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Summit Partners

How We Help

Services on Demand: we are there where and when you need us. As board members, advisors and through our portfolio resource teams, we help you:

HealthSun

Helped to build an independent board of directors, recruiting two experienced Medicare Advantage executives >>

Recruited life sciences entrepreneur Ken Fong, founder of Clontech, to the board >>

Recruited a senior executive from Kraft to provide crucial supply chain perspective to Board of Directors >>

Recruited former CIO of the Central Intelligence Agency to the board >>
360T Group

Helped expand international presence, assisting in recruiting a new U.S. leadership team and building the sales team >>

Helped grow from a regional U.S. business to a global organization operating in 40+ countries >>

Completed two key acquisitions that expanded geographic footprint >>

Established 24-hour trading capabilities in North America and strengthened capabilities in Europe and Asia >>

Advised CTO on product strategy in scaling its cloud-based security business >>

Supported transition to a recurring revenue business model through the development of analytical tools >>

Advised on the company's expansion into mobile and other lines of business >>

Worked with management to position NetWitness as a robust enterprise platform >>

Helped in selection of investment bankers for IPO, and counseled on merger negotiations >>

Provided significant support in managing the process and structuring the transaction with strategic acquirer Winnebago >>

Helped develop robust KPI tracking and create a detailed model to prepare and position Wellcentive for a strategic sale >>

Coordinated the preparation of IPO and four subsequent debt and equity financing transactions >>

Helped optimize sales force and develop the sales operations function to manage global scale >>

Collaborated with management to expand and optimize the global sales organization >>

Made customer introductions as NetWitness expanded from government focus to major global accounts >>

Created a proprietary statistical model aimed at improving patient conversion rates to newly affiliated practices >>

Helped build a scalable recruitment function which significantly increased the pace of physician recruitment >>

Assisted in recruiting a CFO, and heads of e-commerce, analytics, and marketing >>
HealthSun

Recruited a Chief Financial Officer and Head of Business Development with significant managed care expertise >>

Worked closely with founders to scale organization, helping to recruit a CEO, CMO, CFO, CTO and CRO >>
HealthSun

Helped build a “public company” infrastructure to strengthen corporate governance and improve financial reporting >>

Helped implement comprehensive systems and controls to strengthen the company’s financial reporting >>

Built financial controls and improved reporting standards >>

Established the corporate infrastructure necessary to create an acquisition and growth platform >>

Helped develop an accretive acquisition strategy to enter faster growth markets, including photonics/optical networking >>

Worked with management to refine and develop sales strategy to drive new customer acquisitions in additional verticals >>

Help build repeatable processes for new customer implementations and acquisition integration >>

Identified, evaluated and developed 20+ acquisition opportunities outside the core U.K. market >>
Independent-Vetcare

Helped amend and upsize senior credit facility, securing capital to support acquisitions and expansion >>

Helped raise institutional debt, assisting with rating agency process and marketing to investors >>

Assisted in completing a $325 million high-yield bond offering >>

Summit’s Capital Markets team orchestrated two debt capital financings, providing liquidity to support growth >>

Michael George, CEO of Continuum, with John Carroll

Portfolio Resource Teams

When you partner with Summit, you gain access to specialized resources designed to leverage expertise and experience critical to rapid growth companies.

Peak Performance Group

The Peak Performance Group (PPG) works collaboratively with management teams to identify and execute growth initiatives that build long-term value. An experienced team with deep functional expertise across revenue optimization, growth marketing, technology and M&A, the PPG is a free, flexible, on-demand resource that focuses on engagements to improve operational efficiency, grow revenues and strengthen infrastructure.


Talent & Recruiting Team

Our Talent & Recruiting Team works with portfolio companies to identify and recruit high-impact senior executives and board members, advise on best practices in talent development and advance human capital strategy.


Capital Markets Team

The Capital Markets Team helps portfolio companies structure capital markets transactions to support growth initiatives, providing access to the best execution, pricing and structuring available.


Technology & Data Science Team

Our Technology & Data Science Team works with portfolio companies to assist software engineering and product management teams with strategy, organization design, product evaluation, and execution.

Meet Our Portfolio Resource Teams

Executive-in-Residence Program

Executives-in-Residence work closely with Summit investment teams and portfolio companies on sector-specific opportunities and can assist companies in an ongoing capacity through board or leadership roles.

Greg Hartmann, CEO of National Veterinary Associates with Dave Averett

Helping you realize value: our investment history speaks for itself.

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