Exclusive Interview With Clarkston Capital Partners: Selective, Quality Value Investing by John Mihaljevic, BeyondProxy We have had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Jerry Hakala and the team at Clarkston Capital Partners, based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Clarkston Capital manages in excess of $1 billion utilizing the quality value investment process created and developed by Jeffrey and Jerry Hakala over a decade ago. Please tell us about your background and the genesis of the firm. What operating principles have guided you since the founding of Clarkston? My brother, Jeff and I founded Clarkston in 2004. Jeff was trained as a CPA in public accounting and therefore is well versed in the language of accounting. I spent several years in corporate finance at Ford Motor Company (a> More