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Peter Arethas

Managing Director at Evergreen Park Capital

Chicago, Illinois

Overview 

Peter Arethas is a Private Equity and Venture Capital Placement Agent with a strong background in finance and investment management. He has successfully founded Evergreen Park Capital and held key roles at Gabriel Horn Capital and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, NA. Peter is currently a Visiting Professor in Economics and Finance, bringing his extensive industry experience to academia.

Work Experience 

  • 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..

Gabriel Horn Capital is a boutique placement agent that provides global fundraising, investment banking, and advisory services.

  • 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 is a multi-sector and multi-stage venture capital fund and is a scalable venture capital fund platform.

  • 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

Morgan Health is the healthcare investment arm of JPMorgan Chase.

  • 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.

American Trust Investment Services offers financial services featuring asset allocation, retirement planning and investment products.

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