Mr. Lucchesi is a Vice President at OpenGate Capital and leads the global business development group. His team focuses on originating, qualifying and executing platform opportunities and strategic add-on acquisitions in North America, South America and in Europe. Prior to OpenGate, Mr. Lucchesi was a Senior Associate at Parallax Capital Partners where he was responsible for business development, deal qualification, financial analysis, due diligence, and transaction management. Mr. Lucchesi was also a research analyst with FactSet Research Systems covering M&A transactions in Europe. Mr. Lucchesi earned his B.A. in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance & Marketing from Loyola Marymount University.