Shannon Smith Leaves Blue Point

Shannon Smith has left Blue Point Capital Partners, where he was a managing partner running the firm's Charlotte office. No word yet on why he left, or if he has a new job lined up.

Smith joined the mid-market buyout firm in 1998, after having previously spent eight years with Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. His Blue Point portfolio companies included Apex Companies, Callison Architecture, MarketPoint Direct, New Northwest Broadcasters and Nexcel Synthetics.