sourcing, structuring and executing non-control investment opportunities, as well as post-investment collaboration with portfolio company management teams to implement growth plans. Earlier in his career, he was with Veronis Suhler Stevenson, a lower middle market private equity firm.

“We are excited to welcome Jay to the team,” said Bret Wiener, managing partner of Gemspring Capital. “His entrepreneurial drive and deep experience partnering with founders further enhance our transaction execution and value creation capabilities.”