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Peterson Partners Continues Rapid Growth, Adds Two Employees to Senior Staff

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (August 9, 2011) – Peterson Partners today announced the addition of two new employees to the company’s senior staff in response to recent company growth. Thomas Feveryear will join the company roster as the new Controller, and John Ghirardelli as a new Senior Associate.

Feveryear comes to Peterson Partners with extensive high-level financial experience, most recently working as a Senior Audit Associate at KPMG, a tax and advisory services firm. While at KPMG Feveryear provided audit services to a variety of both publicly traded and private enterprises.

Ghirardelli joins Peterson Partners from TowerBrook Capital Partners, a private equity firm with a strong presence in Europe and the United States, where he was a member of the investment team based in New York and San Francisco. Prior to TowerBrook, Ghirardelli was a member of the Investment Banking Division at Merrill Lynch in New York.

“We are thrilled to be in the position to expand our team, and we are confident that Tom and John will bring the leadership experience we need to continue on our current growth trajectory,” said Dan Peterson, managing director of Peterson Partners. “Despite a tenuous economy, we have been able to make sound investments and form strategic partnerships that have allowed us to thrive as a firm. The skills and know-how both Tom and John will bring to their new roles will be immensely valuable in achieving our long-term goals.”

Peterson Partners recently announced the close of its Fund VI in the amount of $50 million, its first investment from that fund in security firm Eyewitness Surveillance, and the successful exit of Winder Dairy.

About Peterson Partners
Peterson Partners, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is one of the Intermountain West’s most successful private equity firms. Specializing in small to mid-sized companies, Peterson Partners has a track record of successful investments including JetBlue, Making Memories, EnergySolutions, 3form, Cranium, Asurion, Instashred, Winder Farms and Diamond Rental. Founded in 1995, Peterson Partners has managed over $350 million in committed capital through six funds. For more information, visit www.petersonpartnerslp.com.