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Peter Huff - Founder and Managing Member
Peter Huff has over fifteen 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, 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, Controlled Recovery, Parker School UniformsPrimus Sterilizer and VIA.



Jim McBride - Founder and Managing Member
Jim McBride has spent seventeen years investing in small- and middle-market operating companies in Texas and the Southwest. Prior to co-founding Blue Sage, spent the 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 along with a number of operating and real estate 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.


Jack Cardwell - Partner

Jack has spent a decade in the private equity and investment banking industries.  He joined Blue Sage in 2004 and was promoted to Partner in 2007.  Prior to joining Blue Sage in 2004, Jack worked at Parthenon Capital, a $1.1 billion Boston-based private equity firm.  Prior to Parthenon, Jack worked at Greenhill & Co., a New York-based investment bank focusing on corporate M&A and restructuring advisory services and merchant banking. 

Jack earned both his undergraduate degree and a Masters of Professional Accounting from The University of Texas.

Jack currently represents Blue Sage on the Board of Directors of: C&M Conveyor, Fusion, MultiCam and Parker School Uniforms.

 

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 - Senior Associate
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.


Philip Robinson - Associate

Philip joined Blue Sage Capital in July 2007.  Previously, he was an Analyst in the Global Natural Resources Group at Lehman Brothers.  While at Lehman, Philip worked on numerous M&A and public/private financing transactions.

 

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

 


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