Leo A. Helmers is a Managing Director of The Carlyle Group and co-head of Carlyle Mezzanine Partners, L.P. He is based in New York.
Prior to joining Carlyle in August 2003, Mr. Helmers was a Senior Vice President with TCW/Crescent Mezzanine Partners and Trust Company of the West, where he was responsible for investing and managing a portfolio of mezzanine capital across three private limited partnerships.
Prior to joining TCW, Mr. Helmers was a Managing Director of Hamilton Lane Advisors, Inc. Mr. Helmers has over 17 years of experience in the private debt and equity markets. Mr. Helmers is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Combined Systems, Inc., Shari’s Management Corporation, Targus Group International, Inc. and Taylor-Wharton International, Inc. and a Board Observer of Hawkeye Concrete Products Company. He also serves on the Committee on Financial Policy for Lafayette College, The Shipley School Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors for ACG Philadelphia.
Mr. Helmers received his M.B.A. from Temple University and a B.S. from Lafayette College. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.