Steve Curnutte

Principal at Tortola Partners, LLC

Greater Nashville Area

Current
Past
  • President at Finworth Mortgage, an InsBank Company
  • Owner at Finworth Mortgage
  • Owner/Founder at Ceredo Properties, LLC
  • Owner/Founder at HotFaucet, LLC
  • Owner/Founder at Yatata Publishing, Inc.
Education
  • Wake Forest University
Connections
259 connections
Industry
Venture Capital & Private Equity

Steve Curnutte’s Summary

Steve Curnutte (Kur-NOOT) is a principal and co-founder of Tortola Partners, LLC a Tennessee based private equity firm that focuses on the insolvency arena and distressed situations. Prior to Tortola, Steve spent 20 years as an entrepreneur in industries ranging from music publishing to financial services. In 2008, he sold Finworth Mortgage, a firm he founded 5 years earlier specializing in sophisticated lending for high net worth individuals and small business owners. His commentary on credit markets and the economy has appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal, FORBES, USA Today, Business Week, Chicago Tribune, Market Watch, Money Magazine, and FastCompany.com. He has appeared on national news media broadcasts and been featured on radio programs including The Final Word on Bloomberg. He graduated from Wake Forest University in 1991.

Steve Curnutte’s Specialties:

Credit Markets, Bailout, Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy, Media Expert, Mortgage Expert, Expert Witness, Finance Structure, Mortgage, Refinance, Macroeconomics, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Insolvency, Bankruptcy, Stalking Horse, Distressed, Distressed Debt, Distressed Equity, Distressed Companies


Steve Curnutte’s Experience

  • Principal

    Tortola Partners, LLC

    (Investment Management industry)

    April 2009Present (8 months)

    Tortola Partners, LLC identifies and exploits opportunities in the distressed arena.

  • President

    Finworth Mortgage, an InsBank Company

    (Banking industry)

    July 2008April 2009 (10 months)

    InsBank, a Tennssee based community bank, purchased Finworth Mortgage in July of 2008. Finworth now serves as the retail mortgage arm for the bank and lends in all 50 states; conventional, FHA, and VA.

  • Owner

    Finworth Mortgage

    (Financial Services industry)

    October 2003July 2008 (4 years 10 months)

    High end residential real estate mortgages in Tennessee and Florida

  • Owner/Founder

    Ceredo Properties, LLC

    (Real Estate industry)

    April 2006June 2008 (2 years 3 months)

    Owns and operates residential rental properties in Tennessee.

  • Owner/Founder

    HotFaucet, LLC

    (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

    June 2005December 2007 (2 years 7 months)

    HotFacuet understand ideas.We know what it takes to assess them, refine them, and ultimately transform them into successful businesses.HotFacuet does not charge for our services or receive fees for securing financing.Instead, we invest our intellectual and human capital,in return for an ownership share of each new venture.

  • Owner/Founder

    Yatata Publishing, Inc.

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

    May 1991October 1999 (8 years 6 months)

    Music Publishing company, sold to EMI/Blackwood


Steve Curnutte’s Education

  • Wake Forest University

    BA English , Double Major English and Philosophy , 19862001

    Activities and Societies:
    Dean's List, Study Abroad in Venice, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Honors Program

Additional Information

Steve Curnutte’s Groups:

Nashville EO Chapter Board of Directors (Past President), Nashville Zoo Board of Directors

  •    Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO)
  •    Private Equity Investment Group
  •    Private Equity
  •    Deal Flow Network™

Steve Curnutte’s Honors:

Dean's List, Honors Program, Judge for the Nashville Business Journal's Best in Business Awards 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007


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