Hunter Peterson Bio

Hunter has spent over 20 years investing in lower middle market companies across a variety of industries including healthcare, specialty manufacturing, and business services. He wholeheartedly believes that entrepreneurs are the backbone of the world’s economy and respects the talent, skill, and risk tolerance required to start a new business. As an investor, he enjoys working alongside business founders and their families and believes it a great privilege to provide strategic counsel to the companies in which he invests. Hunter considers private equity to be a great tool which can be used to amplify the success these businesses have already achieved. Prior to starting Skylark Private Equity Partners, Hunter was a partner at both The Riverside Company and Trinity Hunt Partners. Earlier in his career, he worked at TA Associates, William Blair & Company, and Heller Financial. Hunter received a BA in Economics, from Vanderbilt University and his MBA from The Tuck School at Dartmouth.