Chicago, Illinois – Merit Capital Partners (“Merit”) is pleased to announce two recent promotions within its investment team as of December of 2024.

John Darguzas was promoted from Principal to Managing Director. He joined Merit as Vice President in 2018 and was promoted to Principal in 2022. John does an incredible job working with Merit’s portfolio companies and currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Glenn Rieder, MicroPrecision, Revision Military, Urban Surfaces, PFI Instore, and U.S. Minerals.

Sean Stanley was promoted from Vice President to Principal. He joined Merit as Vice President in September of 2020 and has been a valuable team member since. Sean currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Kinex, Voeller Mixers, Good Giant, Acacia Health, and Kemper Equipment.

“John and Sean have made significant contributions to our portfolio and to the firm as a whole, and we are excited to support their career progression at Merit,” said Evan Gallinson, Managing Director.  “Merit is proud of its history of internal promotions and the long tenure of its team. We look forward to many years of long-term success with our exceptional team in place.”