Martin S. A. Beck
Managing Director
Shandong Heavy Industry Group
MAT Capital
 
Speaker
Global Transactions
Martin S. A. Beck is a Managing Director with Shandong Heavy Industry Group and MAT Capital. Shandong Heavy Industry Group was formed in 2009 to hold the equity positions of the province of Shandong, China in a number of industrial businesses including Weichai Power (HK:2338), one of the world’s leading suppliers of diesel engines, transmissions and axles to the heavy duty truck sector, and Shantui (SZ:000680), one of China’s largest producers of construction equipment. Martin is responsible for Shandong Heavy Industry Group’s acquisitions outside of China.

MAT Capital is a private equity group that seeks to invest in companies that offer the opportunity to leverage the low cost sourcingand manufacturing, logistics and distribution and sales capabilities of its affiliate, MAT Holdings. MAT Holdings has 22 manufacturing facilities in China, India, Vietnam and Europe and 10 distribution centers in the U.S. which supply lawn and garden, power equipment and automotive products to a largely retail customer base in the U.S. and Europe.

Prior to joining Shandong Heavy Industry Group, Martin was a member of the M&A group at JPMorgan and worked in the Industrials group at Macquarie Capital. Martin received a B.A. in Economics from Princeton University, an M.B.A. from New York University and a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.