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Peter Huff - Founder and Managing Member
Peter Huff has over eighteen years of experience in the private equity industry and has been a partner in several private equity funds raised by Austin Ventures and J. H. Whitney. Peter led investments in, and had board responsibilities for, profitable investments in industry-leading companies such as Brooks, ICON International, Kana Communications, Metis and Tallan.

Prior to co-founding Blue Sage in 2002, Peter was a partner at Austin Ventures, a large private equity fund based in Austin, Texas. Prior to joining Austin Ventures, he was a managing member at J. H. Whitney, a private equity firm that grew from approximately Blue Sage's size to over $5 billion of assets under management while Peter was with the firm. Before joining Whitney, Peter was a Fulbright Scholar at the National University of Singapore and worked with McKinsey and Company. Peter received his undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where he graduated first in his class, was President of the Student Center Governing Board and earned First-Team Academic All-American honors in track and field. He earned his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Peter currently represents Blue Sage on the Board of Directors of: Ashbrook Simon-Hartley, R360 Environmental Solutions/Controlled Recovery, Parker School Uniforms, Primus Sterilizer and VIA.

 


Jim McBride - Founder and Managing Member
Jim McBride has spent over twenty-five years investing in small- and middle-market operating companies in Texas and the Southwest. Prior to co-founding Blue Sage in 2002, he spent a decade as the senior non-family executive for The LBJ Holding Company, the private investment holding company of the family of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson. He initiated the family's entry into private equity investing and has had a leadership role in numerous private equity investments.

Jim is on the Board of Directors of Caritas of Austin. He received his BBA in finance and his MBA from The University of Texas.

Jim currently represents Blue Sage on the Board of Directors of: C&M Conveyor, Environmental Design, Fusion, Gattis' Pizza, MultiCam and VIA.

 

 

Beverly Bendicksen - Director and Special Limited Partner
Beverly joined Blue Sage Capital in September 2003 and currently serves as a Special Limited Partner. She was previously involved in private equity as a Director with Vestor Partners, L.P. where she was active in the identification, analysis, financing and acquisition of middle market companies.   Additionally, Beverly has established and managed technology commercialization and venture development operations for Technology Ventures Corporation, a Lockheed Martin company.

 


Kevin Benoit - Vice President
Kevin joined Blue Sage Capital in July 2006.  Previously, he was an Analyst in the Corporate Finance group of Simmons & Company International, a Houston-based energy investment bank.  While at Simmons, Kevin worked on numerous M&A and public/private financing transactions.

 

Kevin graduated with honors from The University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Business Administration.

 


Chris Petrini - Associate
Chris joined Blue Sage Capital in September 2011.  Previously, he was an Analyst in the Mergers and Acquisitions group at Houlihan Lokey. While at Houlihan, Chris worked on numerous M&A and public/private financing transactions. 


Chris received his BBA in Finance with highest honors from the Business Honors Program at The University of Texas at Austin. 

 

 

 


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