Peter Arethas

Founder and Managing Director

2023 - Current

Securities offered through Butler Capital Partners ("Butler") , Member of FINRA/SIPC. Mr. Pete Arethas is a registered representative of Butler. Butler Capital Partners (“Butler Capital”) is a capital placement firm that works with asset managers to help grow their AUM. Founded in 2001; the firm’s 23-person team, including a capital placement sales team of 19, have assisted managers in raising approximately $8 billion to-date. Butler Capital Partners supports managers by leading their capital raising efforts through the use of Butler’s dedicated sales team leveraging our investor relationships. Butler Capital Partners and Evergreen Park Capital are unaffiliated companies.

Visiting Professor - Economics, Private Equity, Finance

2023

Adjunct Professor - Economics, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship

2020

Saint Xavier University is a private higher education institution established in 1846. AACSB accredited - Top 5% of business schools globally.

Vice President

2021 - 2023

Gabriel Horn Capital is a boutique fund placement advisory firm dedicated to raising institutional capital for select private equity funds, venture capital funds and independent sponsors..

VU Venture Partners - Venture Capital Investor Fellow

2019 - 2021

Sourced seed and Series A companies for VU's top-performing General Partners Andrew Zalasin (General Partner at RRE), J. Skyler Fernandes (Powerlist 100 VC, Founder of Simon Venture Group, and Head of Investments at Cleveland Avenue). Focus: FinTech, Consumer, Early-Stage VU Venture Partners is a multi-stage industry agnostic venture capital and private equity investment fund with the power of a large multi-billion fund team, making it the most scalable investment fund in the world.

VU Venture Partners - Venture University Cohort 3 and Cohort 4

2019 - 2021

Selected to Venture University’s cohort 3 and cohort 4. Cohort 3 --- Jan - Mar 2019: included 25 investors across 6 countries that were selected from over 5,000+ applications and had a <1% acceptance rate. Cohort 4 Mar --- Jun 2019: included 20 investors selected from over 6,000+ applications and had a <1% acceptance rate.

Regional Investment Manager

2015 - 2018

Vice President - Supervision Manager - Chase Private Client and Chase Investments

2012 - 2015

Vice President - Investment Manager - Chase Investments

2011 - 2012

President

2009 - 2011

American Trust Investment Services is a boutique broker-dealer located 20 minutes south of the downtown Chicago financial district. Incorporated in Whiting, Indiana in 1968.