Barry J. Smith

Barry leads Pine Hill Group’s Private Equity and M&A Services practice. In this role, Barry assists a select group of private equity clients with all aspects of their pre-closing business and financial due diligence. On a post-closing basis, Barry helps existing management in driving through the peak workload that always comes after closing a deal. He also provides sell-side financial advisory services to lower middle-market private companies to facilitate successful capital raising and liquidity events that maximize shareholder value. Beyond these services, Barry also manages the firm’s network of senior operating professionals and heads the investment committee for Pine Hill Group Partners, LLC, the firm’s direct co-investment and funds-to-funds vehicle.

Prior to joining Pine Hill Group, Barry spent five years as a principal investor at a Philadelphia-based PE firm where he was involved in all aspects of the firm’s platform and add-on investment processes. In addition to his transaction assessment and execution responsibilities, Barry served as CFO of the firm’s B2B and B2C portfolio companies. Barry’s experience includes eight years at Ernst & Young, primarily as a member of the firm’s Transaction Advisory Services, where he served many of the firm’s top private equity and strategic buyers. Barry is an active committee member for the Association for Corporate Growth – Philadelphia Chapter and volunteers for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.