Richard W. Thatcher, Jr
Managing Director
E: dick.thatcher@fairmountpartners.com

Mr. Thatcher is a founding partner of Fairmount Partners. Dick specializes in mergers and acquisitions, strategic/financial advisory services, private placements, and public offerings for emerging growth companies. His clients include entrepreneur-led companies in the technology and business services sectors with a particular focus on information technology services and application software.

Prior to founding Fairmount Partners, Dick led Investec Inc.’s corporate finance practice serving those same sectors. Dick joined PMG Capital, Investec’s predecessor firm, in 1992 following an extensive career as head of Mergers and Acquisitions for AGS Computers Inc., a major information technology software and consulting services company, with special concentration in the financial services, telecommunications, computer manufacturing and distribution industries. Prior to founding Atlantic Management Systems which Dick sold to AGS, Dick served in various marketing positions with IBM.

Dick holds a Bachelors of Engineering and an MBA from Cornell University and attended the Entrepreneurial Management Program at Harvard University.