Peter Saulnier
Private Equity Investor at Bison Capital LLC
Profile
Mr. Saulnier is a Managing Partner & CFO, and has broad and deep experience in mergers and acquisitions and the capital markets both as an investment banker and as CFO of a private equity backed telecommunications company.
He has advised clients on more than 70 transactions including public and private equity and debt financings; M&A and exclusive sales; and complex recapitalizations for a broad range of industrial and consumer, manufacturing and service companies.
Prior to joining GCH Partners, Mr. Saulnier was Managing Partner of Harding Capital LLC, a financial advisory firm, focused on middle market companies in the telecommunications, manufacturing, industrial services and consumer products sectors.
Prior thereto, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Country Road Communications, LLC from 2000 to 2005.
As CFO, he helped grow operating EBITDA more than seven times in a five year period via acquisitions and implementing cost efficiency programs.
From 1983 to 1999 Peter held positions in investment banking at several firms including Drexel Burnham Lambert, PaineWebber, Smith Barney, Bear Stearns and SG Cowen, the U.S.
based investment banking division of Société Générale.
He founded the Paper, Forest Products and Packaging Industry Coverage Group at Smith Barney in 1994 and ran a similar group at SG Cowen where he also had responsibility for managing Société Générale’s $500 million bank loan portfolio and worked closely with the bank’s European based M&A staff on cross boarder business.
Mr. Saulnier holds a BA degree in Political Economy from Williams College, an MBA from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and was elected an Edward Tuck Scholar.
Peter Saulnier active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Bison Capital LLC
 Bison Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Bison Capital LLC (Bison Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Rye, New York. | Private Equity Investor | 2009-04-15 |
GCH Partners
 GCH Partners Investment ManagersFinance GCH Partners (GCH Partners) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 2010-08-31 |
Harding Advisory LLC
 Harding Advisory LLC Investment ManagersFinance Harding Advisory LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Morristown, NJ and has subsidiaries in Cayman Islands and United States. | Private Equity Investor | 1998-12-31 |
Former positions of Peter Saulnier
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| SG Cowen Securities Corp. | Private Equity Investor | 1999-07-31 |
Cowen & Co. LLC
 Cowen & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.
 Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Smith Barney, Inc.
 Smith Barney, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Smith Barney, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Citigroup, Inc. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| PaineWebber, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Peter Saulnier
| Dartmouth College | Masters Business Admin |
| Williams College | Undergraduate Degree |
| Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth | Masters Business Admin |
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Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.
Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information. | Finance |
Drexel Burnham Lambert Real Estate Associates II
 Drexel Burnham Lambert Real Estate Associates II Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Drexel Burnham Lambert Real Estate Associates II operates a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). | Finance |
Cowen & Co. LLC
Cowen & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy. | Finance |
Smith Barney, Inc.
Smith Barney, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Smith Barney, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Citigroup, Inc. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research | Finance |
Country Road Communications LLC
 Country Road Communications LLC Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Country Road Communications LLC provides wired telecommunications services. The firm offers local services, network access, long distance and high speed DSL, dial up internet, caller ID and voicemail services. It offers services to small and midsize businesses, residential and commercial customers. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ. | Communications |
| PaineWebber, Inc. | Finance |
Harding Advisory LLC
Harding Advisory LLC Investment ManagersFinance Harding Advisory LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Morristown, NJ and has subsidiaries in Cayman Islands and United States. | Finance |
Bison Capital LLC
Bison Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Bison Capital LLC (Bison Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Rye, New York. | Finance |
| SG Cowen Securities Corp. | Finance |
GCH Partners
GCH Partners Investment ManagersFinance GCH Partners (GCH Partners) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
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