ACG San Diego March 2018: Private Equity: Funding Options to Grow Your Business

Since joining RA Capital in 2003, Mr. Peters has played a critical role advising on a wide range of mergers, acquisitions, and financing assignments for both public and private companies.  He also leads the firm’s cross-border practice and the relationships with corresponding firms in Europe, Asia, India, Australia and the Americas.  Prior to joining RA Capital, Mr. Peters was a senior auditor with Ernst & Young, LLP and Arthur Andersen, LLP in Los Angeles.

Mr. MacRitchie is a Director of OFS Capital Management, which provides flexible capital solutions to U.S.-based middle-market companies with $3 million or more in EBITDA.  He is responsible for sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities for the Middle Market Lending business as well as portfolio management.  Prior to joining OFS, Mr. MacRitchie held various positions with Tamarix Capital Partners, Cardinal Growth and William Blair & Company. 

Mr. Fowler is a Portfolio Manager for JMP Capital, a $100 million debt fund focused on providing growth capital in the form of 2nd lien, subordinate and mezzanine loans to lower middle-market companies with EBITDA of $1 million or more. He also serves as a Managing Director at Harvest Capital Strategies. Prior to JMP Capital and Harvest, Mr. Fowler served as a Managing Director and Co-Director of Research at JMP Securities.

Mr. Okhuysen is a Principal at CVF Capital Partners and head of the San Diego office.  CVF Capital invests in businesses with $1 million or more in net cash flow in various industries across the Western United States. From 2013 to 2016 he served as Vice President at Tresalia Capital, where he led and participated in transactions throughout the U.S. and Mexico.  He previously worked at Banco Santander Suisse’s Asset Management division in Geneva, Switzerland, as a Fixed Income Analyst.

Mr. Gartner leads the deal sourcing function for Clearlight Partners and has over 10 years’ experience helping private equity funds find and close on investment opportunities.  Clearlight provides equity capital to founder & family-owned businesses with $3 million or more in EBITDA. He previously led deal sourcing for American Infrastructure Funds, as well as executed sell-side M&A transactions as an Analyst in Houlihan Lokey’s Basic Industrial Group.

Mr. Wickham is a partner at West Partners, where he is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and structuring investment opportunities, and serving on the boards of portfolio companies.  Prior to joining West Partners, Mr. Wickham co-founded San Diego-based boutique investment banking firm W Partners, and held senior positions with RA Capital and Credit Suisse, where he served as an officer in the Global Mergers & Acquisitions Group based in New York.