Kenneth Marks, High Rock Partners

Kenneth Marks is the founder and Managing Partner of High Rock Partners, a Raleigh. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Kenneth Marks

Kenneth Marks is the founder and Managing Partner of High Rock Partners, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based firm offering business advisory and M&A services, with a background as a former President of JPS Communications and founder of a $22 million electronics manufacturer. His investment experience spans early-stage venture-backed software startups, biotechnology, clinical research, SaaS, and middle-market companies across sectors like staffing, environmental construction, and insurance services. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly documented, his firm focuses on early-stage and middle-market capital raising in the Research Triangle region. Notable portfolio involvement includes work with an INC. 500 staffing firm, a venture-backed software startup, and biotechnology and clinical research organizations, though individual company names are not explicitly listed. Marks is the lead author of “Middle Market M&A: Handbook of Investment Banking & Business Consulting” and “Handbook of Financing Growth: Strategies, Capital Structure & M&A Transactions, 2nd Edition,” published by John Wiley & Sons, reflecting his distinctive focus on middle-market

Kenneth Marks at a glance

Role
Founder & Managing Partner
Organization
High Rock Partners
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Investor type
Individual/Angel
Focus areas
Eletronics

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