Professionals
Gregory S. DimitManaging Director
(212) 463-8136
gdimit@colchesterpartners.com
Gregory S. Dimit, Managing Director of Colchester Partners, LLC has 23 years experience in transactions in the investment management industry. At Colchester, Mr. Dimit is responsible for executing all aspects of client engagements, including buy/sell assignments, assisting clients in the development and execution of ownership restructurings and management succession plans, and providing other types of strategic advice.
Prior to joining Colchester Partners, Mr. Dimit was the Managing Partner of Dimit & Associates LLC, a consulting firm serving the investment management industry. From January 2003 through September, 2003, Mr. Dimit was a founding partner and Chief Operating Officer of a 12 person quantitative hedge fund firm. From 2000 through 2002, Mr. Dimit was a Managing Partner of Dimit & Associates LLC and Budden Dimit, Inc., also a consulting firm serving the investment management industry. While employed at Dimit & Associates Mr. Dimit’s engagements included mergers and acquisitions assistance for both very large firms and start-ups, acting as Chief Investment Officer for a $1.5 billion life insurance company, advising a venture capital firm on investment management firm back-office technology investments, structuring phantom equity programs for subsidiaries of multi-national investment management firms and providing marketing consulting services to investment management firms.
From 1991 through 1999, Mr. Dimit was an officer of United Asset Management Corporation (“UAM”), last serving as Senior Vice-President. UAM was a NYSE company and one of the largest independent investment management organizations in the world with over $200 billion in assets under management. UAM provided diverse investment management services to institutions, mutual funds and high net worth investors through the more than 45 operating affiliates it acquired or established in the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan. Mr. Dimit was a senior member of the Corporate Development Group. His responsibilities included identifying appropriate prospects, transaction negotiation and structuring (both domestic and foreign) and relationship management. Mr. Dimit was also was a leader of the team responsible for subsidiary operations and had direct responsibility for UAM's relationship with several of its largest subsidiaries. His activities included business and strategic planning and executing UAM's annual operating plan.
From 1980 through 1990, Mr. Dimit worked for Price Waterhouse as a CPA, last serving as Senior Manager. Mr. Dimit was in the general audit practice of Price Waterhouse, specializing in clients with significant mergers and acquisitions activity. He worked for Price Waterhouse in Los Angeles, CA; London, England; and Boston, MA.
Mr. Dimit received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from California State University, Northridge in 1980.