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Peterson Partners

Salt Lake City, UT, United States

For more than 20 years, and across more than 300 companies, Peterson Partners has partnered with entrepreneurs. The firm backs leadership teams with capital and operational support to build enduring enterprises.

Focus Areas
Middle-market private equity, Growth and buyout capital

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

Peterson Partners Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 6 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 6 years for Peterson Partners. 2 2021 2 2022 3 2023 1 2024 1 2025 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Peterson Partners, NorthSands Capital
    Target
    Kelso Industries
    Seller
    Paceline Equity Partners

    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.

  • Buyer
    Peterson Partners
    Target
    Gloss Ventures

    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.

  • Buyer
    Black Mountain Software, Peterson Partners
    Target
    Cascade Software Systems
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    Kohlberg & Company, VMG Partners, Peterson Partners
    Target
    [solidcore]

    [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.

  • Buyer
    Peterson Partners
    Target
    Dura Software
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    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.

  • Buyer
    Peterson Partners
    Target
    Glowbar

    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.

  • Buyer
    Peterson Private Equity, Peterson Partners
    Target
    Black Mountain Software
    Industry
    Software

    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.

  • Buyer
    Peterson Partners, Bob Rubin, Zak Zarbock, Beau Oyler, Skyler Meine
    Target
    Pupford

    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.

  • Buyer
    Peterson Partners, Peterson Private Equity
    Target
    WashU Car Wash
    Industry
    Automotive

    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.

  • Buyer
    Peterson Partners, Trilogy Search Partners, Maven Equity, Undisclosed investors
    Target
    Ennoble Care

    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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