Three ex-investment professionals of RLH Equity, formerly known as Riordan, Lewis & Haden, have set up a shop called Interlock Equity to back companies in the middle market.
The three co-founders and managing directors are Rob Zielinski, who left RLH Equity last spring after more than 16 years, most recently serving as general partner and managing director; Mike Orend, who left the the firm in January after nine years, most recently serving as managing director of business development; and Stefan Jensen, who left the firm in January after five and a half years, most recently serving as a principal.