Mr. Ware co-founded the Firm with the Partners of HM Capital (formerly Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst) in 1998. At 21^st Century Group, he has directed the firm’s development since its founding and leads the 21^st Century Group strategic direction, investment strategy, and fundraising. He is also actively involved in originating, structuring, and monitoring investments. In addition to several years of private equity/ leveraged buyout experience, Mr. Ware has served more than 10 years as either the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Operating Officer of two $1 billion municipalities. During his tenure as City Manager of Dallas from 1993-1998, he initiated several ventures which created over $7 billion in public/private business partnerships with several of the nation’s leading financial institutions (Bank of America, J. P. Morgan Chase, Bank One, etc.) including two financial commitments totaling $4 billion with Fannie Mae, and a $1.5 billion commitment with Freddie Mac.

Mr. Ware has over 24 years experience in municipal management, including special expertise in the establishment, coordination and financing of multi-billion dollar investments in central-city districts, and he has also managed or coordinated more than $3.0 billion in municipal financing transactions. Under Mr. Ware’s leadership, Dallas was cited by Financial World as one of the best managed cities in the U.S. Mr. Ware currently serves on the board of directors of several 21^st Century Group portfolio companies. Mr. Ware received his BA from Ouachita Baptist University, and MPA from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.

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