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Snow Peak Capital
Snow Peak Capital is an operationally focused investment group committed to partnering with owner operators and management teams in the lower middle market.
Snow Peak Capital
Snow Peak Capital is an operationally focused investment group committed to partnering with owner operators and management teams in the lower middle market. The firm brings big firm horsepower to the lower middle market and has more than 50 years of combined M&A and operating experience, having led or been involved with 60+ transactions. It invests in business services, technology and industrial sectors.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2019
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Broomfield
Corporate office
10901 West 120th Avenue, Suite 240, Broomfield, CO 80021, United States
Principals
Steve Yager
Founder and Managing Partner
Anthony Chirikos
Founder and Partner
Melissa C. Evans
Founder and Head of Business Development
Stowe Eighmy
Principal
Dave Warren
Principal
John Belza
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer
Michael Priem
Founding Strategic Partner
Jackson Winn
Associate
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Snow Peak Capital?
Steve Yager and Anthony Chirikos serve as the firm's Investment Committee, per the firm's website. Both are founding partners with deep ties to The Gores Group. All investment decisions are made by this two-person committee, which also oversees deal origination, due diligence, and portfolio company oversight.
How does Snow Peak Capital source proprietary deal flow?
Corporate divestitures have historically accounted for roughly half of the firm's transactions, according to its website. Founding partner Melissa Evans leads a dedicated business-development function. The firm leans on relationships cultivated during the founders' tenures at The Gores Group and on a network of operating partners and senior advisors who have held C-suite roles inside sponsor-backed industrial and services companies.
Does Snow Peak Capital participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
Snow Peak operates exclusively as a direct control investor. It does not describe any fund-of-funds activities, LP commitments, or club-deal structures on its website. The three portfolio companies it publicizes — Sandy Alexander, Dalco-GFT, and TurbineAero — are all wholly owned platform investments.
How is Snow Peak Capital related to The Gores Group?
Snow Peak's three founders — Steve Yager, Anthony Chirikos, and Melissa Evans — all held senior roles at The Gores Group prior to forming Snow Peak. Yager spent over 30 years at Gores, most recently as a senior managing director and investment committee member. Chirikos was a managing director, and Evans was a vice president in origination. The firm is independently owned and not a subsidiary of Gores.
What is Snow Peak Capital's known posture on co-investments alongside external GPs?
Snow Peak has not disclosed any co-investment alongside external general partners. The senior operating partners, including Dominick Schiano through his firm Evergreen Capital Partners, co-invest alongside Snow Peak in platform deals, but the firm does not publicize LP-style commitments to third-party funds or parallel co-investment pools.
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