Tracked deals
10
10 tracked deals across 2021-2026.
Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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Tracked deals
10
10 tracked deals across 2021-2026.
Recent pace
1
1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Growth capital
8 growth capital · 1 addon · 1 recapitalization
Last 6 years
Supporting Data
Peterson Partners closed a $510 million single-asset continuation vehicle for Kelso Industries, with NorthSands Capital committing more than $450 million as sole lead investor. Peterson Partners Fund X rolled its existing position and made an additional investment; Paceline Equity Partners’ preferred equity position was redeemed in full in connection with the continuation vehicle.
Salt Lake City-based Peterson Partners has provided $15 million of growth capital to Gloss Ventures, the Los Angeles-based brand incubator and parent of viral beauty brand Sacheu Beauty. The funding will be used to expand product categories, build the team, scale direct-to-consumer operations and accelerate international and retail distribution.
Black Mountain Software, a Peterson Partners-backed provider of government accounting and billing software, has acquired Cascade Software Systems to expand its cost and project accounting capabilities for local governments. Cascade's COO Ayren Spinner will join Black Mountain as President of Cascade; deal terms were not disclosed.
[solidcore], a Washington, DC–area boutique fitness studio operator, received a strategic growth investment led by Kohlberg & Company with participation from existing investors VMG Partners and Peterson Partners. The undisclosed investment will be used to accelerate studio openings and expand the brand into new U.S. markets and internationally.
Peterson Partners (Peterson Private Equity) will invest up to $50 million in San Antonio-based Dura Software, a B2B SaaS consolidator and operator. The capital will be used to fund continued acquisitions as part of Dura's buy-and-build strategy; Dura reported more than $43 million of revenue in 2022, serves 3,500+ customers, and has ~200 employees across its subsidiaries.
Glowbar, a New York–based skincare studio operator, received a $10 million growth investment led by Peterson Partners to fund studio expansion, hiring and training. The capital will help Glowbar double its studio count in 2023 and expand beyond the Tri-state area along the Eastern seaboard; the company also added beauty industry advisors Alli Webb and Marla Beck to its board of advisors.
Peterson (Peterson Private Equity / Peterson Partners) has made a growth equity investment in Black Mountain Software, a Polson, Montana-based provider of government accounting, utility billing, and school district accounting software. The capital will be used to accelerate product expansion, innovation, and growth into new geographies, and Black Mountain has added Mike Fabrizio and Nate Quinn as co-CEOs to support that growth.
Peterson Partners (Peterson Private Equity) has made a growth capital investment in Pupford, a Utah-based direct-to-consumer pet brand that offers training content, an app, and dog products including training treats. Founders Mike Steele (CEO) and Jake Young (COO) will remain in place, and several consumer/pet-industry executives co-invested; proceeds will be used to accelerate brand development, product-line expansion, channel growth, and strategic hiring.
Peterson Partners (referred to in some reports as Peterson Private Equity) has invested in WashU, a Chicago-area car wash operator headquartered in Plainfield, Illinois. The capital will fund WashU’s expansion into new markets and the development and acquisition of additional express car wash locations while the existing management team remains in place.
Peterson Partners, alongside Trilogy Search Partners, Maven Equity and other undisclosed investors, provided growth capital to hospice and home-health provider Ennoble Care. The investment will support geographic expansion across the Eastern seaboard, increase density in existing markets, and enable the company to pursue value-based care models under incoming CEO and chairman Kush Das.
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